On Tuesday, May 19, HBO Home Entertainment is releasing Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Series on DVD and Blu-ray. All 56 episodes of Terence Winter’s acclaimed period series will be included along with a new exclusive disk of bonus content.
Boardwalk Empire takes place during the Prohibition era of the ‘20s as Enoch “Nucky” Thompson (Steve Buscemi) attempts to build and maintain his criminal enterprises while bouncing off historical gangsters including Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano and Al Capone. Across five seasons, Winter and his creative team weaved an epic tale of corruption and vice.
CraveOnline is proud to present an exclusive video from Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Series that focuses on the destruction of Babette’s nightclub from season 3 episode 8. As you can see below, a lot of stunt work and CGI was used to believably bring that explosion to life.
The new special features created for Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Series include:
Building The Boardwalk – Executive Producer/Director Tim Van Patten and crew discuss how the Atlantic City boardwalk was brought to life
Shooting The Series – Learn how the look of the series was developed through conversations with Directors of Photography Jonathan Freeman and Bill Coleman
Designing The Series – Production Designer Bill Groom and Set Decorator Carol Silverman discuss their process and the challenges faced in creating the authentic look of the series
Visual Effects – Whether bringing to life Atlantic City or Havana, Cuba, Visual Effects Supervisor Lesley Robson-Foster illustrates the creation of some of the show’s award-winning visual effects
The Final Shot: A Farewell To Boardwalk Empire – A look back with the cast and crew as they discuss the origins of the show, their favorite moments and more (NOTE: not exclusive to the box set)
Anatomy Of A Hit – Creator/Executive Producer/Writer Terence Winter, Executive Producer/Director Tim Van Patten and Executive Producer/Writer Howard Korder discuss the choreography for some of the series’ most murderous hits (NOTE: not exclusive to the box set)
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