Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos

E1 • Part One

A New Jersey native and successful TV writer, David Chase decides to pen a script inspired by his mother and the "wise guys" of his youth. After finding a home at HBO, Chase begins casting for a pilot about a mobster who seeks therapy.

1h 12m • 2024

A New Jersey native and successful TV writer, David Chase decides to pen a script inspired by his mother and the "wise guys" of his youth. After finding a home at HBO, Chase begins casting for a pilot about a mobster who seeks therapy.

E2 • Part Two

With The Sopranos a hit, Chase and his writers discuss drawing on their personal experiences and the challenges of balancing often violent subject matter with dark comedy.

1h 18m • 2024

With The Sopranos a hit, Chase and his writers discuss drawing on their personal experiences and the challenges of balancing often violent subject matter with dark comedy.