New York

The Making of The Mob

8 Episodes ★ 7.9 Premiered June 15, 2015

Season Overview

Season 1 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 from 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.

Comments 0

Please log in to leave a comment.

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!

Episodes

EP 1

The Education of Lucky Luciano

Jun 15, 2015

★ 8.0

Charles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano's crew makes a fortune.

View Details 43 MIN

EP 2

Equal Opportunity Gangster

Jun 22, 2015

★ 7.0

"Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.

View Details 43 MIN

EP 3

King of New York

Jun 29, 2015

★ 8.0

"Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Luciano's power grows, so does the attention from the Feds.

View Details 43 MIN

EP 4

A Rising Threat

Jul 6, 2015

★ 8.0

Luciano's decision to enter the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the chance to arrest him and put him on trial.

View Details 43 MIN

EP 5

Exit Strategy

Jul 13, 2015

★ 8.0

Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison, leaving Vito Genovese as acting boss.

View Details 43 MIN

EP 6

The Mob at War

Jul 20, 2015

★ 8.0

World War II begins, and the military asks Luciano to aid in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.

View Details 43 MIN

EP 7

New Frontiers

Jul 27, 2015

Luciano takes over Vito Genovese's heroin ring in Italy, then rejoins Meyer Lansky at a mob summit in Cuba. Genovese and Carlo Gambino plot against the mob leadership, and Bugsy Siegel's dream of Las Vegas turns deadly.

View Details 43 MIN