Mob City
| Mob City | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Frank Darabont |
| Based on |
L. A. Noir by John Buntin |
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| Starring | |
| Composer(s) | Mark Isham |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Location(s) | California |
| Cinematography |
David Tattersall Rohn Schmidt |
| Editor(s) | Nathan D. Gunn Hunter M. Via |
| Production company(s) | Darkwoods Productions Swiftly Productions Michael DeLuca Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | TNT |
| Original release | December 4 – December 18, 2013 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Mob City is an American neo-noir crime drama television series created by Frank Darabont for TNT. It is based on real-life accounts of the L.A.P.D. and gangsters in 1940s Los Angeles as chronicled in John Buntin's book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City. The series premiered on December 4, 2013.
On February 10, 2014, TNT canceled Mob City. In Germany the series was released via polyband on DVD and Regional lockout-free BluRay on July 2, 2015, however there are no known plans to release the series on home video in the U.S.
Mob City is based on a true story of a conflict that lasted decades between the Los Angeles Police Department (under leadership of police chief William Parker), and ruthless criminal elements led by Bugsy Siegel, who was in charge of the Los Angeles mafia operations. The series is a crime drama set in Los Angeles during 1947, with brief visits to the 1920s to show background information. The so-called noir period in L.A. was a time of flashy cars, newly minted movie stars, and new beginnings. However, it was also a time of lies and corruption. Half of the LAPD was led by the mafia families with the assist of money, and there were huge loopholes in the system, which the mob were taking advantage of.
The project was first announced in January 2012, under the title L.A. Noir. When asked about details concerning the show, Darabont said various cultures, such as those of African-Americans and Hispanics, would likely be explored, and he was interested in expanding upon already touched upon aspects from Buntin's book. Darabont also commented on the general nature of his project, explaining he wanted to avoid its coming off as a docudrama while still staying true to the book, part of the way to doing that required inserting fictional characters into the timeline. The series was picked up for six episodes in October 2012.
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