The Making of The Mob

New York

8 episodes · Jun 15, 2015

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.

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  • The Education of Lucky Luciano
    S1E1

    The Education of Lucky Luciano

    Jun 15, 201543m

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

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  • Equal Opportunity Gangster
    S1E2

    Equal Opportunity Gangster

    Jun 22, 201543m

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

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  • King of New York
    S1E3

    King of New York

    Jun 29, 201543m

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

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  • A Rising Threat
    S1E4

    A Rising Threat

    Jul 6, 201543m

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

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  • Exit Strategy
    S1E5

    Exit Strategy

    Jul 13, 201543m

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

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  • The Mob at War
    S1E6

    The Mob at War

    Jul 20, 201543m

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

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  • New Frontiers
    S1E7

    New Frontiers

    Jul 27, 201543m

    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.

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  • End Game
    S1E8

    End Game

    Aug 3, 201543m

    Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino make their move. The police raid a mob summit, arresting Genovese. Gambino takes over.

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