Here’s how to watch Boardwalk Empire online, including whether the show is on Netflix, Hulu or Prime. Based on the book of the same name by writer and lawyer Nelson Johnson, HBO’s period crime drama Boardwalk Empire is set in prohibition-era Atlantic City and focuses on the rise and fall of politician-turned-racketeer Enoch “Nucky” Thompson who is played by Steve Buscemi. Alongside the character of Nucky, who is based on real-life Atlantic City politician Enoch L. Johnson, Boardwalk Empire also featured a host of other legendary figures involved in the bootlegging scene including mobsters like Charles “Lucky” Luciano (Vincent Piazza) and Al Capone (Stephen Graham).
Boardwalk Empire was a big hit with critics and won several Emmys, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards over the course of its five years on the air. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and Boardwalk Empire aired its fifth and final season in 2014 which befittingly covered the inevitable downfall of Nucky and the undoing of prohibition in the early 1930s.
It may have been a good few years since Boardwalk Empire aired its last season but here’s how fans of the hit series can episodes and full seasons online. Unfortunately for Netflix subscribers, Boardwalk Empire isn’t currently available via the streaming giant, as is the case with a lot of HBO shows. Hulu users are in luck as all five seasons are available to view, although watching them requires the HBO add-on which is an additional $14.99 per month. While it costs extra to watch Boardwalk Empire on Hulu, it also means users can watch many other acclaimed HBO shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and Watchmen. Amazon Prime members can also watch all five seasons of Boardwalk Empire at no extra cost currently.
If Hulu or Amazon Prime aren’t an option, there are still other ways to watch Boardwalk Empire online. Full seasons are available to purchase via iTunes from $24.99 or Boardwalk Empire fans can buy the complete series for $124.99. Individual episodes or full seasons can also be rented or bought via Google Play, the Microsoft Store, Vudu, and FandangoNOW.
Another way to watch Boardwalk Empire is via HBO’s new streaming service HBO Max. When HBO Max launches in the USA in May 2020, Boardwalk Empire will be available to watch alongside plenty of other HBO shows like Game Of Thrones, The Sopranos, Sex And The City and Westworld.