HBO announced they will be bringing their award-winning series Boardwalk Empire to an end after its fifth and final season in fall 2014.
Emmy-winning writer Terence Winter (The Sopranos) and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese have worked together to bring viewers the series chronicling the life and times of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson (Steve Buscemi), the undisputed leader of Atlantic City during the 1920s Prohibition Era.
At last year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, Boardwalk Empire took home awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Bobby Cannavale), Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for a total of five Emmy wins — more than any other television series.
Additionally, Boardwalk Empire scored myriad other awards throughout its run including other Emmy wins, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Scorsese and Winter partnered again as director and writer in this year’s Oscar hopeful The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughey about the life of Jordan Beflort.