A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. : AMC’s ‘The Making Of The Mob’ Renewed: Chicago

mxdwn.com August 22, 2015

On Friday at the Televison Critics’ Association press tour, AMC announced the renewal of the docuseries, The Making Of The Mob, for a second season (via The Hollywood Reporter).

The series comes from Stephen David Entertainment and it had a steady stream of viewers in its debut season. The Making Of The Mob averaged at about 1.5 million viewers a night. The show’s premiere season was entitled The Making Of The Mob: New York and was based on the infamous mobster, Lucky Luciano. The series premiered on June 15, 2015 as an eight part event. Emmy award winning actor, Ray Liotta, narrated the series which starred Rich Graff and Ian Bell and was executive produced by Stephen David.

The sophomore season will be entitled, The Making Of The Mob: Chicago which will follow the rise and fall of Al Capone. The second season is also set to explore Al Capone’s war with the Irish gangs of Chicago and Elliot Ness. Stephen David, head of Stephen David Entertainment, talked about the renewal, “We’ve had an amazing experience with AMC on ‘The Making of the Mob: New York’ and to get to explore a second season focusing on Al Capone and Chicago is a dream” (via Variety).

In other AMC news, the cable network ordered the docudrama, The West, straight to series. The West is another Stephen David Entertainment production and it will explore western legends and cowboys. The series is set to be a mixture of documentary footage and dramatic scenes. It will premiere in the summer of 2016 in eight installments (The Hollywood Reporter).

AMC’s The Making Of The Mob: Chicago and The West are set to debut in 2016.

About the Author

About the Author

Dr. Wayne A. Johnson served as
a member of the Chicago Police Department (retired) for 25 years with
distinction. In his last assignment he supervised the Analytical Unit of the
Intelligence Section, Organized Crime Division where he furthered his knowledge of The Chicago Mob.

Wayne’s notable work with the
Intelligence Section led him to his next appointment as Chief Investigator for
the legendary Chicago Crime Commission, holding the position originally created
by the much celebrated organized crime investigator, Virgil Peterson. During Wayne's five years at the helm as Chief
Investigator he investigated and monitored The Chicago Mob. The national notoriety Wayne received as the
Crime Commission's Chief Investigator led to
his recruitment as the first and only Superintendent of Police/Inspector
General for the Town of Cicero, Illinois.

Mr. Johnson earned his Doctor
of Education degree from Northern Illinois University, and Master of Science
degree in Criminal-Social Justice from Lewis University in Romeoville,
Illinois. He serves as an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Law
Enforcement Programs at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois.

Wayne is also a nationally
recognized investigative and educational consultant for law enforcement and
security industry and is widely considered to be one of the nation’s leading
authorities on Organized Crime.

Dr. Johnson has lectured
extensively on not only Organized Crime but also on Homicide Investigations, Criminal Profiling,
Violence in the Workplace and Gang Crimes.

He has been interviewed as an
authority for numerous television specials on organized crime including the Biography
Channel’s in depth program on Mob Boss Anthony Accardo. He has authored and
co-authored articles in Law Enforcement and Education, most notably the Chicago
Crime Commission’s ground breaking Organized Crime Report, "The New Faces of Organized Crime".

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AMC’s ‘The Making Of The Mob’ Renewed: Chicago