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The Making of the Mob: New York

The Making of the Mob: New York

Emmy-winning actor Ray Liotta -- who starred as real-life gangster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" -- narrates an eight-part docudrama that traces the rise of organized crime in America. The series blends dramatic scenes, archival footage and visual effects to show how notorious wiseguys like Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel transformed from neighborhood gang members in the early 1900s to murderous entrepreneurs and bootleggers. Included are exclusive interviews with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Meyer Lansky II, Chazz Palminteri, Drea de Matteo, Joe Mantegna, Frankie Valli, Mob attorney and former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, noted author and historian David Pietrusza, and many others.
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • Charles "Lucky" Luciano teams up with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel in New York, and during prohibition, he makes a fortune.

  • Charles "Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during prohibition; when two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.

  • "Lucky" Luciano takes over the mob, organizing the Five Families, but as his power increases, so does interest from the Feds.

  • "Lucky" Luciano decides to go into the prostitution business, but it gives Thomas Dewey the opportunity to arrest him and put him on trial.

  • "Lucky" Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring, and is imprisoned; Vito Genovese becomes acting boss.

  • As World War II begins, Charles "Lucky" Luciano is asked to aid the military in the invasion of Sicily; Dewey considers allowing Luciano to fight.

  • Luciano takes over Vito Genovese's heroin ring in Italy; Genovese and Gambino plot against mob leadership.

  • Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino make their move; when Genovese becomes a liability, Luciano must choose his successor.

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8 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    The Education of Lucky Luciano
    Equal Opportunity Gangster
    King of New York
    A Rising Threat
    Exit Strategy
    The Mob at War
    New Frontiers
    End Game
  • The Education of Lucky Luciano

    Charles "Lucky" Luciano teams up with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel in New York, and during prohibition, he makes a fortune.
    Upcoming
  • Equal Opportunity Gangster

    Charles "Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during prohibition; when two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.
    Upcoming
  • King of New York

    "Lucky" Luciano takes over the mob, organizing the Five Families, but as his power increases, so does interest from the Feds.
    Upcoming
  • A Rising Threat

    "Lucky" Luciano decides to go into the prostitution business, but it gives Thomas Dewey the opportunity to arrest him and put him on trial.
    Upcoming
  • Exit Strategy

    "Lucky" Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring, and is imprisoned; Vito Genovese becomes acting boss.
    Upcoming
  • The Mob at War

    As World War II begins, Charles "Lucky" Luciano is asked to aid the military in the invasion of Sicily; Dewey considers allowing Luciano to fight.
    Upcoming
The Making of the Mob: New York

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Emmy-winning actor Ray Liotta -- who starred as real-life gangster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" -- narrates an eight-part docudrama that traces the rise of organized crime in America. The series blends dramatic scenes, archival footage and visual effects to show how notorious wiseguys like Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel transformed from neighborhood gang members in the early 1900s to murderous entrepreneurs and bootleggers. Included are exclusive interviews with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Meyer Lansky II, Chazz Palminteri, Drea de Matteo, Joe Mantegna, Frankie Valli, Mob attorney and former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, noted author and historian David Pietrusza, and many others.

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Ray Liotta

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  • Charles "Lucky" Luciano teams up with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel in New York, and during prohibition, he makes a fortune.

  • Charles "Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during prohibition; when two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.

  • "Lucky" Luciano takes over the mob, organizing the Five Families, but as his power increases, so does interest from the Feds.

  • "Lucky" Luciano decides to go into the prostitution business, but it gives Thomas Dewey the opportunity to arrest him and put him on trial.

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