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Boardwalk Empire Forges Ties With Stephen Root

• Feb 10, 2012 06:14 PM ET
• by Hanh Nguyen

After playing Eddie the vampire on True Blood, Stephen Root is returning to HBO for another blood-filled drama.

The actor has joined Boardwalk Empire in a recurring role for the series' upcoming third season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Will Paz de la Huerta Return for the Third Season of Boardwalk Empire?

• Feb 6, 2012 06:33 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Michael Pitt might not be the only one leaving Boardwalk Empire. TVLine.com is reporting that Paz de la Huerta will not return for the third season of HBO's award-winning drama.

Viewers last saw Nucky's former mistress... read more

Cheers & Jeers: Boardwalk Empire: We Love Lucy

• Oct 10, 2011 07:00 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Cheers to Paz de la Huerta for showing off a new side of herself on Boardwalk Empire.

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In Season 1 of HBO's Atlantic City gangland epic, de la Huerta's character, woozy showgirl Lucy Danziger was notable mostly for her frequent nudity. Now that she's carrying the illegitimate child of fed Nelson Van Alden (the Emmy-worthy Michael Shannon), the role is... read more

Boardwalk Empire Roars Back for Season 2

• Sep 27, 2011 07:01 AM ET
• by Mike Flaherty

If HBO's period gangster epic Boardwalk Empire has a single truism to impart to working stiffs, it might be: It's good to be the king... well, mostly. Sure, Steve Buscemi's Nucky Thompson — Atlantic City treasurer, power broker and bootlegger supreme — is awash in money, power and glamour, but his day-to-day existence is a never-ending game of whack-a-mole, with egos to stroke, law enforcement threats to evade and scores to settle. 

Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald: Is Margaret Really on Board With Nucky's Dirty Dealings?

• Sep 23, 2011 08:25 PM ET
• by Denise Martin

At the end of last season's Boardwalk Empire, forces were aligning against Atlantic City kingpin Nucky (Steve Buscemi), just as Margaret (Kelly Macdonald) had decided to return to him and his life of seeming ease. With the Commodore (Dabney Coleman) hellbent on turning those closest to Nucky against him, things are about to get infinitely more dangerous for the newly reunited couple. "Things get pretty bad for him, and they got a lot worse for Margaret," Macdonald says.  "She really struggles this season with her choices."

TVGuide.com spoke with the Scottish actress, 35, about how Margaret will change now that she's chosen Nucky, why theirs isn't a romantic love, and how some new players on the boardwalk will make her second-guess what she's trying to accept.