Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2010)

Overview

On the eve of Prohibition in 1920, Atlantic City county treasurer Enoch "Nucky" Thompson is looking to cash in. Prohibition may have outlawed alcohol, but in Nucky's world it has opened up highly lucrative opportunities for gangsters and rumrunners looking to provide "liquid gold" for a thirsty nation. In a city defined by notorious backroom politics and vicious power struggles, Nucky battles a relentless federal agent, ambitious underlings, and opportunistic rivals—including Arnold Rothstein, …

Cast

Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
Steve Buscemi

as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson

Michael Pitt as James "Jimmy" Darmody
Michael Pitt

as James "Jimmy" Darmody

Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson
Kelly Macdonald

as Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson

Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden
Michael Shannon

as Nelson Van Alden

Shea Whigham as Elias "Eli" Thompson
Shea Whigham

as Elias "Eli" Thompson

Aleksa Palladino as Angela Darmody
Aleksa Palladino

as Angela Darmody

Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein
Michael Stuhlbarg

as Arnold Rothstein

Stephen Graham as Al Capone
Stephen Graham

as Al Capone

Vincent Piazza as Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Vincent Piazza

as Charles "Lucky" Luciano

Paz de la Huerta as Lucy Danziger
Paz de la Huerta

as Lucy Danziger

Michael Kenneth Williams as Albert "Chalky" White
Michael Kenneth Williams

as Albert "Chalky" White

Anthony Laciura as Edward "Eddie" Kessler
Anthony Laciura

as Edward "Eddie" Kessler

Paul Sparks as Mieczysław "Mickey" Doyle
Paul Sparks

as Mieczysław "Mickey" Doyle

Dabney Coleman as Commodore Louis Kaestner
Dabney Coleman

as Commodore Louis Kaestner

Episodes

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Boardwalk Empire 7.9

September 19, 2010

January 1920. On the eve of Prohibition, Atlantic City's Treasurer, Nucky Thompson, condemns alcohol at a Women's Tempe…

The Ivory Tower poster

The Ivory Tower 7.6

September 26, 2010

Nucky deals with the fallout from Jimmy's rogue heist, sending Eli to sow the seeds of doubt in the mind of Margaret, w…

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Broadway Limited 7.7

October 3, 2010

An unlikely witness to the woods massacre threatens to expose the perpetrators, sending both Eli and Van Alden rushing …

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Anastasia 7.6

October 10, 2010

In Chicago, Jimmy bonds with one of Johnny Torrio's prostitutes, Pearl, and finds himself increasingly at odds with the…

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Nights in Ballygran 7.6

October 17, 2010

On the day of the annual St. Patrick's Eve dinner, Nucky deals with Eli's oratory ambitions, as well as a group of dise…

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Family Limitation 7.5

October 24, 2010

After the brazen robbery of one of his ward bosses, Nucky turns up the heat on Lucky Luciano. An emboldened Margaret st…

Home poster

Home 7.7

October 31, 2010

After his father Ethan is injured in a fall, Nucky uses the opportunity to refurbish his childhood home. On a double-da…

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Hold Me in Paradise 7.2

November 7, 2010

Nucky visits Chicago for the Republican National Convention, where he finds himself intrigued by the candidacy of Warre…

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Belle Femme 7.5

November 14, 2010

Nucky is forced to readjust his political alliances with a Democratic mayoral candidate promising to wipe out corruptio…

The Emerald City poster

The Emerald City 7.9

November 21, 2010

Nucky asks for Margaret's assistance in backing his mayoral candidate with the passage of women's right to vote, leavin…

Paris Green poster

Paris Green 8.0

November 28, 2010

"Paris Green" is the 11th episode of the first season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, which premiered No…

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A Return to Normalcy 7.6

December 5, 2010

Nucky faces Election Day in Atlantic City and pulls out all the stops to keep power in Republican hands. Torrio brokers…