Boardwalk Empire

American period crime drama television series
TVSeries television_series Q585758
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Summary

Boardwalk Empire is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,439 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Terence Winter[3]
  • Award received: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series[4], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series[5], Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series[6]
  • Director: Martin Scorsese[7], Tim Van Patten[8]
  • Genre: drama television series[9], crime television series[10], historical television series[11]
  • Cast member: Steve Buscemi[12], Michael Pitt[13], Kelly Macdonald[14], Michael Shannon[15], Shea Whigham[16], Aleksa Palladino[17], Anatol Yusef[18], Michael Stuhlbarg[19], Paz de la Huerta[20], Gretchen Mol[21], Nick Sandow[22], Jack Huston[23], Jeffrey Wright[24], Ben Rosenfield[25]
  • Producer: Terence Winter[26]
  • Production company: HBO[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: Boardwalk Empire[29]
  • Soundtrack release: Boardwalk Empire Volume 3: Music from the HBO Original Series[30], Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music from the HBO Original Series[31], Boardwalk Empire Volume 1: Music from the HBO Original Series[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]

Why It Matters

Boardwalk Empire has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Boardwalk Empire receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series[4], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series[5], and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 78724
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  2. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com drama id → BOARDWALK_EMPIRE
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  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 29KcLj
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  4. 23w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive producer → Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg +2
    Soundtrack release → Boardwalk Empire Volume 3: Music from the HBO Original Series, Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music from the HBO Original Series, Boardwalk Empire Volume 1: Music from the HBO Original Series
    Original broadcaster → HBO
    Main subject → politics
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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