Long before the hype surrounding Netflix series, HBO’s The Sopranos was one of the first productions to take the medium to a new level. With the story about mafia boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini). Series as serious film competition and new way of literary spread storytelling.
After the legendary end of The Sopranos in 2007, a prequel film has been released almost 15 years later, which sheds light on the history of Tony Soprano. You can now stream The Many Saints of Newark on Amazon Prime by subscription. *
Check out the iconic intro to The Sopranos here:
The Sopranos – Intro Season 1-3 (English)
The Sopranos prequel charts the rise of a gangster legend on Amazon Prime
The backstory is set in 1960’s New Jersey and revolves around a young Tony Soprano, played by Michael Gandolfini, son of the late Sopranos star. Young Tony gets caught up in the conflicts between rival gangster gangs made up of Afro-Americans and Italians. At the same time he emulates his powerful uncle Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola) and also wants to become a mob boss.
The Sopranos prequel was co-written by Sopranos creator David Chase and features in the cast some pleasing genre faces like Ray Liotta and Jon Bernthal.
The Many Saints of Newark is unsurprisingly peppered with references and Easter eggs to The Sopranos. In addition, the prequel also works as an independent gangster film, which has many trademarks of the genre such as Crime suspense, simmering conflicts and brutal escalations united.
The 10 biggest streaming films of 2023 on Netflix, Amazon & Co.
In this installment of our Moviepilot podcast, Stream Browsing, we take a look at the big movies coming exclusively to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and Apple TV+ this year. The result is a list of ten special recommendations.
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From the sci-fi epic to the potential Oscar nominee, everything is included. The talents gathered are particularly impressive. In 2023 we can expect new movies from Martin Scorsese, David Fincher and Zack Snyder in the streaming space, while Gal Gadot, Leonardo DiCaprio, Henry Cavill and Chris Hemsworth will be in front of the camera.
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