About this season
A deep dive into the underbelly of the Prohibition era, which was characterized as much by jazz, illegal booze and female liberation as it was by gangsters and brutality.
Episodes (2)
E1
1. Flappers and Bootleggers
Aired 11 June 2018 • 51 min
The 18th Amendment takes effect, though enforcement proves impossible. In an era without alcohol, speakeasies boomed, corruption infiltrated politics, and gangsters grew in power and notoriety
E2
2. Gangsters and G-Men
Aired 18 June 2018 • 51 min
Gangsters and bootleggers build an underground industry capitalizing on Americans desire for booze despite the federal prohibition on alcohol. Law enforcement closes in on America's most wanted outlaw, Al Capone.