Cast and Crew

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Leading Role: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald and Michael Pitt

Summary of Boardwalk Empire Seasons 1-3 DVD Box Set

Boardwalk Empire is an American period drama series from premium cable channel HBO, set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era.Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch Nucky Thompson, who is based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson,a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with several historical figures in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The federal government also takes an interest in the bootlegging and other illegal activities in the area, sending agents to investigate possible mob connections but also looking at Nucky's lifestyle—expensive and lavish for a county political figure.