The Emmy-winning HBO drama series “Boardwalk Empire” will return for a fifth and final season this fall, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.
“It has been an incredible honor to bring this powerful and groundbreaking series to our subscribers,” said Lombardo. “Terry Winter has created one for the ages.”
“We’re thrilled to get the go-ahead for a fifth season of ‘Boardwalk Empire,'” said Terry Winter. “After much discussion with my creative team and HBO, we’ve decided to wrap up the series after such a great run and look forward to bringing it to a powerful and exciting conclusion.”
From Terence Winter, Emmy-winning writer of “The Sopranos” and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, “Boardwalk Empire” is set in the 1920s during Prohibition, and chronicles the life and times of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the undisputed leader of Atlantic City.
