The Sopranos: Story, Cast and Series Facts

The Sopranos (1999): Drama, Crime. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

The Sopranos, writer-producer-director David Chase's extraordinary television series, is nominally an urban gangster drama, but its true impact strikes closer to home: Like 1999's other screen touchstone, American Beauty, the HBO series chronicles a dysfunctional, suburban American family in bold relief. And for protagonist Tony Soprano, there's the added complexity posed by heading twin families, his collegial mob clan and his own, nouveau riche brood.

Series details

Title: The Sopranos
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Crime
Premiere date: 1999-01-10
Final broadcast date listed: 2007-06-10
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8.8/10
TVMaze ID: 527

Cast and credited roles

James Gandolfini — Tony Soprano
Edie Falco — Carmela Soprano
Michael Imperioli — Christopher Moltisanti
Steven Van Zandt — Silvio Dante
Tony Sirico — Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri
Robert Iler — Anthony Soprano
Jamie-Lynn Sigler — Meadow Soprano
Lorraine Bracco — Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Dominic Chianese — Corrado "Junior" Soprano
Aida Turturro — Janice Soprano
Steven R. Schirripa — Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri
Drea de Matteo — Adriana La Cerva

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 1999-01-10; final listed air date 1999-04-04; episode order: 13.
Season 2: premiered 2000-01-16; final listed air date 2000-04-09; episode order: 13.
Season 3: premiered 2001-03-04; final listed air date 2001-05-20; episode order: 13.
Season 4: premiered 2002-09-15; final listed air date 2002-12-08; episode order: 13.
Season 5: premiered 2004-03-07; final listed air date 2004-06-06; episode order: 13.
Season 6: premiered 2006-03-12; final listed air date 2007-06-10; episode order: 21.

Source and licence

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