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Tim W. Kelly
The Making of The Mob
Overview
A docudrama series chronicling some of America's most notorious mobsters, each season dealing with a different city/region.
Top Cast
Michael Kotsohilis
Al Capone
Paolo Rotundo
Johnny Torrio
Christopher Valente
Paul Ricca
Emmett Skilton
Sam Giancana
Jason Fitch
Tony “Joe” Accardo
Owen Black
Frank Nitti
Seasons
Season 1 (2015)
Season 1 begins in 1905 and spans over 50 years to trace the rise of Charles “Lucky” Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and other notorious gangsters from their beginnings as a neighborhood gang of teenagers to murderous entrepreneurs and bootleggers who organized the criminal underworld, turning the Mafia into an American institution.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Education of Lucky Luciano
2015-06-15Charles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano's crew makes a fortune.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 2: Equal Opportunity Gangster
2015-06-22"Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 3: King of New York
2015-06-29"Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Luciano's power grows, so does the attention from the Feds.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 4: A Rising Threat
2015-07-06Luciano's decision to enter the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the chance to arrest him and put him on trial.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 5: Exit Strategy
2015-07-13Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison, leaving Vito Genovese as acting boss.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 6: The Mob at War
2015-07-20World War II begins, and the military asks Luciano to aid in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 7: New Frontiers
2015-07-27Luciano takes over Vito Genovese's heroin ring in Italy, then rejoins Meyer Lansky at a mob summit in Cuba. Genovese and Carlo Gambino plot against the mob leadership, and Bugsy Siegel's dream of Las Vegas turns deadly.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 8: End Game
2015-08-03Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino make their move. The police raid a mob summit, arresting Genovese. Gambino takes over.
Runtime: 43 min
Season 2 (2018)
Season 2 chronicles the rise and fall of iconic gangster Al Capone, as well as the story of his successors, collectively known as “The Chicago Outfit.” Spanning the better part of a century, the series begins with Capone’s early days in New York and continues through his move to Chicago - to work with his childhood mentor in the underworld.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Capone's First Kill
2018-12-28In the second season opener, Johnny Torrio mentors Capone in Brooklyn, and then the two reunite in Chicago, where their bootlegging enrages local Irish gangsters.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 2: A Death in the Family
2018-12-28A new mayor forces Torrio and Capone outside Chicago to nearby Cicero. There, Capone's brother Frank fixes an election, placing himself in jeopardy.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 3: Blood Filled Streets
2018-12-28A betrayal destroys peace in Chicago and Torrio and Capone seek revenge against the Irish gangs. Meanwhile, the Beer Wars make Capone Chicago's top gangster.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 4: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
2018-12-28Capone uses the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to assert his power over his enemies. Meanwhile, President Hoover takes notice; and dispatches Elliot Ness to take on Capone.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 5: Judgment Day
2016-08-08Al Capone outwits Eliot Ness, but Capone's criminal empire remains in jeopardy when the IRS plants an undercover agent in his gang.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 6: New Blood
2016-08-15With Capone in jail, Frank Nitti, Paul Ricca and Joe Accardo take over. Meanwhile, a Hollywood scandal presents Sam Giancana with a chance to prove himself.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 7: Sin City
2016-08-22Joe Accardo sets his sights on Las Vegas, but the Outfit is threatened when Sam Giancona incurs the wrath of young attorney Robert F. Kennedy.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 8: Last Man Standing
2016-08-29In the second-season finale, Joe Accardo and Sam Giancana have a falling out, and the fate of the Outfit rests on the outcome. Meanwhile, Joe Accardo cleans up loose ends before retiring.
Runtime: 43 min
