In the fifth and final season which takes place in the depths of the Depression in 1931 Nucky recalls his Atlantic City roots and plots a post-Prohibition future. Atlantic City 1931: As the country struggles to cope with the Great Depression and the end of Prohibition looms Nucky Thompson looks to legitimize himself through alliances with liquor producers while rivals Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky seek to consolidate their power in the wake of Arnold Rothstein’s death and eliminate all competition – by any means necessary.
