First published 2021
Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa open the vault on The Sopranos. The actors who played Christopher Moltisanti and Bobby Baccalieri team up to tell the complete story behind HBO's most famous mob family. They interview cast members, writers, directors, and crew to uncover what really happened during the show's creation and production. The book answers burning fan questions that have lingered for over twenty years. Who convinced HBO to greenlight the series? What do all those eggs symbolize? What became of the Russian who disappeared in the Pine Barrens? Imperioli and Schirripa dig into casting decisions, behind the scenes drama, and the creative process that shaped each episode. They share personal stories about working with James Gandolfini and reflect on his role as the cast's unofficial leader. The book traces the show's journey from initial concept to that controversial final scene. Built from their popular Talking Sopranos podcast, this oral history captures the voices of everyone who made the series happen and explains how a cable TV experiment became a cultural phenomenon that changed television forever.
Genres: american-fiction, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: oral-history, retrospective
Setting: Pine Barrens
Period: 1990s, 2000s
509 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow