best episodes of The Making of The Mob poster

A docudrama series chronicling some of America's most notorious mobsters, each season dealing with a different city/region.

2 Seasons
16 Episodes
Canceled
Drama Crime
episode image Equal Opportunity Gangster
8.0/10 (137 votes)

#1 Equal Opportunity Gangster

S1:E2

"Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.

episode image King of New York
8.0/10 (107 votes)

#2 King of New York

S1:E3

"Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Luciano's power grows, so does the attention from the Feds.

episode image New Frontiers
8.0/10 (86 votes)

#3 New Frontiers

S1:E7

Luciano 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.

episode image End Game
8.0/10 (95 votes)

#4 End Game

S1:E8

Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino make their move. The police raid a mob summit, arresting Genovese. Gambino takes over.

episode image The Education of Lucky Luciano
7.8/10 (161 votes)

#5 The Education of Lucky Luciano

S1:E1

Charles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano's crew makes a fortune.

episode image Exit Strategy
7.8/10 (94 votes)

#6 Exit Strategy

S1:E5

Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison, leaving Vito Genovese as acting boss.

episode image The Mob at War
7.8/10 (97 votes)

#7 The Mob at War

S1:E6

World War II begins, and the military asks Luciano to aid in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.

episode image A Rising Threat
0.0/10

#8 A Rising Threat

S1:E4

Luciano's decision to enter the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the chance to arrest him and put him on trial.

episode image Capone's First Kill
0.0/10

#9 Capone's First Kill

S2:E1

In the second season opener, Johnny Torrio mentors Capone in Brooklyn, and then the two reunite in Chicago, where their bootlegging enrages local Irish gangsters.

episode image A Death in the Family
0.0/10

#10 A Death in the Family

S2:E2

A new mayor forces Torrio and Capone outside Chicago to nearby Cicero. There, Capone's brother Frank fixes an election, placing himself in jeopardy.

episode image Blood Filled Streets
0.0/10

#11 Blood Filled Streets

S2:E3

A betrayal destroys peace in Chicago and Torrio and Capone seek revenge against the Irish gangs. Meanwhile, the Beer Wars make Capone Chicago's top gangster.

episode image St. Valentine's Day Massacre
0.0/10

#12 St. Valentine's Day Massacre

S2:E4

Capone uses the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to assert his power over his enemies. Meanwhile, President Hoover takes notice; and dispatches Elliot Ness to take on Capone.

episode image Judgment Day
0.0/10

#13 Judgment Day

S2:E5

Al Capone outwits Eliot Ness, but Capone's criminal empire remains in jeopardy when the IRS plants an undercover agent in his gang.

episode image New Blood
0.0/10

#14 New Blood

S2:E6

With Capone in jail, Frank Nitti, Paul Ricca and Joe Accardo take over. Meanwhile, a Hollywood scandal presents Sam Giancana with a chance to prove himself.

episode image Sin City
0.0/10

#15 Sin City

S2:E7

Joe Accardo sets his sights on Las Vegas, but the Outfit is threatened when Sam Giancona incurs the wrath of young attorney Robert F. Kennedy.

episode image Last Man Standing
0.0/10

#16 Last Man Standing

S2:E8

In the second-season finale, Joe Accardo and Sam Giancana have a falling out, and the fate of the Outfit rests on the outcome. Meanwhile, Joe Accardo cleans up loose ends before retiring.

Cast & Chracters

character image Al Capone

Al Capone

Actor: Michael Kotsohilis

Johnny Torrio

Actor: Paolo Rotundo

Paul Ricca

Actor: Christopher Valente
character image Sam Giancana

Sam Giancana

Actor: Emmett Skilton
character image Tony “Joe” Accardo

Tony “Joe” Accardo

Actor: Jason Fitch
character image Frank Nitti

Frank Nitti

Actor: Owen Black

The highest rated episode of The Making of The Mob is "Equal Opportunity Gangster" (S1E2) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 137 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Education of Lucky Luciano" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 161 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Equal Opportunity Gangster" (S1E2) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 137 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Education of Lucky Luciano" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 161 votes.

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