The Making of The Mob

DramaCrime201516 episodes2 seasonsDocumentary

First aired: 2015-06-15

Synopsis

A docudrama series chronicling some of America's most notorious mobsters, each season dealing with a different city/region.

Casting

  • Owen Black
    Frank Nitti
  • Jason Fitch
    Tony “Joe” Accardo
  • Emmett Skilton
    Sam Giancana
  • Michael Kotsohilis
    Al Capone
  • Paolo Rotundo
    Johnny Torrio
  • Christopher Valente
    Paul Ricca
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New York

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.

Number of episodes 8

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Chicago

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.

Number of episodes 8