BOARDWALK EMPIRE: THE COMPLETE FIFTH AND
FINAL SEASON
Atlantic City, 1931: As the country struggles to
cope with the Great Depression and the end of
Prohibition looms, Nucky Thompson looks to
legitimize himself through alliances with liquor
producers, while rivals Lucky Luciano and Meyer
Lansky seek to consolidate their power in the
wake of Arnold Rothstein’s death and eliminate
all competition – by any means necessary.
From Terence Winter, Emmy®-winning writer of
“The Sopranos,” and Academy Award®-winning
director Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire is
set in the Prohibition era and chronicles the
life and times of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the
leader of Atlantic City. The first four seasons
took place during the 1920s. In the final
season, which takes place in the depths of the
Depression in 1931, Nucky recalls his Atlantic
City roots and plots a post-Prohibition future.
Boardwalk Empire stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky
Thompson; Kelly Macdonald as Margaret, Nucky’s
estranged wife; Michael Shannon as former
Federal Agent Nelson Van Alden, caught up in
gangland conflicts; Shea Whigham as Nucky’s
brother Eli, who went underground after killing
a federal agent; Stephen Graham as gangster Al
Capone; Vincent Piazza as gangster Lucky Luciano;
Paul Sparks as gangster Mickey Doyle; Michael
Kenneth Williams as Nucky’s former ally Chalky
White; Gretchen Mol as Gillian, now battling her
demons; and Jeffrey Wright as Valentin Narcisse,
Chalky’s nemesis.
Boardwalk Empire: The Fifth and Final Season
will be available on Blu-ray (RRP $69.95) and
DVD (RRP $59.95) from January 14th.
