The Many Saints of Newark

The Many Saints of Newark
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Directed by	Alan Taylor
Written by	David Chase Lawrence Konner
Based on	Characters by David Chase
Produced by	David Chase Lawrence Konner Nicole Lambert
Starring	Alessandro Nivola Leslie Odom Jr. Jon Bernthal Corey Stoll Michael Gandolfini Billy Magnussen Michela De Rossi John Magaro Ray Liotta Vera Farmiga
Narrated by	Michael Imperioli
Cinematography	Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by	Christopher Tellefsen
Production companies	New Line Cinema Home Box Office Chase Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22) (Tribeca) October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01) (United States)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million[2]
Box office	$13.1 million[3]

The Many Saints of Newark (marketed with the subtitle A Sopranos Story) is a 2021 American crime drama film directed by Alan Taylor and written by David Chase and Lawrence Konner. A prequel to Chase's HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007), it takes place during the 1960s and 1970s in Newark, New Jersey. The film follows a violent gang war from the perspectives of mobster Dickie Moltisanti and his teenage nephew, Tony Soprano, in the midst of the city's 1967 riots. It stars Alessandro Nivola as Dickie and Michael Gandolfini as Tony, the character originated by his father in the series, with Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen, Michela De Rossi, John Magaro, Ray Liotta, and Vera Farmiga in supporting roles. It was Liotta's final release performance before his death in 2022.

Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema obtained the rights to produce The Many Saints of Newark alongside HBO Films. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Fall Preview on September 22, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 1, along with a month-long simultaneous release on the HBO Max streaming service. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising the performances of Gandolfini and Nivola, though some criticized the script. However, the film was a box-office bomb, grossing $13 million against a budget of $50 million, while attaining streaming success on HBO Max and contributing to a spike in viewership for The Sopranos.