‘The Sopranos’ Creator David Chase Wants to Make a Project About Italian Americans Moving to Italy ‘Because Things in Our Country Are Questonable’

Jul 8, 2026 4:44am PT ‘The Sopranos’ Creator David Chase Wants to Make a Project About Italian Americans Moving to Italy ‘Because Things in Our Country Are Questonable’

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Courtesy of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“The Sopranos” creator David Chase, speaking at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Wednesday, said he’s thinking of making a movie or TV show centered on Italian Americans moving to Italy.

The seven-time Emmy winner, who was delivering an industry talk about the impact of his HBO drama about an Italian-American mafia boss in New Jersey, said, “I’d like to do something about Italian Americans … this happens a lot lately … Italian Americans who buy property in Italy, because apparently Italy sells these houses for… Lorraine Bracco [who played Dr. Jennifer Melfi in ‘The Sopranos’] got one for nothing.

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