
The Making of The Mob
Seen it?2015 | 2 seasons | 43 min | Drama, Crime
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Sons of Anarchy or Boardwalk Empire, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
A docudrama series chronicling some of America's most notorious mobsters, each season dealing with a different city/region.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; New York is the high point.
- New York2015 · 8 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
- Chicago2018 · 8 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly
- Michael KotsohilisAl Capone
- Paolo RotundoJohnny Torrio
- Christopher ValentePaul Ricca
- Emmett SkiltonSam Giancana
- Jason FitchTony “Joe” Accardo
- Owen BlackFrank Nitti