AMC's Making of the Mob: New York
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AMC's "Making of The Mob: New York" is an eight one-hour episode look at the formation of the American Mafia airing in summer 2015 and blending dramatic scenes and archival footage. Its scope extends 1905 to the 1950s, and focuses on mobsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy," Siegel, among others.
It is produced by by Emmy award-winning Stephen David Entertainment (“The World Wars,” “The Men Who Built America”).
Said AMC: "The series also features interviews with historians, authors, actors, law enforcement personnel and family members, including: actors Joe Mantegna and Drea de Matteo; mob attorney and former Las Vegas mayor, Oscar Goodman; author, David Pietrusza, who is an expert on Lucky Luciano’s criminal mentor Arnold Rothstein; and Meyer Lansky’s grandson, Meyer Lansky II, among others."
“We are so pleased to expand eOne’s relationship with AMC and add this high-end event mini-series to the eOne portfolio,” said Stuart Baxter President of eOne Television International. “AMC is a great partner to work with, producing top quality programming, and The Making of the Mob: New York is event television at its best, with strong international appeal.”
"We have a long tradition of airing many of the greatest movies about organized crime and have wanted to pair those movies with a piece of original programming for some time,” commented Joel Stillerman, AMC’s executive vice president of original programming, production and digital content. “Stephen David brought us a show that reminded us what an absolutely spectacular story the truth is with respect to the rise of organized crime in America and the formation of the legendary Five Families. Making of The Mob: New York features fantastic, larger-than-life characters and drama that is better than fiction in every way. This is definitely event television."
“I’m fascinated by people and relaying history through the personal stories of what they really did,” said Stephen David, the executive producer and the president of Stephen David Entertainment. “While there have been a number of great films, television shows and books about the Mob in America, the entire story has never been put together like this, and I think viewers will be surprised at the very human story of how these men created their own success and made America their land of opportunity.”
AMC will pair each episode with a mobster related film, such as The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Goodfellas, American Gangster, Donnie Brasco, Scarface, Casino, and Carlito’s Way.
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