Boardwalk Empire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

As the country struggles to cope with the Great Depression and the end of Prohibition looms, Nucky Thompson looks to legitimize himself through alliances with liquor producers, while rivals Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky seek to consolidate their power in the wake of Arnold Rothstein's death and eliminate all competition - by any means necessary on Boardwalk Empire.

Series details

• Title: Boardwalk Empire
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2010-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-10-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 102

Cast and credited roles

• Steve Buscemi — Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
• Shea Whigham — Elias "Eli" Thompson
• Kelly Macdonald — Margaret Schroeder Thompson
• Vincent Piazza — Charles "Lucky" Luciano
• Gretchen Mol — Gillian Darmody
• Paul Sparks — Mieczyslaw "Mickey Doyle" Kuzik
• Michael Shannon — Nelson Van Alden / George Mueller
• Stephen Graham — Al Capone
• Michael K. Williams — Albert "Chalky" White
• Anthony Laciura — Eddie Kessler
• Jack Huston — Richard Harrow
• Michael Stuhlbarg — Arnold Rothstein / Abe Redstone

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-09-19; final listed air date 2010-12-05; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-09-25; final listed air date 2011-12-11; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-09-16; final listed air date 2012-12-02; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2013-09-08; final listed air date 2013-11-24; episode order: 12.
• Season 5: premiered 2014-09-07; final listed air date 2014-10-26; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Boardwalk Empire on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.