The Making of the Mob: Chicago is an American television miniseries, and the second season of The Making of the Mob, based on the iconic Chicago gangster Al Capone and his rise and fall in the Chicago Mafia. It is produced by Stephen David and premiered on July 11, 2016, on AMC in eight parts.
Opening Introduction (narrated by Jeremy Davidson, who narrated this season):
The first trailer, released in June 2016, promoted the "8-part premiere event" and a July 11, 2016 release date. It featured the tagline, "They built Las Vegas, but they owned Chicago."
Main
The Outfit:
Michael Kotsohilis as Al Capone – The Boss
Paolo Rotondo as Johnny Torrio – The Mentor
Jason Fitch as Tony Accardo – The Enforcer
Christopher Valente as Paul Ricca – The Brains
Emmett Skilton as Sam Giancana – The Wild Card
Andrew Robertt as Frankie Yale
Amelia Reynolds as Mae Coughlan
Andre King as Big Jim Colosimo
George H. Xanthis as Frank Capone
Josh Harriman as Ralph Capone
Stephen Lovatt as Dean O'Banion
Kip Chapman as Hymie Weiss
Jack Barry as Bugs Moran
Owen Black as Frank Nitti
Emmett Skilton as Sam Giancana
Toby Leach as William Dever
Cohen Holloway as Jack McGurn
Ruth Wynne as Anna Torrio
Each episode features several interviews from celebrities, authors, historians and political figures.
Deidre Capone – grand-niece of Al Capone, author, Uncle Al
Laurence Bergreen – author, Capone: The Man and the Era
Jonathan Eig – author, Get Capone, Luckiest Man
William Forsythe – actor, The Untouchables and Once Upon a Time in America
Frank Calabrese – former Chicago Outfit associate
Robert Lombardo – author, Organized Crime in Chicago
John Binder – author, The Chicago Outfit
Rich Cohen – journalist
Karen Abbott – author, Sin in the Second City
T.J. English – author, Paddy Whacked
Vincent Pastore – actor, The Sopranos
John Kass – columnist, Chicago Tribune
John Russick – curator, Chicago History Museum
Frank Cullotta – former Chicago Outfit associate
Paul Sorvino – actor, Goodfellas
Hillel Levin – co-author, When Corruption Was King
Michael Madsen – actor, Donnie Brasco
Oscar Goodman – former mayor of Las Vegas, cameo in Casino
Nathan Thompson – author, Kings: The True Story of Chicago's Policy Kings
David Eisenbach – historian
Robert Grant - former Chicago FBI chief
Billy Drago - author, played Frank Nitti in The Untouchables
