Anastasia (Boardwalk Empire)

"**Anastasia**"
"Anastasia"
Boardwalk Empire episode
	Nucky prepares for his birthday party
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 4
Directed by	Jeremy Podeswa
Written by	Lawrence Konner; Margaret Nagle;
Original air date	October 10, 2010
Running time	53 minutes
Guest appearances
	Gretchen Mol as Gillian Darmody; Greg Antonacci as Johnny Torrio; Edoardo Ballerini as Ignacious D'Alessio; Max Casella as Lucien D'Alessio; Chris Mulkey as Governor Frank Hague; Geoff Pierson as Senator Walter Edge; Emily Meade as Pearl; Frank Shattuck as Charlie Sheridan;
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"Anastasia" is the fourth episode of the first season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, which premiered October 10, 2010. It was written by co-executive producer Lawrence Konner and supervising producer Margaret Nagle and directed by Jeremy Podeswa. The episode received generally favorable reviews from television critics.

The episode centers on Nucky celebrating his birthday while dealing with several simultaneous crises and Jimmy getting settled into his new home of Chicago as he begins to learn the ropes of being a gangster.

The title of the episode comes from a contemporary news story in March 1922 when Anna Anderson, a Polish factory worker, surfaced claiming to be the lost Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia, only for her claims to be proven fraudulent.