Making of the Mob, is an eight-part docudrama that begins in 1905 and spans more than 50 years, tracing the original five families that led to the modern American Mafia, including the rise of Charles Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky an...
Episodes
Season 1 - Episodes
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S01E01The Education of Lucky Luciano
Aired: 2015-06-15
Show details expand_moreCharles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano's crew makes a fortune.
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S01E02Equal Opportunity Gangster
Aired: 2015-06-22
Show details expand_more"Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.
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S01E03King of New York
Aired: 2015-06-29
Show details expand_more"Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Luciano's power grows, so does the attention from the Feds.
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S01E04A Rising Threat
Aired: 2015-07-06
Show details expand_moreLuciano's decision to enter the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the chance to arrest him and put him on trial.
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S01E05Exit Strategy
Aired: 2015-07-13
Show details expand_moreLuciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison, leaving Vito Genovese as acting boss.
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S01E06The Mob at War
Aired: 2015-07-20
Show details expand_moreWorld War II begins, and the military asks Luciano to aid in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.
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S01E07New Frontiers
Aired: 2015-07-27
Show details expand_moreLuciano 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.
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S01E08End Game
Aired: 2015-08-03
Show details expand_moreVito Genovese and Carlo Gambino make their move. The police raid a mob summit, arresting Genovese. Gambino takes over.