'Boardwalk Empire' Season 3: New Teaser Previews a Tougher Nucky (Video)

10:59 PM PDT 7/29/2012 by Lesley Goldberg

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Watch Jimmy's shocking death all over again and see the warning signs that await what's in store for Steve Buscemi's gangster.

Steve Buscemi in "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)

Abbot Genser/HBO

A new teaser for the third season of HBO's gangster drama Boardwalk Empire has been released and has more on his plate now than ever.

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The short clip hints at what awaits Atlantic City's top dog after Nucky (Steve Buscemi) brutally shot and killed his former right-hand man, Jimmy (Michael Pitt) in the shocking Season 2 finale.

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After proposing to Margaret (Kelly Macdonald), the drama will jump ahead about 16 months, as it Nucky seems to be sporting a wedding ring that slips off his finger -- previewing a marriage in trouble, not a surprise considering his bride-to-be donated all of his land to the church.

Nurse Jackie's Bobby Cannavale has boarded the Emmy-nominated drama this year, playing Gyp Rosetti, a charming but ruthless gangster who challenges Nucky, while Stephen Root will recur as Gaston Means, a former swinderl and murder suspect who now works for the Department of Justice.

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Check out the clip, below, and hit the comments with your thoughts on the tagline: "You can't be half a gangster." Boardwalk Empire's third season premieres Sunday, Sept. 16 at 9 p.m.