New York

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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   1. The Education of Lucky Luciano

   2015-06-15 · 43m

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

2. 

   2. Equal Opportunity Gangster

   2015-06-22 · 43m

   "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. 

   3. King of New York

   2015-06-29 · 43m

   "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. 

   4. A Rising Threat

   2015-07-06 · 43m

   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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   5. Exit Strategy

   2015-07-13 · 43m

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

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   6. The Mob at War

   2015-07-20 · 43m

   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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   7. New Frontiers

   2015-07-27 · 43m

   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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   8. End Game

   2015-08-03 · 43m

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