Coming to HBO later is this year is the new series, Boardwalk Empire from movie legend Martin Scorsese.
The show is set in the 1920s at the beginnings of Prohibition and focuses on politician/gang boss, Nucky Thompson played by Steve Buscemi (and based on real life Enoch "Nucky" Johnson). Written by Sopranos lead penman, Terence Winter, Boardwalk Empire is rumoured to have spent around $50 million on the pilot episode alone.
The shows also stars Gretchen Mol, Michael Pitt and Michael Shannon.
Check out the teaser below. As yet there has been no word of an Australian release.