The Making of The Mob — New York
8 episodesFirst aired 15 June 2015
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.
E1The Education of Lucky Luciano
8.0Jun 201543m
Charles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano's crew makes a fortune.
E2Equal Opportunity Gangster
7.0Jun 201543m
"Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.
E3King of New York
8.0Jun 201543m
"Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Luciano's power grows, so does the attention from the Feds.
E4A Rising Threat
8.0Jul 201543m
Luciano's decision to enter the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the chance to arrest him and put him on trial.
E5Exit Strategy
8.0Jul 201543m
Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison, leaving Vito Genovese as acting boss.
E6The Mob at War
8.0Jul 201543m
World War II begins, and the military asks Luciano to aid in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.
E7New Frontiers
Jul 201543m
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.
E8End Game
8.0Aug 201543m
Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino make their move. The police raid a mob summit, arresting Genovese. Gambino takes over.