HBO’S EMMY®-WINNING DRAMA SERIES BOARDWALK EMPIRE TO RETURN FOR
FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON THIS FALL
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2104 – The Emmy®-winning HBO drama series BOARDWALK EMPIRE will return for a fifth and final season this fall, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.
“It has been an incredible honor to bring this powerful and groundbreaking series to our subscribers,” said Lombardo. “Terry Winter has created one for the ages.”
“We’re thrilled to get the go-ahead for a fifth season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE,” said Terry Winter. “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.”
From Terence Winter, Emmy®-winning writer of “The Sopranos” and Academy Award®-winning director Martin Scorsese, BOARDWALK EMPIRE is set in the 1920s during Prohibition, and chronicles the life and times of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the undisputed leader of Atlantic City.
Among the critical raves for the fourth season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE, New York’s Daily News said it “remains must-see television drama,” while People called it “terrific” and a “gripping spectacle.” The Chicago Tribune hailed the show’s “achingly good performances,” and Variety termed it “one of TV’s most compelling dramas.”
Last September, BOARDWALK EMPIRE received five Emmy® Awards, the most of any series, in the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards competition, including 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.
In 2012, the show received four Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Tim Van Patten). In 2011, the series led all programming with eight Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Martin Scorsese). In Jan. 2011, BOARDWALK EMPIRE received two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Television Series – Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Steve Buscemi).
In Dec. 2013, the show received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, including Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series, Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Steve Buscemi). In both 2012 and 2011, the series received two Screen Actors Guild awards, for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Steve Buscemi).
Season four credits: Created by Terence Winter, BOARDWALK EMPIRE is executive produced by Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Tim Van Patten and Howard Korder; co-executive producers, Eugene Kelly and Eric Overmyer; consulting producer, Dennis Lehane; producers, Joseph Iberti and Rick Yorn.
FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON THIS FALL
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2104 – The Emmy®-winning HBO drama series BOARDWALK EMPIRE will return for a fifth and final season this fall, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.
“It has been an incredible honor to bring this powerful and groundbreaking series to our subscribers,” said Lombardo. “Terry Winter has created one for the ages.”
“We’re thrilled to get the go-ahead for a fifth season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE,” said Terry Winter. “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.”
From Terence Winter, Emmy®-winning writer of “The Sopranos” and Academy Award®-winning director Martin Scorsese, BOARDWALK EMPIRE is set in the 1920s during Prohibition, and chronicles the life and times of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the undisputed leader of Atlantic City.
Among the critical raves for the fourth season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE, New York’s Daily News said it “remains must-see television drama,” while People called it “terrific” and a “gripping spectacle.” The Chicago Tribune hailed the show’s “achingly good performances,” and Variety termed it “one of TV’s most compelling dramas.”
Last September, BOARDWALK EMPIRE received five Emmy® Awards, the most of any series, in the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards competition, including 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.
In 2012, the show received four Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Tim Van Patten). In 2011, the series led all programming with eight Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Martin Scorsese). In Jan. 2011, BOARDWALK EMPIRE received two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Television Series – Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Steve Buscemi).
In Dec. 2013, the show received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, including Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series, Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Steve Buscemi). In both 2012 and 2011, the series received two Screen Actors Guild awards, for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Steve Buscemi).
Season four credits: Created by Terence Winter, BOARDWALK EMPIRE is executive produced by Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Tim Van Patten and Howard Korder; co-executive producers, Eugene Kelly and Eric Overmyer; consulting producer, Dennis Lehane; producers, Joseph Iberti and Rick Yorn.
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Good decision. It feels like it needs to go somewhere more specific at this point. I look forward to seeing Jimmy being alive, errrr I mean it's "powerful and exciting conclusion" ;)
ReplyDeleteNoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
ReplyDeleteThat is so lame i thought they had all this material to work with and they are going to end the show after only 5 seasons.
ReplyDeleteApparently there were some rumors regarding this about a month ago. The source also said it's possible to be a shortened final season of only 8 or 10 episodes. I hope at least that part isn't true. I don't think they can wrap up all the subplots and the fates of the historical characters since they are years apart. I thought HBO was past this. They should've let Winter tell the story in six seasons. Should we expect a cancellation of Game of Thrones next year? Maybe they will feel the sudden need to wrap that up too.
ReplyDeleteI'm already crying. I love this show :/
ReplyDeleteNo!! I think the show needs 2 more seasons really, only having 5 isn't really enough for a cable series. I know its never been a huge ratings success compared to some of their other shows but damn it really has been getting better ever season.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's that much material since all of tends to be allusions to Nucky, Jimmy, and Jimmy's death over and over and over and over again. They also keep killing the best characters IMO to make that point. There's no story line that is really fresh or new. It's mostly reminiscent to the past and keeps dancing around "dreams" and "death" (notice the rime and ancient mariner reference this past season) and has been either surreal or more theatrical since it's season 2 finale...
ReplyDeleteTo me it feels like they have been spinning there riddle of whom Nucky Thomason is for 2 seasons now. I think we deserve a real answer to that, before no one cares who he is...
It's a great show, but whatever it's suppose to mean is going to get lost if they don't go somewhere specific with it soon!
I doubt GoT will end before at least 8seasons if the story goes through all of the books. Ratings are too good on it to end.I havent started watching GoT yet... But if it won't end with 7 or 8 seasons, its either stretched story series or sudden stop series ! Sss or Sss :D
ReplyDeleteI think unless the ratings dramatically tank for GOT, HBO is committed to the long game on that one. No pun intended.
ReplyDeleteStill, the Al Capone years are on their way. That could've gone well, for years.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather see a good show end before it looses its shine. But I do believe this is way too soon for Boardwalk Empire.
True, but the book Boardwalk Empire is based on is about real life "Nucky" Johnson. They could always spin Capone off.
ReplyDeleteThere's no way that's going to happen.
ReplyDeleteJust because a show is ending, doesn't mean that it was cancelled. This was the writers' decision.
ReplyDeleteProbably not, but I never say never.
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