From Terence Winter, Emmyr Award-winning writer of ?The Sopranos,? and Academyr Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, BOARDWALK EMPIRE is a lavish period drama set in Atlantic City, following the life and times of Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) - the undisputed political and criminal mastermind whose grip on power and control of the city's liquor supply is under constant threat.