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.
Plot Opening Introduction (narrated by Jeremy Davidson, who narrated this season):
Production
The Making of the Mob: Chicago was filmed in New Zealand in 2015, at Studio West in West Auckland.
Release 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."
Cast Main The Outfit: Michael Kotsohilis as Al Capone – The Boss Paolo Rotondo as Johnny 'The Fox' Torrio – The Mentor Jason Fitch as Tony Accardo – The Enforcer Christopher Valente as Paul 'The Waiter' Ricca – The Brains Emmett Skilton as Sam 'Momo' Giancana – The Wild Card
Recurring 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 'Bottles' Capone Stephen Lovatt as Dean 'Dion' O'Banion Kip Chapman as Earl 'Hymie' Weiss Jack Barry as George 'Bugs' Moran Owen Black as Frank 'The Enforcer' Nitti Emmett Skilton as Sam 'Momo' Giancana Toby Leach as William Dever Cohen Holloway as Jack 'Machine Gun Jack' McGurn Ruth Wynne as Anna Torrio
Interviews 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, Once Upon a Time in America and The Mob Doctor 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 S. Green, Ph.D. – professor, (UNLV) historian and board member with the Mob Museum 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
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