The Departed’s duo Martin Scorsese and Mark Wahlberg are reteaming for a a drama series project for HBO.
The series is based on Nelson Johnson’s book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City.
The story centers on Atlantic City from its birth as a quiet seaside health resort, through the notorious backroom politics and power struggles, to the city's rebirth as an entertainment and gambling mecca where anything goes.
Scorsese and Wahlberg will produce the series.
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