In 1997, in the years before The Wire, Game of Thrones, and Succession, HBO was an upstart in search of a hit. It took a chance on a script by David Chase about Tony Soprano, a New Jersey mob captain in need of therapy, that over six seasons would grow into one of the network’s crown jewels.
A new show at the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), “Stories and Set Designs for The Sopranos,” captures the urgent energy channeled by Chase and his team of collaborators as they turned daring pilot into a show that would pave the way for a golden age of television.
