
Meanwhile, Chalky White is now part of a chain gang and working prison detail in the woods when a riot breaks out amidst the chaos, Chalky is able to snag the keys from a killed guard and escapesthough temporarily confronted by the gun-toting, somewhat mentally unstable Milton.

The trip takes a strange turn as Nucky coincidentally bumps into Meyer Lansky while dining, who states hes just on vacation with his wife.īack in New York, an older Luciano sets up a meeting with Joe Masseria to discuss rival gangster Salvatore Maranzano.Īs their discussion concludes, Luciano excuses himself to the washroom, leaving Masseria to be gunned down at the table by Bugsy Siegel and Tonino Sandrelli. In 1931, Nucky joins Sally Wheet in Cuba, and with a U.S Senator in tow, forges ties with Bacardi Rum with the hope of Prohibitions repeal in the U.S.


The fifth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on January 13, 2015.Īwash in memories from his pier-boy days growing up in 1884 Atlantic City, Nucky remembers first catching the eye of the Commodore. The fifth season takes place between April and October 1931, seven years after the previous season, during the Great Depression, 2 with flashbacks to 18 detailing Nuckys childhood and young adulthood. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch Nucky Thompson (based loosely on the historical Enoch Nucky Johnson ), 1 a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s.

His lavish lifestyle seems at odds with his position, and as well as his connections, there is prolific bootlegging in the area. Due to his relationships with mobsters as well as political contacts, the Federal Government start to take an interest in him. Set in the Prohibition era of the 1920s Boardwalk Empire is the story of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the treasurer of Atlantic County, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
