Boardwalk Empire is an American television series from cable network HBO, set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era. Starring Steve Buscemi, the show was adapted from a chapter about historical criminal kingpin Enoch "Nucky" Johnson in Nelson Johnson's book, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, by Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter of The Sopranos. The first episode, which cost $50 million, was directed by Martin Scorsese and was the most expensive pilot episode produced in television history. He won the Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series. On September 1, 2009, HBO picked up the series for an additional 11 episodes. The series debuted on September 19, 2010.
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