Boardwalk Empire is a series of U.S. cable TV HBO, located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the era of Prohibition. It stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson said. The show is an adaptation of a book on the criminal history of Enoch capo "Nucky" by Nelson Johnson Johnson Road right Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City, by Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Terence Winter Los Soprano.
The first episode, with a final cost of $ 18 million, was directed by Martin Scorsese, and was the most expensive pilot episode occurred in the history of television. On September 1, 2009, HBO picked up the series for 11 episodes. It premiered on September 19, 2010. The series was immediately renewed for a second season on September 20, 2010, which premiered on HBO on September 25, 2011.
Boardwalk Empire has received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its visual style and historical accuracy, as well as Buscemi's lead performance. The series was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards, winning eight, including Best Director Martin Scorsese.
