Boardwalk Empire season 2
Boardwalk Empire season 2 | |
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Season 2 | |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | HBO |
Original release | September 25 December 11, 2011 | –
Season chronology | |
The second season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire premiered on September 25, 2011 and is scheduled to conclude on December 11, 2011. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson),[1] a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s.
Cast
Main
Jack Huston and Gretchen Mol were promoted to series regulars for the second season after appearing in several episodes during the first season.
- Steve Buscemi as Enoch Thompson
- Michael Pitt as James "Jimmy" Darmody
- Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
- Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden
- Shea Whigham as Elias "Eli" Thompson
- Aleksa Palladino as Angela Darmody
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein
- Stephen Graham as Al Capone
- Vincent Piazza as Charles Luciano
- Paz de la Huerta as Lucy Danziger
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Albert "Chalky" White
- Anthony Laciura as Eddie Kessler
- Paul Sparks as Michael "Mickey Doyle" Kozik
- Jack Huston as Richard Harrow
- Gretchen Mol as Gillian Darmody
- and Dabney Coleman as Commodore Louis Kaestner
Recurring
- Greg Antonacci as Johnny Torrio
- William Hill as Alderman George O'Neill
- Robert Clohessy as Alderman Jim Neary
- Anatol Yusef as Meyer Lansky
- Kevin O'Rourke as Edward L. Bader
- Josie and Lucy Gallina as Emily Schroeder
- Declan and Rory McTigue as Theodore "Teddy" Schroeder
- Michael Zegen as Bugsy Siegel
- Charlie Cox as Owen Sleater
Episodes
№ | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (million) |
Original air date |
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13 | 1 | "21" | Tim Van Patten | Terence Winter | 2.91[2] | September 25, 2011 |
14 | 2 | "Ourselves Alone" | David Petrarca | Howard Korder | 2.59[3] | October 2, 2011 |
15 | 3 | "A Dangerous Maid" | Susanna White | Itamar Moses | 2.86[4] | October 9, 2011 |
16 | 4 | "What Does the Bee Do?" | Ed Bianchi | Steve Kornacki | 2.55[5] | October 16, 2011 |
17 | 5 | "Gimcrack and Bunkum" | Tim Van Patten | Howard Korder | 2.69[6] | October 23, 2011 |
18 | 6 | "The Age of Reason" | Jeremy Podeswa | Bathsheba Doran | 2.63[7] | October 30, 2011 |
19 | 7 | "Peg of Old" | Allen Coulter | Howard Korder & Steve Kornacki & Bathsheba Doran | 2.74[8] | November 6, 2011 |
20 | 8 | "Two Boats and a Lifeguard" | Tim Van Patten | Terence Winter | 2.54[9] | November 13, 2011 |
21 | 9 | "Battle of the Century"[10] | Brad Anderson | Steve Kornacki | TBA | November 20, 2011[10] |
22 | 10 | "Georgia Peaches"[10] | Jeremy Podeswa | Dave Flebotte | TBA | November 27, 2011[10] |
23 | 11 | "Under God's Power She Flourishes"[10] | Allen Coulter | Howard Korder | TBA | December 4, 2011[10] |
24 | 12 | "To the Lost"[10] | Tim Van Patten | Terence Winter | TBA | December 11, 2011[10] |
References
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- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 4, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Cards/Phillies, New Jersey 'Housewives' Top Night + 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Hung,' 'Breaking Bad' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (October 11, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Nothing Keeps Up With Kardashians; Plus 'Housewives NJ' Finale, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 18, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Doubles NLCS + NJ Housewives, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Talking Dead,' 'Dexter' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (October 25, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Slips, Still Tops; + NJ Housewives, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Robert (November 1, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Drops, Still Tops; + 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 8, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead,' 'Hell On Wheels' Lead AMC + 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (November 15, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Stays On Top + 'Housewives Atl,' 'Hell On Wheels,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
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