The first season of the Underground Empire series , which premiered on HBO on September 19, 2010, and the final episode was released on December 5, 2010, consists of 12 episodes. The series was created by Terence Winter and is based on the book Underground Empire: Birth, Dawn and Corruption in Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
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| A country |  USA | ||||
| TV channel | HBO | ||||
| First impression | September 19, 2011 - December 5, 2011 | ||||
| Number of episodes | 12 | ||||
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The first episode , worth $ 18 million, was shot by Martin Scorsese and became the most expensive pilot episode in television history.
Content
Cast
Basic composition
- Steve Buscemi - Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (12 episodes)
- Michael Pitt - James "Jimmy" Darmody (12 episodes)
- Kelly MacDonald - Margaret Schroeder (12 episodes)
- Michael Shannon - Nelson Van Alden (11 episodes)
- Shi Wigham - Eli “Eli” Thompson (11 episodes)
- Alexa Palladino - Angela Darmody (11 episodes)
- Michael Stulbarg - Arnold Rothstein (10 episodes)
- Stephen Graham - Al Capone (9 episodes)
- Vincent Piazza - Charlie Luciano (9 episodes)
- Pas de la Huerta - Lucy Danziger (9 episodes)
- Michael Kenneth Williams - Albert "Crayon" White (6 episodes)
- Anthony Latsiura - Eddie Kessler (12 episodes)
- Paul Sparks - Michael “Mickey Doyle” Kozik (7 episodes)
- Debney Coleman - Commodore Lewis Kestner (8 episodes)
Guest Actors
- Brady and Connor Noon - Tommy Darmody (11 episodes)
- Josie and Lucy Gallina - Emily Schroeder (10 episodes)
- Declan and Rory McTig - Theodore "Teddy" Schroeder (10 episodes)
- William Hill - George O'Neill (10 episodes)
- Robert Clohessy - Jim Niri (9 episodes)
- Gretchen Mol - Gillian Darmody (9 episodes)
- Adam Mucci - Deputy Holloran (9 episodes)
- Eric Weiner - Agent Sebso (9 episodes)
- Greg Antonachchi - Johnny Torrio (8 episodes)
- Edoardo Ballerini - Ignatius D'Alessio (8 episodes)
- Max Casella - Leo D'Alessio (7 episodes)
- Peter Macrobby - Head Frederick Elliot (7 episodes)
- Jack Houston - Richard Harrow (5 episodes)
- Anna Katarina - Isabelle Jeune (5 episodes)
- Megan Raining - Annabelle (5 episodes)
- Kevin O'Rourke - Edward L. Bader (4 episodes)
- Anatole Yousef - Meer Lansky (4 episodes)
- Tom Oldridge - Ethan Thompson (3 episodes)
- Stephen DeRosa - Eddie Cantor (3 episodes)
- Pier Bunting - Bill McCoy (2 episodes)
- Emily Mide - Pearl (2 episodes)
- Jeff Pearson - Walter Edge (2 episodes)
- Joseph Riccobene - Frankie Yal (2 episodes)
- Joe Caniano - Jake Guzik (1 episode)
- Christopher MacDonald - Harry Dougherty (1 episode)
Episodes
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Producer | written by | Premiere date | US viewers (million) |
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| one | one | " Underground Empire " Boardwalk Empire | Martin Scorsese | Terence Winter | September 19, 2010 | 4.81 [1] |
| At the dawn of Prohibition, in January 1920, Enoch “Naki” Thompson, the treasurer of Atlantic City, was developing a scheme on how to make himself and his associates very rich in the illegal sale of alcoholic beverages by entering into business with Charlie Luciano and Arnold Rothstein . Nucky is approaching an attractive pregnant woman, Margaret Schroeder, who asks him to help find a job for her husband. Jimmy Darmody, a former Naki’s protégé, returns from France after the end of World War I, cherishing ambitious plans for his future - he is participating with Al Capone in an adventurous operation to smuggle alcohol, which could have serious consequences for him and for Naki . This episode covers the period from January 13 to May 11, 1920. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | Ivory Tower "The Ivory Tower" | Tim Van Patten | Terence Winter | September 26, 2010 | 3.33 [2] |
| On a visit to Naki comes the respectable Nelson Van Alden, an agent of the Internal Revenue Service, who suspects that Thompson is behind all the major crimes in the city. Naki enlisted the support of his younger brother, Sheriff Elias Thompson, so that he “cleared the ends” and averted suspicions. Before heading out for a social evening, Nucky secretly meets with Margaret and gives her money to provide for her young children. After the incident with Al Capone and a reporter in Chicago, Naki discusses the upcoming election with his senior mentor, Commander Lewis Kastner. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | Broadway Express "Broadway Limited" | Tim Van Patten | Margaret Negl | October 3, 2010 | 3.41 [3] |
| Naki makes a deal with African-American gangster Melk to arrange the supply and distribution of illegal whiskey. Thanks to Naki's connections, Margaret gets a job in a boutique, where her mistress Lucy annoys her with her whims. Agent Van Alden, having applied a cruel interrogation to the wounded, finds out that Jimmy participated in a forest shootout. This exposure forces Nucky to send Jimmy from Atlantic City. | ||||||
