What television series did Martin Scorsese produce about Prohibition-era gangsters in Atlantic City?

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Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background. — Martin Scorsese American film director Martin Scorsese, 2008.

The television series you are referring to is Boardwalk Empire, an HBO drama that aired from 2010 to 2014.12

Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the show follows the life of political boss Nucky Thompson—a character based on the real-life figure Nucky Johnson—as he manages the city's organized crime and bootlegging operations.13

Martin Scorsese served as an executive producer for the series and directed its first episode, for which he received an Emmy Award in 2011.12