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The Sopranos

North Jersey mob boss, Tony Soprano, self-described "waste management consultant," reluctantly seeks a psychiatrist's help after blacking out. Lest he appear weak, he must keep his therapy a secret from the rest of the Mob. He's stressed: his teenage daughter is giving his wife fits; his mean-spirited mother refuses to move to a retirement community; his aging Uncle Junior, jealous of Tony's rise to the top, won't stay in line and engineers a plot to kill Tony; and the feds, armed with RICO, are circling. In therapy, Tony must come to terms with his father's example, his mother's manipulations, and his own fears of death and loss of family. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Crime, Drama), first airing in 1999, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of The Sopranos

North Jersey mob boss, Tony Soprano, self-described "waste management consultant," reluctantly seeks a psychiatrist's help after blacking out. Lest he appear weak, he must keep his therapy a secret from the rest of the Mob. He's stressed: his teenage daughter is giving his wife fits; his mean-spirited mother refuses to move to a retirement community; his aging Uncle Junior, jealous of Tony's rise to the top, won't stay in line and engineers a plot to kill Tony; and the feds, armed with RICO, are circling. In therapy, Tony must come to terms with his father's example, his mother's manipulations, and his own fears of death and loss of family.

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Crime, Drama), first airing in 1999, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 1999
  • Released 10 Jan 1999
  • Runtime 55 minutes
  • Content rating TV-MA
  • IMDb rating IMDb 9.2/10 from 582,424 votes
  • Genres Crime, Drama
  • Languages English, Italian, Russian
  • Countries United States
  • Seasons 6 seasons

Cast

James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco

Direction and writing

Written by: David Chase

Awards and recognition

Won 21 Primetime Emmys. 127 wins & 312 nominations total

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