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Bada bing bada boom, The Sopranosis coming back.

Creator David Chase is set to revive the series with a new prequel movie, The Many Saints of Newark.

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As reported by Deadline, the film will be set in the late ‘60s, when war broke out between Newark’s Italian and African-American population.

The Sopranos ran for six seasons from 1999 – 2007 on HBO and starred the late James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli and many more.

The series won 21 primetime Emmys.

Chase ended the show ambiguously, not revealing whether Tony Soprano (played by Gandolfini) lived or died in the series finale Made in America.

During an appearance at Vulture Fest in 2016, Chase said the ending still made him “want to cry.”

“I’m filled with sadness when I see that ending. I get all choked up — just thinking about it, I get all choked up.”

Chase speculated on the return of the show last year in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

“I could never see [a return of the show] except as a prequel.”

Warner Bros. Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich said in a statement that the studio is excited by Chase’s decision to revisit and enlarge the Soprano universe. Chase will executive produce and co-write the film, but a director has yet to be selected.

Some actors from the original series are expected to make an appearance.