HBO Announces Premiere Dates for Boardwalk Empire, Treme

HBO has announced the return dates for two of its more serious dramas.

• Boardwalk Empire will premiere Season 3 on Sunday, September 16 at 9/8c.
• Treme will premiere Season 3 on Sunday, September 23 at 10/9c.

Treme has been off the air for over a year and its third season will be comprised of 10 episodes.

Boardwalk Empire, meanwhile, will feature Bobby Cannavale and Stephen Root in major roles and follow up on one of the most shocking season finale deaths on any show in 2011: the murder of Jimmy Darmody.