| four | four | Anastasia "Anastasia" | Jeremy Soles | Lawrence Conner and Margaret Negl | October 10, 2010 | 2.57 [4] |
| Nucky celebrates his birthday, taking the opportunity to extend his influence to the mayor of Jersey City and the US Senator. Margaret must deliver her evening gown for Lucy - and she is in annoyance stealing underwear from the store. Chalk takes revenge on the local leader of the Ku Klux Klan for lynching his assistant. Jimmy and Capone expand their business in Chicago, capturing territories from a local Irish gangster, in response, he extremely brutally avenges Pearl, Jimmy's beloved prostitute. Luciano shows interest in Jillian, Jimmy's mother, following him at the request of Rothstein. | ||||||
| five | five | " Nights at Baligran " "Nights in Ballygran" | Alan Taylor | Lawrence Conner | October 17, 2010 | 2.85 [5] |
| Nucky is getting ready for St. Patrick's Day, but he is increasingly having clashes with his antagonist brother Eli. The attack on Pearl has devastating consequences for both her and Jimmy. Gillian suggests that Angela, the mother of Jimmy’s son, leave the child in her care and take care of her own life. Margaret, thinking that Naki neglects her, passes the information to agent Van Alden, who raids at the annual Celtic dinner party in honor of St. Patrick. As a result, Naki comes home to her at night. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | " Family restrictions " "Family Limitation" | Tim Van Patten | Howard Corder | October 24, 2010 | 2.81 [6] |
| Nucky is investigating a case of an attack against one of his racketeering brigades, which leads him to a direct conflict with Luciano, spending a lot of time in Atlantic City because of his passion for Gillian. Margaret is assimilated in a new role - Naki's mistress, and rebuffs Lucy. Jimmy is credible with Johnny Torrio and arguing with Capone about how best to eliminate their rivals - the Sheridan brigade. Van Alden goes against the orders of his superior, and is becoming increasingly obsessed with investigating Margaret's life. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | " House " "Home" | Allen Coulter | Tim Van Patten and Paul Simms | October 31, 2010 | 2.67 [7] |
| Naki painfully reacts to childhood memories during the sale of his father's house. Jimmy makes an alliance with Richard Harrow, a former sniper who was seriously injured in the war, and takes revenge on the mercenary who attacked Pearl. Luciano and Rothstein’s other protege, Meir Lansky , agree with the D'Alessio brothers, deciding to engage in bootlegging in the zone of influence of Naki’s interests. Angela is involved in a new love affair, while Lucy and the commander are worried about the lack of attention from Naki. | ||||||
| eight | eight | " Leave me in paradise " "Hold Me in Paradise" | Brian Kirk | Meg jackson | November 7, 2010 | 3.21 [8] |
| Nucky arrives in Chicago to attend the National Republican Assembly, where Warren Harding , as Republican’s most promising presidential candidate, draws his attention. The brigade D'Alessio collides during one of the robberies with Eli, who looked after the affairs of his brother. Margaret is drawn into Nucky's business. The spouses of Van Alden are very worried about the inability to have children. Rothstein is in trouble with the law due to his fraud in the 1919 world baseball championship. Naki asks Jimmy to return to Atlantic City to strengthen his shaky position. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | " For lovely ladies " Belle Femme | Brad Anderson | Steve Kornaki | November 14, 2010 | 2.98 [9] |
| Naki maneuvers in the political game and is forced to choose new allies for himself in order to beat the Democratic mayoral candidate in the upcoming elections, promising to tighten the fight against corruption. Jimmy returns from Chicago to confront the D'Alessio brigade, who conspired with Rothstein to import whiskey from Europe to Atlantic City. However, he is being detained by Agent Van Alden due to suspicions of a shootout in the forest. Margaret asks Nucky for Madame Janet, the hostess of the boutique, enjoying the newfound influence. Angela realizes that her new romantic relationship is in jeopardy due to the arrival of Jimmy. | ||||||
| ten | ten | Emerald City "The Emerald City" | Simon Kellan Jones | Lawrence Conner | November 21, 2010 | 3.05 [10] |
| Nucky asks Margaret to participate in the election campaign for his mayoral candidate and to give a speech on women's right to vote. She is flattered by such attention, but she is still confused by the ambiguity of her position as Naki's lover. Butleger Doyle again crossed over from Rothstein to Naki, who forces him to conspire with Melk against Lansky and D'Alessio. Angela becomes a witness to the frenzy of Jimmy, who beat her friend, a photographer, and is increasingly getting closer to his wife. Van Alden has an emotional breakdown after talking with Margaret and dating Lucy. | ||||||
