Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Name: Boardwalk Empire
Released: 2010

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.

Genres: Crime, Drama

What to watch after Boardwalk Empire

Rome (2005) — Similar consistency, season to season
Deadwood (2004) — Alan Taylor and Ed Bianchi directed both
Sons of Anarchy (2008) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
The Shield (2002) — Similar consistency, episode to episode
Banshee (2013) — Jennifer Ames wrote for both
Oz (1997) — Same feel: dark, realistic