Overview
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
CreatorsTerence Winter
Top Casts

Steve Buscemi
Enoch "Nucky" Thompson

Kelly Macdonald
Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson

Michael Shannon
Nelson Van Alden

Shea Whigham
Elias "Eli" Thompson

Stephen Graham
Al Capone

Vincent Piazza
Charles "Lucky" Luciano

Michael Kenneth Williams
Albert "Chalky" White

Paul Sparks
Mieczysław "Mickey" Doyle

Gretchen Mol
Gillian Darmody

Jeffrey Wright
Valentin Narcisse
Details
First air date2010-09-19
Last air date2014-10-26
Production countriesUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesClosest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Cold Front Productions
Homepagehttp://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire
TaglineNo one goes quietly.