| eleven | eleven | " Paris green " "Paris Green" | Allen Coulter | Howard Corder | November 28, 2010 | 3.00 [11] |
| The stormy clarifications of Naki’s relationship with Margaret and Eli have a very bad effect on his personal and public side of life. For the first time in many years, Jimmy meets with his dying father, the commander, and reassesses his relationship with Naki and both parents. Van Alden suspects his assistant, Agent Sepso, of double-dealing, and a confrontation between them leads to a fatal outcome during the rite of baptism on the river. Angela is preparing to escape from Jimmy to Paris, but finds out that her friends, photographers, left her, and alone she is not able to change anything. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | " Return to normality " "A Return to Normalcy" | Tim Van Patten | Terence Winter | December 5, 2010 | 3.29 [12] |
| Naki throws all his strength so that the election day in Atlantic City passes as it should and the power in the city remains in the hands of the Republicans. Torrio acts as a mediator in the negotiations between Naki and Rothstein in order to resolve their protracted conflict by the world, simultaneously removing the threat of federal litigation from Rothstein. Jimmy and Eli each are indignant at his own occasion because of Naki’s arrogance, but they discover that they are not alone in their hostility: they are joined by an equally angry commander who understands that he has lost influence on his mature student. Van Alden intends to leave Atlantic City, but receives unexpected news from Lucy. Margaret learns the secret of Naki’s first marriage and decides to associate his fate with him, wishing a prosperous life for himself and his children. | ||||||
Notes
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Sunday Cable Ratings: ' Boardwalk Empire ' Premieres; ' Rubicon ' Still Struggling + The Glades , Mad Men , Kardashians & Lots More . TV by the Numbers (September 21, 2010). Date of treatment September 22, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Gorman, Bill Sunday Cable Ratings: ' Boardwalk Empire ' Falls; ' Rubicon ' Stays Low + Glades , Mad Men , Kardashians , Dexter & Lots More . TV by the Numbers (September 28, 2010). Date of treatment September 29, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Sunday Cable Ratings: ' Boardwalk Empire ' Mostly Stable; ' Rubicon ' Still Tiny; Mad Men , Kardashians , Dexter & Lots More . TV by the Numbers (October 5, 2010). Date of treatment October 6, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Gorman, Bill Sunday Cable Ratings: ' Boardwalk Empire ' Plunges; ' Rubicon ' Up; Mad Men , Kardashians , MLB Playoffs & More . TV by the Numbers (October 12, 2010). Date of treatment October 13, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Sunday Cable Ratings: Kardarshians Lead; ' Mad Men ' Finale Up; ' Rubicon ' Finale Down; ' Boardwalk Empire ,' ' Sonny with a Chance ' & Much More . TV by the Numbers (October 19, 2010). Date of treatment October 20, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Sunday Cable Ratings: Kardashians Finale Way Up; Bardwalk Empire , Dexter , Swamp People & Much More . TV by the Numbers (October 26, 2010). Date of treatment October 29, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Sunday Cable Ratings: The Walking Dead Kills; Boardwalk Empire Steady; + Swamp People , Dexter , Ghost Hunters Live & Much More . TV by the Numbers (November 2, 2010). Date of treatment November 3, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Gorman, Bill Sunday Cable Ratings: The Walking Dead Lives !; Boardwalk Empire Up; + Real Housewives , Hannah Montana , Kendra & Much More . TV by the Numbers (November 9, 2010). Date of treatment November 10, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Sunday Cable Ratings: The Walking Dead , Sarah Palin (again, still); Boardwalk Empire Drops; Real Housewives , Sonny With a Chance , Kendra & Much More . TV by the Numbers (November 16, 2010). Date of treatment November 17, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Sunday Cable Ratings: Sarah Palin's Alaska Falls; The Walking Dead (again, still); Boardwalk Empire Drops; Real Housewives , Sonny With a Chance , Kendra & Much More . TV by the Numbers (November 23, 2010). Date of treatment November 24, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Gorman, Bill Sunday Cable Ratings: Boardwalk Empire Dips; Soul Train Awards , Real Housewives , Dexter , Top Gear & More . TV by the Numbers (November 30, 2010). Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Gorman, Bill Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead,' 'Boardwalk Empire' Finales Rise; 'Sarah Palin's Alaska,' 'Dexter,' 'The Hasslehoffs' & More . TV by the Numbers (December 7, 2010). Date of treatment December 8, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012.
Links
- hbo.com/boardwalk-empire - official underground empire website
- Underground Empire episode list on the Internet Movie Database
- Underground Empire episode list on TV.com