HBO has renewed Boardwalk Empire for a third season after Season two started airing earlier this month. “Following a triumphant first season, I was eager to see what Terry Winter, Martin Scorsese and the rest of their stellar team had in store, and they continue to surpass our highest expectations,” Michael Lombardo, president of HBO programming, said in a statement.

Boardwalk Empire is a prohibition-era drama, starring Steve Buscemi, set at the dawn of the Prohibition era when the sale of alcohol became illegal throughout the United States. Charting the birth of organised crime, the series chronicles the life and times of Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson (Buscemi), the Atlantic City treasurer whose double role as politician and bootlegger makes him the most powerful man on the Boardwalk.

Season 1 is available to pre-order now and is released on DVD and Blu-ray on 9th January 2012.

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