Political boss Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi) runs Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition in this drama inspired by Nelson Johnson's non-fiction book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City. Follow the life of Thompson, a political fixer and backroom dealer who makes his living from numerous questionable activities including rum-running. Working with the town's sheriff and his brother, Thompson carves a name for himself in the underworld. However, things start to take a turn for the worse when a former associate of Thompson's returns and wants to get his hands in on teh business.