Boardwalk Empire season 4

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Boardwalk Empire season 4
Season 4
Boardwalk Empire S4 Poster.jpg
DVD cover
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network HBO
Original releaseSeptember 8 (2013-09-08) –
November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The fourth season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire premiered on September 8, 2013, and concluded on November 24, 2013, consisting of 12 episodes. [1] The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), [2] a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s. The fourth season takes place between February and August, 1924. The fourth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 19, 2014. [3]

Contents

Cast and characters

Main cast

Ron Livingston and Jeffrey Wright joined the main cast, while Charlie Cox and Bobby Cannavale departed.

Recurring

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
371"New York Sour" Tim Van Patten Howard Korder September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08)2.38 [4]
382"Resignation" Alik Sakharov Dennis Lehane and Howard KorderSeptember 15, 2013 (2013-09-15)2.21 [5]
393"Acres of Diamonds" Allen Coulter Terence Winter September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)1.87 [6]
404"All In" Ed Bianchi David Matthews September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)1.99 [7]
415"Erlkönig"Tim Van PattenHoward KorderOctober 6, 2013 (2013-10-06)2.09 [8]
426"The North Star"Allen Coulter Eric Overmyer and Howard KorderOctober 13, 2013 (2013-10-13)1.90 [9]
437"William Wilson" Jeremy Podeswa David Matthews and Terence WinterOctober 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)2.16 [10]
448"The Old Ship of Zion"Tim Van PattenCristine Chambers and Howard KorderOctober 27, 2013 (2013-10-27)1.91 [11]
459"Marriage and Hunting"Ed BianchiDavid Matthews & Jennifer Ames & Steve TurnerNovember 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)1.90 [12]
4610"White Horse Pike" Jake Paltrow Dave FlebotteNovember 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)2.08 [13]
4711"Havre de Grace"Allen CoulterHoward KorderNovember 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)1.98 [14]
4812"Farewell Daddy Blues"Tim Van PattenTerence Winter and Howard KorderNovember 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)2.18 [15]

Reception

Critical reception

The fourth season of Boardwalk Empire received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the fourth season scored 77/100 based on 13 reviews. [16] Another aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, gave the fourth season a 98% rating based on 43 reviews, with an average score of 8/10. The site consensus read, "Boardwalk Empire continues to benefit from its meticulously realized period trappings, but what keeps the show watchable is its supremely talented ensemble players." [17]

Awards and nominations

For the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Steve Buscemi was nominated for Best Drama Actor, and the series was nominated for Best Stunt Team. [18] Jeffrey Wright received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards. [19] For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, Tim Van Patten was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode "Farewell Daddy Blues". [20]

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