HBO’s Renews 'Boardwalk Empire' For Fifth and Final Season
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Prohibition is almost over again. Really. HBO’s Prohibition-era set drama, Boardwalk Empire, will be back this fall for a fifth and final season.
HBO made the announcement during its presentation at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif. Empire follows the life and times of 1920s Prohibition-era gangster Enoch “Nucky” Thompson (Steve Buscemi) in Atlantic City.
HBO programming president Michael Lombardo praised the show, saying "It has been an incredible honor to bring this powerful and groundbreaking series to our subscribers.”
The cable network also announced that the popular series Game of Thrones will return for its fourth season on April 6, and that the series Girls has been renewed for a fourth season, scheduled to be televised in 2015.