The Sopranos
It's from 1999, before you were born.
- Network
- HBO
- Genre
- Crime drama
- Creator
- David Chase
- Premiered
- 1999
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About
As of 2026, it's 27 years old.
The Sopranos is widely credited with launching the entire 'prestige TV' era — the moment television decided it could be as ambitious as cinema. A New Jersey mob boss starts seeing a therapist, and from that simple, brilliant hook came one of the most acclaimed dramas ever made, anchored by James Gandolfini's towering performance.
Morally complex, darkly funny, and ending on a cut to black so debated that people still argue about it, it raised the ceiling for what television could be.
Landmark, layered, and endlessly analyzed, The Sopranos is the show that turned a conflicted gangster into the gateway for the golden age of TV.
The Sopranos season by season
The Sopranos ran for 6 seasons (1999–2006) across 86 episodes. You're older than the seasons in green.
