TCAs 2014: HBO Confirms Fifth and Final Season for 'Boardwalk Empire'

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The TCA Winter Press Tour 2014 has features some fairly big network announcements, but few more so than HBO confirming that another long-running series will join True Blood in the TV graveyard this year.

HBO Programming president Michael Lombardo has announced that the Emmy-winning drama Boardwalk Empire will return for a fifth and final season this fall.

“It has been an incredible honor to bring this powerful and groundbreaking series to our subscribers,” said Lombardo. “Terry Winter has created one for the ages.”

“We’re thrilled to get the go-ahead for a fifth season of Boardwalk Empire,” said showrunner Terence Winter. “After much discussion with my creative team and HBO, we’ve decided to wrap up the series after such a great run and look forward to bringing it to a powerful and exciting conclusion.”

The series just wrapped Season 4, which many have called its strongest season yet. The show closed out 2013 with an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Bobby Canavale), and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, including Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series, Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Steve Buscemi).

Here's hoping Boardwalk Empire ends on as high a note as it did in 2013. It's an admittedly high bar to clear, but I trust in Terence Winter and the rest of the Boardwalk Empire cast and crew to deliver.