'Sopranos' Movie Prequel Is In the Works!

The Sopranos was a hit HBO show that aired on HBO from 1999 – 2007, and now, the TV series will be getting a movie prequel!

The movie was written by Sopranos creator David Chase, as well as Lawrence Konner.

Variety reports that the film is “set in the era of the Newark riots in the 60s, when African-Americans and Italians were adversaries.” Some of the fan favorite characters from the series will return, though no further details were provided.

The Sopranos starred the late James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Jamie Lynn Sigler, and more.