How to Become a Mob Boss
On Netflix
This darkly satirical how-to guide explores the rise and fall of history's most notorious mob bosses and their tactics for success.
Episodes
E1 Land Your Dream JobHow does a barber's son from Brooklyn become king of the Chicago underworld? Infamous gangster Al Capone offers a lesson in unlocking your own potential.
E2 Build a Better OperationReady to earn street cred and protect your profits? Follow heroin kingpin Frank Lucas' cutting-edge business plan to make sure your crimes do pay.
E3 Dominate Through TerrorMaster the art of fear and steamroll your rivals by retracing Salvatore "Totò" Riina's blood-soaked rise through the ranks of the Sicilian Mafia.
E4 Don't Go RogueFor a lesson in what not to do, look no further than John Gotti, "The Dapper Don" who flashed his ill-gotten wealth and orchestrated his own downfall.
E5 Play the Long GameCover your tracks and play the long game by studying Whitey Bulger, Boston's most notorious — and successful — criminal, who spent 16 years on the run.
E6 Break the MoldDrug lord. Narcoterrorist. Politician. Pablo Escobar reached a level of fame and power most criminals could only dream of. Here's how he did it.
