Boardwalk Empire season 3

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Boardwalk Empire season 3
Season 3
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DVD cover
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network HBO
Original releaseSeptember 16 (2012-09-16) 
December 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The third season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire premiered on September 16, 2012 and concluded on December 2, 2012, consisting of 12 episodes. 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 "Nucky" Johnson), [1] a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s. Taking place 16 months after season two, the third season begins on New Year's Eve 1922 and concludes in June 1923. The third season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 20, 2013. [2]

Contents

Cast

Main

Charlie Cox was promoted to main cast after recurring in the previous season, and Bobby Cannavale joined the cast. Michael Pitt, Aleksa Palladino, Paz de la Huerta and Dabney Coleman all departed the cast.

Recurring

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
251"Resolution" Tim Van Patten Terence Winter September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16)2.89 [3]
262"Spaghetti & Coffee" Alik Sakharov Howard Korder September 23, 2012 (2012-09-23)2.62 [4]
273"Bone for Tuna" Jeremy Podeswa Chris Haddock September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)2.36 [5]
284"Blue Bell Boy" Kari Skogland David Stenn October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)2.11 [6]
295"You'd Be Surprised"Tim Van Patten Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)2.19 [7]
306"Ging Gang Goolie" Ed Bianchi Steve KornackiOctober 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)2.34 [8]
317"Sunday Best" Allen Coulter Howard KorderOctober 28, 2012 (2012-10-28)1.97 [9]
328"The Pony"Tim Van PattenTerence Winter and Howard KorderNovember 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)2.09 [10]
339"The Milkmaid's Lot"Ed Bianchi Rolin Jones November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)2.06 [11]
3410"A Man, a Plan..."Jeremy PodeswaDave FlebotteNovember 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)2.18 [12]
3511"Two Imposters"Allen CoulterHoward KorderNovember 25, 2012 (2012-11-25)2.30 [13]
3612"Margate Sands"Tim Van PattenTerence Winter and Howard KorderDecember 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)2.73 [14]

Reception

Critical reception

The third season of Boardwalk Empire received positive reviews from critics, with Bobby Cannavale being singled out for praise. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the third season scored 76/100 based on 15 reviews. [15] Another aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, reported 89% of critics gave the third season a score of 8.7/10, based on 45 reviews, with the site consensus stating "As hot-headed mobster Gyp Rosetti, Bobby Cannavale brings a sense of danger and energy to this season of Boardwalk Empire, which remains lavish, twisty, and violent." [16]

Awards and nominations

The third season received 10 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards and won 5 altogether. Bobby Cannavale won for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and the series won the awards for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series ("Sunday Best"), Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series ("Resolution"), Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series ("The Milkmaid's Lot"), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series ("The Milkmaid's Lot"). Tim Van Patten was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "Margate Sands", and the series also received nominations for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series ("Margate Sands"), Outstanding Costumes for a Series ("Resolution"), Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) ("Resolution"), and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role ("The Pony"). [17]

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