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The Making of The Mob

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2015 | 2 seasons | 43 min | Drama, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

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.

  1. Saturday Special
    New York2015 · 8 episodes · 7.9 out of 10
    Saturday
  2. Chicago2018 · 8 episodes
    Not 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