(2021) is a prequel film to the landmark HBO series The Sopranos , set in the 1960s and 1970s against the backdrop of the 1967 Newark riots . While marketed as a Tony Soprano origin story, the film primarily centers on Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), the father of Christopher Moltisanti and the mentor who inadvertently groomed a young Tony into the mob boss he would become. Core Plot and Narrative Focus
: The film finally answers a long-standing question from the series: the identity of Dickie's killer. It is revealed to be Junior Soprano , who ordered the hit out of petty spite after Dickie laughed at him for slipping and injuring himself. The Sopranos Connection subtitle The Many Saints of Newark (2021) (1080...
: A teenage Tony Soprano (Michael Gandolfini, son of original star James Gandolfini) idolizes Dickie, witnessing the brutal realities of mob life that will eventually seal his own destiny. (2021) is a prequel film to the landmark