The Making of the Mob: Chicago

The Making of the Mob: Chicago is an American television miniseries, and the second season of The Making of the Mob, based on the iconic Chicago gangster Al Capone and his rise and fall in the Chicago Mafia. It is produced by Stephen David and premiered on July 11, 2016, on AMC in eight parts.

Plot
Opening Introduction (narrated by Jeremy Davidson, who narrated this season): At the beginning of the 20th century, Chicago is one of the most corrupt places in America. But in the heart of the city, a young gangster from Brooklyn rises to the top. Al Capone. In less than a decade, the ruthless gangster will create an empire, pulling in millions, eliminating all rivals, and transforming the Chicago Mafia into the most successful criminal syndicate in the country, known as the Outfit. Capone lays the foundation for a new generation of mobsters who build a city of sin, face-off with a political dynasty, and cement the Chicago Mafia's place in history.

Production
The Making of the Mob: Chicago was filmed in New Zealand in 2015, at Studio West in West Auckland.

Release
The first trailer, released in June 2016, promoted the "8-part premiere event" and a July 11, 2016, release date. It featured the tagline, "They built Las Vegas, but they owned Chicago."

Main
The Outfit:
 * Michael Kotsohilis as Al Capone – The Boss
 * Paolo Rotondo as Johnny 'The Fox' Torrio – The Mentor
 * Jason Fitch as Tony Accardo – The Enforcer
 * Christopher Valente as Paul 'The Waiter' Ricca – The Brains
 * Emmett Skilton as Sam 'Momo' Giancana – The Wild Card

Recurring

 * Andrew Robertt as Frankie Yale
 * Amelia Reynolds as Mae Coughlan
 * Andre King as Big Jim Colosimo
 * George H. Xanthis as Frank Capone
 * Josh Harriman as Ralph 'Bottles' Capone
 * Stephen Lovatt as Dean 'Dion' O'Banion
 * Kip Chapman as Earl 'Hymie' Weiss
 * Jack Barry as George 'Bugs' Moran
 * Owen Black as Frank 'The Enforcer' Nitti
 * Emmett Skilton as Sam 'Momo' Giancana
 * Toby Leach as William Dever
 * Cohen Holloway as Jack 'Machine Gun Jack' McGurn
 * Ruth Wynne as Anna Torrio

Interviews
Each episode features several interviews from celebrities, authors, historians and political figures.


 * Deidre Capone – grand-niece of Al Capone, author, Uncle Al
 * Laurence Bergreen – author, Capone: The Man and the Era
 * Jonathan Eig – author, Get Capone, Luckiest Man
 * William Forsythe – actor, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America and The Mob Doctor
 * Frank Calabrese – former Chicago Outfit associate
 * Robert Lombardo – author, Organized Crime in Chicago
 * John Binder – author, The Chicago Outfit
 * Rich Cohen – journalist
 * Karen Abbott – author, Sin in the Second City
 * T.J. English – author, Paddy Whacked
 * Vincent Pastore – actor, The Sopranos
 * John Kass – columnist, Chicago Tribune
 * John Russick – curator, Chicago History Museum
 * Frank Cullotta – former Chicago Outfit associate
 * Paul Sorvino – actor, Goodfellas
 * Hillel Levin – co-author, When Corruption Was King
 * Michael S. Green, Ph.D. – professor, (UNLV) historian and board member with the Mob Museum
 * Michael Madsen – actor, Donnie Brasco
 * Oscar Goodman – former mayor of Las Vegas, cameo in Casino
 * Nathan Thompson – author, Kings: The True Story of Chicago's Policy Kings
 * David Eisenbach – historian
 * Robert Grant - former Chicago FBI chief
 * Billy Drago - author, played Frank Nitti in The Untouchables