“The Many Saints of Newark,” the much-anticipated feature film prequel to David Chase’s groundbreaking, award-winning HBO drama series “The Sopranos,” premieres exclusively on HBO GO from November 11. Filipinos can stream or download all six seasons of “The Sopranos” on HBO GO now.
In “The Many Saints of Newark,” young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark’s history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family’s hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, who struggles to manage both his professional and personal responsibilities–and whose influence over his nephew will help make the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss we’ll later come to know: Tony Soprano.
It stars Alessandro Nivola ( “American Hustle”), Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. (“Hamilton,” “Murder on the Orient Express”), Jon Bernthal (“Baby Driver,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”), Corey Stoll (“Ant-Man”), Michael Gandolfini (“The Deuce”), Billy Magnussen (“The Big Short”), Michela De Rossi (“The Rats”), John Magaro (“The Finest Hours”), with Emmy winner Ray Liotta (“Goodfellas”) and Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air”).
Alan Taylor (“Games of Thrones,” “Mad Men”), who won an Emmy for his directing work on The Sopranos, helmed the film from a screenplay by series creator David Chase and Lawrence Konner, based on characters created by Chase. Chase, Konner and Nicole Lambert produced the film, with Michael Disco, Marcus Viscidi, Toby Emmerich and Richard Brener serving as executive producers.
“The Many Saints of Newark” was shot on location in New Jersey and New York, and several beloved characters from the original series that inspired the film are featured in the movie.
