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TCA: HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’ returns for fifth and final season

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HBO’s critically acclaimed gangster drama “Boardwalk Empire” will return for its fifth and final season this fall.

Show creator Terence Winter issued a statement: “We’re thrilled to get the go-ahead for a fifth season of ‘Boardwalk Empire.’ 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.”

The series is set in the 1920s during Prohibition and chronicles the life of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the undisputed leader of Atlantic City, N.J.

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Steve Buscemi stars as Nucky. Executive producers include Martin Scorsese and Mark Wahlberg.

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