From being nearly canceled to changing the TV landscape, The Sopranos’ groundbreaking success was saved by HBO.

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When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Before he became a mob boss, Tony Soprano was just another troubled teenager in Newark, New Jersey.

Premiering this Friday in theaters (and simultaneously on HBO Max), "The Many Saints of Newark" is a "Sopranos" prequel film set in 1960s and '70s New Jersey. But while the film boasts a star ...