Boardwalk Empire season 5 explained
Season Number: | 5 |
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Network: | HBO |
Num Episodes: | 8 |
Episode List: | List of Boardwalk Empire episodes |
The fifth and final season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire premiered on September 7, 2014, and concluded on October 26, 2014, consisting of 8 episodes. 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 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. The fifth season takes place between April and October 1931, seven years after the previous season, during the Great Depression,[2] with flashbacks to 1884 and 1897 detailing Nucky's childhood and young adulthood.[3] On January 13, 2015, the fifth season was made available on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1.[4]
Production
HBO renewed Boardwalk Empire for a fifth season on September 26, 2013,[5] and announced on January 9, 2014, that it would be the final season.[6] The New York budget for the show's final season was $87.2 million.[7]
Cast and characters
Main cast
Departing the main cast from the previous season are Anthony Laciura, Jack Huston, Ron Livingston and Michael Stuhlbarg.[8] Ben Rosenfield was promoted to main cast after recurring in the previous season.
Recurring cast
Episodes
Reception
The fifth season of Boardwalk Empire received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the fifth season scored 83 out of 100 based on 12 reviews.[9] Another aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, gave the fifth season an 88% rating, based on 132 reviews with an average score of 8.05/10, with the site consensus stating "The final season of Boardwalk Empire is as visually dazzling and well-acted as ever, but it's the emphasis on Nucky Thompson's history that's particularly rewarding this time out."[10]
For the 67th Writers Guild of America Awards, the series received two nominations for Best Episodic Drama—Howard Korder for "Devil You Know", and Riccardo DiLoreto, Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder for "Friendless Child".[11] For the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Steve Buscemi was nominated for Best Drama Actor, and the series was nominated for Best Stunt Team.[12]
For the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, Tim Van Patten was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "Eldorado".[13] For the 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the series received nine nominations, and won for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More).[14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Boardwalk Empire . The New York Times . Alessandra . Stanley . September 16, 2010 . September 2, 2013 . October 15, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015145425/http://tv.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/arts/television/17boardwalk.html . live .
- Web site: David. Crow. Exclusive: Boardwalk Empire Season 5 Set in The Great Depression. Den of Geek. June 14, 2014. June 27, 2014. June 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626125042/http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/boardwalk-empire/236455/exclusive-boardwalk-empire-season-5-set-in-the-great-depression. live.
- Web site: Eric. Dodds. Boardwalk Empire Boss Terence Winter on the Fate of Nucky Thompson. Time. September 5, 2014. September 8, 2014. February 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225032023/https://time.com/3265324/boardwalk-empire-hbo-terence-winter-hbo/. live.
- Web site: Boardwalk Empire - HBO Press Release Announces 'Complete 5th Season' Date, Details, Art. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Lambert. David. November 3, 2014. November 4, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141104140707/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Boardwalk-Empire-Season-5/20447. November 4, 2014.
- Web site: Michael. Ausiello. Boardwalk Empire Renewed for Season 5. TVLine. September 26, 2013. September 26, 2013. November 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101101402/http://tvline.com/2013/09/26/boardwalk-empire-renewed-season-5-hbo/. live.
- Web site: James. Hibberd. 'Boardwalk Empire' to end this year with final season. Entertainment Weekly. January 9, 2014. January 9, 2014. October 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141010070220/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/01/09/boardwalk-empire-to-end-this-year-with-final-season/. live.
- Web site: Film Tax Credit – Quarterly Report . Empire State Development . June 30, 2015 . May 8, 2016 . 6 . May 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160516124751/http://esd.ny.gov/Reports/2015_2016/FTCP_2Q2015.pdf . live .
- Web site: 'Boardwalk Empire' creator Terence Winter previews final season, jump forward in time . HitFix . Alan . Sepinwall . September 2, 2014 . September 2, 2014 . September 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083339/http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/boardwalk-empire-creator-terence-winter-previews-final-season-jump-forward-in-time . live .
- Web site: Boardwalk Empire: Season 5 . Metacritic . September 8, 2014 . November 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122070403/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/boardwalk-empire/season-5 . live .
- Web site: Boardwalk Empire: Season 5 . Rotten Tomatoes . September 8, 2014 . October 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141004052445/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/boardwalk-empire/s05/ . live .
- Web site: Good Wife, True Detective, Thrones, Louie Among 2015 WGA Nominees . TVLine . Vlada . Gelman . December 4, 2014 . December 5, 2014 . December 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141209092428/https://tvline.com/2014/12/04/writers-guild-award-nominations-2015-list-wga/ . live .
- Web site: SAG Awards: Modern Family, Thrones, Homeland, Boardwalk, Cards Lead Noms; Mad Men Shut Out; HTGAWM, Maslany and Aduba Get Nods . TVLine . Matt Webb . Mitovich . December 10, 2014 . December 10, 2014 . November 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151106180232/http://tvline.com/2014/12/10/sag-nominations-2015-list-screen-actors-guild/ . live .
- Web site: Emmy Nominations 2015 – Full List . Deadline.com . Patrick . Hipes . July 16, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716220344/http://deadline.com/2015/07/emmy-award-nominations-2015-full-list-1201476759/ . live .
- Web site: Emmys 2015: Americans, House of Cards and Shameless Stars, Freak Show, Thrones Among Early Winners . TVLine . Ryan . Schwartz . September 12, 2015 . September 13, 2015 . September 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150913091024/http://tvline.com/2015/09/12/emmys-2015-creative-arts-winners-list/ . live .