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Published Oct 15, 2026, 4:30 AM EDT
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If there's anything that the recent success of shows like Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen and his Paramount+ series MobLand has taught us, it's that crime shows are as popular as ever right now. This weekend, one of the most-watched crime shows of the decade so far returns. On October 16, Taylor Sheridan's Tulsa King premieres the first of its fourth-season episodes, as Sylvester Stallone's Dwight 'The General' Manfredi "fights to legitimize his empire while facing corrupt politicians and new enemies."
Having broken multiple streaming and viewership records across its run to date, there's no doubting just how popular Tulsa King is. With a 21.1 million viewer haul, the Season 3 premiere of Sheridan's most indulgent series became the most-watched global series premiere in Paramount+ history. This followed similar success for the Season 2 premiere, which earned 2 million global views in just 24 hours and reached 5.4 million households in its first 7 days. But this success arguably wouldn't be possible without the godfather of epic crime stories on the small screen: The Sopranos.
Fans of Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Succession, and more owe the existence of their favorite series, in part, to the success of The Sopranos. Back in 1999, television was the much safer, less ambitious home of episodic storytelling, with the biggest and boldest ideas saved for theaters. But The Sopranos changed all that, proving across six seasons that viewers of network television were hungry for greater vision and darker storytelling on the small screen. In fact, its existence alone crafted a reputation for HBO as the place for prestige television, something it still holds to this day.
'The Sopranos' is a Hit Again
Over 27 years after it debuted on January 10, 1999, The Sopranos continues to prove popular. At the time of writing, David Chase's genius crime series is the most-watched show on iTunes in the U.S. To take first place, the New Jersey Mafia boss has had to take out the competition, including other popular iTunes favorites such as the 2005 historical series Rome, Bruce Campbell's Ash vs Evil Dead, the modern zombie horror masterpiece The Walking Dead, the classic spooky season favorite The Twilight Zone, and much more.
The Sopranos is available to stream in its entirety right now. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Release Date 1999 - 2007-00-00
Network HBO
Showrunner David Chase
English (US) ·