New Line Cinema’s The Many Saints of Newark is the much-anticipated feature film prequel to the groundbreaking, award-winning HBO drama series “The Sopranos.” The film is set in the explosive era of the Newark riots, when rival gangsters began to rise up, challenging the all-powerful DiMeo crime family’s hold over the city.
Alan Taylor (“Thor: The Dark World”), who won an Emmy for his directing work on The Sopranos, is helming the film from a screenplay by series creator David Chase & Lawrence Konner, based on characters created by Chase.
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.
The film stars Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Michael Gandolfini, Billy Magnussen, Michela De Rossi, John Magaro, Ray Liotta and Vera Farmiga and is set for cinema release nationwide on 22nd October 2021.
