Concluding a powerful and groundbreaking five- season run, BOARDWALK EMPIRE is an Emmy-winning winning director Martin Scorsese. Season 5 begins 1931, a full six years after the end of Season 4. in stark contrast with the Roaring 20s, the and with the end of Prohibition in sight, Nucky is looking to legitimize himself by forging alliances with liquor producers, including Bacardi in Cuba. Season 5 also includes flashback scenes of Nucky, Eli, the Commodore, Gillian and others from 1884-1900 childhood experiences that would shape their relationships and their futures.