The Sopranos is one of the greatest shows of all time. After the show concluded in 2007, it would be the last time the cast would be together, However, Before American Horror Story brought back the same cast again and again for different tales of terror, The Sopranos creator David Chase wanted to do just that with the cast of the HBO series.
While speaking with Empire, David Chase revealed that he had an idea for a cop drama that would have featured the entire cast of The Sopranos in brand-new roles.
One thing I wanted to do was a crooked police station show set in Hoboken, New Jersey. Jim [James Gandolfini] was going to be this crooked lieutenant. The guys who played Paulie, Chris – all of them were going to be different characters, but the same types of people in the show on the other side of the law.
That idea sure sounded great and although David Chase obviously didn’t go through with the series, he will be returning to the world of The Sopranos with The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel movie that will be set in the era of the Newark riots in the 60s.
The idea of a prequel to The Sopranos first emerged during the second season of the series when Oz creator Tom Fontana told David Chase that
“it’d be interesting to see Junior and Johnny in their younger days in Newark.”
Chase said he
“responded positively to that, because my mother was born in Newark. She met my father in Newark. There was a personal connection and I loved those characters.”
