New York
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.
Episodes
1. The Education of Lucky Luciano
2015-06-15
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
2015-06-22
"Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.
3. King of New York
2015-06-29
"Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Luciano's power grows, so does the attention from the Feds.
4. A Rising Threat
2015-07-06
Luciano's decision to enter the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the chance to arrest him and put him on trial.
5. Exit Strategy
2015-07-13
Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison, leaving Vito Genovese as acting boss.
6. The Mob at War
2015-07-20
World War II begins, and the military asks Luciano to aid in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.
7. New Frontiers
2015-07-27
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.
8. End Game
2015-08-03
Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino make their move. The police raid a mob summit, arresting Genovese. Gambino takes over.