The Making of the Mob: New York
Lucky Luciano is the ruler of the most powerful criminal organization.
The first season of the AMC miniseries The Making of the Mob, titled New York, aired in eight episodes from June 15 to August 3, 2015. Produced by Stephen David, it chronicles the ascent of gangster Lucky Luciano within New York City’s underworld, alongside Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel, and Vito Genovese. Its strong ratings prompted a second season, subtitled Chicago, focusing on Al Capone.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Historical drama
- Director
- John Ealer
- Theme music
- Joe Eslick
- Opening theme
- "The Drifter"
- Episodes
- 8
- Executive producers
- Stephen David
- Producer
- Ron Fried
- Claire Lawton
- Alec Miclod
- Joey Marra
- Jim Rapsas
- Brian Burstein
- Starring
- Rich Graff
- Ian Bell
- Anthony DiCarlo
- Jonathan C. Stewart
- Craig Thomas Rivela
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The first trailer, released on April 12, 2015, featured the tagline, 'Lucky Luciano is the ruler of the most powerful criminal organization this city has ever known.'
- The series premiered in Australia on Arena on December 9, 2015.
- The second season, subtitled Chicago, documents the emergence of organized crime in the American Midwest through the rise and fall of Al Capone.
Reception
Critics were split on The Making of the Mob: New York. It holds a Metacritic score of 59 out of 100, reflecting mixed or average reviews, and a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Brian Lowry of Variety felt the show would make viewers long for Boardwalk Empire, panning the dialogue and an overbearing musical score. Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly found the presentation somewhat stiff but praised the series as a clear-eyed look at a compelling twist on the American dream.
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