屡获殊荣的《大西洋帝国》(Boardwalk Empire)第三季将于北京时间9月17日播出,本季为12集。 《大西洋帝国》再现了美国禁酒令时期(1920-1933年)大西洋城这个海滨小城阴暗面的生存状况。《大西洋帝国》的编剧是《黑道家族》的编剧特伦斯·温特,该剧根据作家Nelson Johnson的原著《海滨帝国:大西洋城的诞生,鼎盛以及堕落》(Boardwalk Empire:The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City)改编。
Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, and ends up taking her home to his mother for Christmas. Surrounded by a loving family (in stark contrast to Lee's own family background) they fall in love. This creates a new problem how do they handle the upcoming trial