Boardwalk Empire season 3

*Boardwalk Empire*
Boardwalk Empire
Season 3
	DVD cover
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	September 16 –; December 2, 2012
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

The third season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire premiered on September 16, 2012 and concluded on December 2, 2012, consisting of 12 episodes. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch "Nucky" Johnson),^[1] a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s. Taking place 16 months after season two, the third season begins on New Year's Eve 1922 and concludes in June 1923. The third season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 20, 2013.^[2]

^ Stanley, Alessandra (September 16, 2010). "Boardwalk Empire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
^ Lambert, David (May 10, 2013). "Boardwalk Empire - Blu-ray Disc and DVD Sets Announced by HBO for 'The Complete 3rd Season'". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.

[1] Stanley, Alessandra (September 16, 2010). "Boardwalk Empire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

[2] Lambert, David (May 10, 2013). "Boardwalk Empire - Blu-ray Disc and DVD Sets Announced by HBO for 'The Complete 3rd Season'". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.

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