In a dramatic and thriller atmosphere, the series follows a famous political figure, Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson, the man who has managed to find the way of rich and in the same time be close to the important figures in the whole society. The story occurs during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s.
The tension between the need to tighten the moral grip and the desire to act out in ever more grandiose, licentious ways gives the drama its pulse and its relevance.
Here, assessing the vaudeville moxie of 1920s Atlantic City and the criminals who organized it, Scorsese achieves a virtuoso riff on entertainment culture.
Considering its wealth of talent in front of and behind the camera -- and America's fascination with organized-crimes sagas -- Boardwalk Empire might have what it takes to be another mob hit.
