The Making of the Mob: Chicago explained

Genre:	Historical drama
Director:	John Ealer
Runtime:	60 minutes
Num Episodes:	8
Executive Producer:	Stephen David
Narrated:	Jeremy Davidson
Cinematography:	Andrew Huebscher
Language:	English
Country:	United States
Network:	AMC
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The Making of the Mob: Chicago is an American television miniseries, and the second season of The Making of the Mob, based on the iconic Chicago gangster Al Capone and his rise and fall in the Chicago Mafia. It is produced by Stephen David and premiered on July 11, 2016, on AMC in eight parts.^[1]

Plot

Opening Introduction (narrated by Jeremy Davidson, who narrated this season):

Production

The Making of the Mob: Chicago was filmed in New Zealand in 2015, at Studio West in West Auckland.^[2]

Release

The first trailer, released in June 2016, promoted the "8-part premiere event" and a July 11, 2016, release date. It featured the tagline, "They built Las Vegas, but they owned Chicago."^[3]

Cast

Main

The Outfit

• Michael Kotsohilis as Al Capone – The Boss
• Paolo Rotondo as Johnny 'The Fox' Torrio – The Mentor
• Jason Fitch as Tony Accardo – The Enforcer
• Christopher Valente as Paul 'The Waiter' Ricca – The Brains
• Emmett Skilton as Sam 'Momo' Giancana – The Wild Card

Recurring

• Andrew Robertt as Frankie Yale
• Amelia Reynolds as Mae Coughlan
• Andre King as Big Jim Colosimo
• George H. Xanthis as Frank Capone
• Josh Harriman as Ralph 'Bottles' Capone
• Stephen Lovatt as Dean 'Dion' O'Banion
• Kip Chapman as Earl 'Hymie' Weiss
• Jack Barry as George 'Bugs' Moran
• Owen Black as Frank 'The Enforcer' Nitti
• Emmett Skilton as Sam 'Momo' Giancana
• Toby Leach as William Dever
• Cohen Holloway as Jack 'Machine Gun Jack' McGurn
• Ruth Wynne as Anna Torrio

Interviews

Each episode features several interviews from celebrities, authors, historians and political figures.

• Deidre Capone – grand-niece of Al Capone, author, Uncle Al
• Laurence Bergreen – author, Capone: The Man and the Era
• Jonathan Eig – author, Get Capone, Luckiest Man
• William Forsythe – actor, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America and The Mob Doctor
• Frank Calabrese – former Chicago Outfit associate
• Robert Lombardo – author, Organized Crime in Chicago
• John Binder – author, The Chicago Outfit
• Rich Cohen – journalist
• Karen Abbott – author, Sin in the Second City
• T.J. English – author, Paddy Whacked
• Vincent Pastore – actor, The Sopranos
• John Kass – columnist, Chicago Tribune
• John Russick – curator, Chicago History Museum
• Frank Cullotta – former Chicago Outfit associate
• Paul Sorvino – actor, Goodfellas
• Hillel Levin – co-author, When Corruption Was King
• Michael S. Green, Ph.D. – professor, (UNLV) historian and board member with the Mob Museum
• Michael Madsen – actor, Donnie Brasco
• Oscar Goodman – former mayor of Las Vegas, cameo in Casino
• Nathan Thompson – author, Kings: The True Story of Chicago's Policy Kings
• David Eisenbach – historian
• Robert Grant - former Chicago FBI chief
• Billy Drago - author, played Frank Nitti in The Untouchables

Episodes

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'The Making of the Mob' Renewed for Second Season + 'The West' Gets Straight to Series Order at AMC - Ratings . https://web.archive.org/web/20150803032355/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/31/the-making-of-the-mob-renewed-for-second-season-the-west-gets-straight-to-series-order-at-amc/440468/ . dead . August 3, 2015 . TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . July 31, 2015 . September 19, 2015.
2. Web site: Our Story . Studio West . 29 April 2023.
3. Web site: AMC Renews 'The Making of the Mob' for Season 2 Based in Chicago. Variety. July 31, 2015. Wagmeister. Elizabeth. September 24, 2016.