Sky Atlantic: Broadcaster launches home for US shows
Broadcaster BSkyB has launched a satellite channel dedicated to programmes made by US broadcaster HBO.
Sky Atlantic debuts at 8pm on 1 February and will showcase hit US TV in the UK.
Boardwalk Empire will make its UK debut on the new channel - it's set in the prohibition era and stars Steve Buscemi and Scottish actress Kelly MacDonald.
Its first episode, directed by Martin Scorsese, pulled in close to five million US viewers.
The show tells the story of Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), a gangster of Irish descent who is treasurer of Atlantic City.
Buscemi's girlfriend in the show is played by Paz de la Huerta
With prohibition in effect, he runs an illegal alcohol empire and must balance his life as a politician with an ongoing gang war.
Hit US dramas
Former Trainspotting actress MacDonald plays a young Irish immigrant seeking her fortune in the USA who finds herself caught up in Thompson's world.
Season 1 has won a series of US awards, with Buscemi claiming best actor at the Screen Actors Guilds - and a second season has already been commissioned.
Sky Atlantic will also show hit US dramas like Entourage, Blue Bloods and Bored To Death plus some HBO shows which have already enjoyed UK success, like The Sopranos or The Wire.
Later this year it will give a UK debut to fantasy drama Game Of Thrones, which stars Sean Bean, and five-part mini series Mildred Pierce, which features Kate Winslett.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12336545Looking forward to that 'Boardwalk Empire' which starts tonight
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