Making Of The Mob

2015 • AMC
4.8
206 reviews
TV-14
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New York episodes (9)

1 The Education of Lucky Luciano
6/15/15
Charles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano's crew makes a fortune.
2 Equal Opportunity Gangster
6/22/15
During Prohibition, Charles "Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld. Two Bosses start a mob war, and Luciano plans to kill them both.
3 King of New York
6/29/15
Charles "Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing The Five Families. As Luciano's power increases, so does the heat from the Feds.
4 A Rising Threat
7/6/15
Charles "Lucky" Luciano's decision to go into the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the opportunity to arrest him and put him on trial.
5 Exit Strategy
7/13/15
Charles "Lucky" Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison. Vito Genovese becomes acting boss, but not for long...
6 The Mob At War
7/20/15
World War II begins, and the military asks Charles "Lucky" Luciano to aid in the war effort. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.
7 New Frontiers
7/27/15
Charles "Lucky" Luciano takes over Vito Genovese's heroin ring in Italy while Genovese and Carlo Gambino plot against the mob leadership.
8 End Game
8/3/15
Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino finally make their move. When Genovese becomes a liability, Luciano must choose an heir to lead the mob.
101 The Making of the Mob: New York: The Real Mob Shrink
6/1/15
Season-only
Mob Boss Frank Costello had an unconventional solution for stress.

About this show

AMC's The Making of The Mob: New York is an eight-part docu-drama that begins in 1905 and spans over 50 years to trace the rise of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and other notorious gangsters. The series follows their beginnings as a neighborhood gang of teenagers to murderous entrepreneurs and bootleggers who organized the criminal underworld, turning the Mafia into an American institution. Narrated by Emmy(R) Award-winning actor Ray Liotta, the show utilizes an immersive blend of dramatic scenes, archival footage and groundbreaking VFX and features exclusive interviews with notable names including former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani; Meyer Lansky II; Frankie Valli; mob attorney and former Las Vegas mayor, Oscar Goodman; and noted author and historian, David Pietrusza. Don't miss the premiere Monday, June 15 10/9c only on AMC.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
206 reviews
Katie Holt-Olivas
July 26, 2016
Good actors, narrator and fact based. My family is from Chicago and I learned things about Al Capone I never knew. Excellent show.
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Michael Fains
July 8, 2016
I have been following the mob for years. Making the Mob is the best docudrama I have seen to date.
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Mary L. Williams
September 5, 2016
I looovvvvee this show, such great Actors and actresses. Such a GRAND PERFORMANCE!!!! Must see it again and again. BRAVO BRAVO!!!!
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