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40% Rotten Tomatoes Original language(s) English No. of episodes 16 (list of episodes) First episode date 15 June 2015 Network AMC Narrated by Ray Liotta | 8.2/10 IMDb Country of origin United States No. of seasons 2 Distributor AMC Studios Number of seasons 2 Number of episodes 16 Genre Television documentary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Executive producer(s) Eliot Goldberg
Marco Bresaz
Stephen David Similar The Making of the Mob, The Prisoner, Feed the Beast, Childhood's End, Of Kings and Prophets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Making of the Mob is an American television docu-series detailing the emergence of organized crime in 20th century America. The series premiered on June 15, 2015, on AMC, and is narrated by actor Ray Liotta. The series also features intercuts within each episode of archival footage and interviews with historians, authors, actors, law enforcement personnel, and family members. On July 31, 2015, AMC renewed the series for a second season of eight episodes, which premiered on July 11, 2016.
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Season 1 (2015)
The first season, subtitled New York, highlighted Lucky Luciano and his rise in New York City's crime mob, the Mafia with creating the Five Families.
Season 2 (2016)
The second season, subtitled Chicago, focuses on the origin of Al Capone, his Chicago Outfit, and their expansion into the Midwestern U.S.
Production
On January 10, 2015, AMC ordered the series as a "special event" miniseries to air in mid-2015. On July 31, 2015, two weeks after the series premiere, AMC renewed it for a second season to air in mid-2016.
Reception
The first season received mixed responses from television critics and a Metacritic score of 59 out of 100, based on six reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 40% "rotten" critics rating based on five reviews.