{
  "id": 15263477,
  "title": "15 TV Shows To Watch If You Like The Sopranos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/15-tv-shows-to-watch-if-you-like-the-sopranos",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T19:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2289535/tv-shows-like-the-sopranos/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1. After completing The Sopranos, you may feel a sense of malaise. However, there are several TV shows that can fill this void.\n\n2. Many of the recommended series feature morally complex protagonists involved in criminal activities that consume their personal lives and families.\n\n3. Barry, an HBO series, shares a direct conversation with The Sopranos. Barry's hitman-turned-aspiring-actor explores themes of self-denial, escalation without accountability, and performing versions of themselves for others.\n\n4. If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul might be the perfect follow-up. It's a meditative psychological storytelling series that asks deeper questions about a person's core nature.\n\n5. Bloodline, co-created by Todd A. Kessler, also worked on The Sopranos, shares similar themes of buried trauma, complicated parents, and complicity between blood relatives.\n\n6. Boardwalk Empire, also produced by HBO, shares creative DNA with The Sopranos. It's set in the 1920s and features a corrupt politician in Atlantic City who navigates the criminal underworld, with strong ties to the original series' creators.",
  "summary": "Fans of The Sopranos have plenty of television to explore next, from psychologically complex crime dramas to dark comedies about deeply flawed characters.",
  "key_points": [
    "After The Sopranos, viewers may feel a void that several TV shows can fill.",
    "Barry, an HBO series, directly addresses themes similar to The Sopranos.",
    "Bloodline, co-created by The Sopranos' Todd A. Kessler, explores buried trauma and family dynamics."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}