10 Best Lesser-Known TV Shows Like 'The Sopranos'

There’s television before The Sopranos, and then there’s television after The Sopranos. When David Chase’s seminal mafia epic first hit our screens in 1999, few could have predicted the seismic shift it would bring. And not just in crime dramas, but in storytelling itself. What seemed, on the surface, like a simple mob show evolved into something far more nuanced. It explored power, legacy, family, loyalty, and the crushing weight of existence itself. It was a Shakespearean tragedy told through the eyes of Tony Soprano, a New Jersey crime boss and conflicted antihero who became a cultural icon.