| Boardwalk Empire | |
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| Created by | Terence Winter |
| Based on | Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson |
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| Theme music composer | The Brian Jonestown Massacre |
| Opening theme | "Straight Up and Down" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 56 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | New York City |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 50–73 minutes |
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| Network | HBO |
| Release | September 19, 2010 – October 26, 2014 |
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Boardwalk Empire is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter for the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s. The series stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson. Winter, a Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer, created the show, inspired by Nelson Johnson's 2002 non-fiction book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, about the historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson.[1]
The pilot episode was directed by Martin Scorsese and produced at a cost of $18 million.[2] On September 1, 2009, HBO picked up the series for an additional 11 episodes.[3] The series premiered on September 19, 2010,[4] and its five-season run of 56 episodes ended on October 26, 2014.[5]
Boardwalk Empire received widespread critical acclaim throughout its run, particularly for its visual style and basis on historical figures, as well as for Buscemi's lead performance.[6] The series received 57 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including two for Outstanding Drama Series, winning 20. The series also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama in 2011 and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2012.
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- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 1, 2009). "HBO orders Boardwalk Empire". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (July 9, 2010). "HBO Announces Premiere Date for Boardwalk Empire". /Film. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ Goodman, Tim (October 26, 2014). "'Boardwalk Empire' Finale: What Was and Might Have Been". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ Wiser, Paige (September 17, 2010). "HBO hits jackpot with mob series 'Boardwalk Empire'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.