The BEST episodes of The Making of The Mob

Every episode of The Making of The Mob ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Making of The Mob!

The Making of the Mob: New York will follow the rise of Charles “Lucky” Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and other notorious gangsters from their beginnings as a neighborhood gang of teenagers to becoming the murderous entrepreneurs and bootleggers who turned the Mafia into an American institution. Season two : The Making of the Mob: Chicago

Last Updated: 3/27/2026Network: AMCStatus: Ended

7.98

138 votes

#1 - Last Man Standing

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2016

In the second-season finale, Joe Accardo and Sam Giancana have a falling out and the fate of the Outfit rests on the outcome. Meanwhile, Joe Accardo cleans up loose ends before retiring.

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7.83

179 votes

#2 - Blood Filled Streets

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2016

A betrayal destroys peace in Chicago and Torrio and Capone seek revenge against the Irish gangs. Meanwhile, the Beer Wars make Capone Chicago's top gangster.

7.79

174 votes

#3 - End Game

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/3/2015

Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino make their move. The police raid a mob summit, arresting Genovese. Gambino takes over.

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7.75

139 votes

#4 - Sin City

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2016

Joe Accardo sets his sights on Las Vegas, but the Outfit is threatened when Sam Giancona incurs the wrath of young attorney Robert F. Kennedy.

7.73

183 votes

#5 - A Death in the Family

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2016

A new mayor forces Torrio and Capone outside Chicago to nearby Cicero. There, Capone's brother Frank fixes an election, placing himself in jeopardy.

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7.73

219 votes

#6 - Capone's First Kill

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2016

In the second season opener, Johnny Torrio mentors Capone in Brooklyn, and then the two reunite in Chicago, where their bootlegging enrages local Irish gangsters.

7.72

145 votes

#7 - New Blood

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2016

With Capone in jail, Frank Nitti, Paul Ricca and Joe Accardo take over. Meanwhile, a Hollywood scandal presents Sam Giancana with a chance to prove himself.

7.67

147 votes

#8 - Judgment Day

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2016

Al Capone outwits Eliot Ness, but Capone's criminal empire remains in jeopardy when the IRS plants an undercover agent in his gang.

7.67

166 votes

#9 - St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2016

Capone uses the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to assert his power over his enemies. Meanwhile, President Hoover takes notice; and dispatches Elliot Ness to take on Capone.

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7.60

205 votes

#10 - The Mob at War

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/20/2015

World War II begins, and the military asks Luciano to aid in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.

7.60

417 votes

#11 - The Education of Lucky Luciano

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/15/2015

Charles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano's crew makes a fortune.

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7.59

247 votes

#12 - A Rising Threat

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/6/2015

Luciano's decision to enter the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the chance to arrest him and put him on trial.

7.59

193 votes

#13 - New Frontiers

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/27/2015

Luciano takes over Vito Genovese's heroin ring in Italy, then rejoins Meyer Lansky at a mob summit in Cuba. Genovese and Carlo Gambino plot against the mob leadership, and Bugsy Siegel's dream of Las Vegas turns deadly.

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7.49

207 votes

#14 - Exit Strategy

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2015

Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison, leaving Vito Genovese as acting boss.

7.47

287 votes

#15 - King of New York

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2015

"Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Luciano's power grows, so does the attention from the Feds.

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7.46

325 votes

#16 - Equal Opportunity Gangster

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/2015

"Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.

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