Original Gangsters with Sean Bean – premieres tonight on SBS2 with Sean Bean tracing the stories of some of history’s most notorious gangsters.
The series begins with Al Capone, a figure whose criminal empire helped define the public image of organised crime in America.
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean starts with Al Capone because his story remains one of the defining organised-crime myths. The episode uses that familiar name to examine how criminal power grows, how public reputation is shaped and why downfall often becomes part of the legend.
Capone remains a useful starting point because his story combines money, violence, politics and celebrity. The episode can use a familiar figure to open up the broader machinery of criminal reputation.
What to expect in Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Bean examines Capone’s rise, power and downfall, setting the tone for a series about ambition, violence and the myths that grow around criminal figures.
The opening episode looks beyond the familiar name to the machinery of influence and intimidation that made Capone so infamous.
With Bean as guide, the premiere frames gangster history as a story of personality, opportunity and the price of ruthless control.
Beginning with Capone gives the series an instantly recognisable entry point before it moves deeper into criminal history.
When to watch Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean airs tonight, Friday 11 September, at 8.30pm on SBS2 and SBS On Demand.
For more free-to-air coverage, visit TV Central’s SBS news and highlights. You can also catch up through SBS On Demand.
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