We woke up this Watch "The Many Saints of Newark" online (or in theaters) What did you expect to see? Guns? In this household? In this household?

The Many Saints of Newark is basically a prequel to The Sopranos, the story of young Anthony Soprano

The rest of the family is filled with familiar names, including John Bernal (Netflix's The Punisher) as Giovanni "Johnny Boy" Soprano (Tony's father) Vera Farmiga ("The Conjuring") plays Tony's mother Livia Corey Stoll ("House of Cards") plays Junior Soprano and Billy Magnussen ("Made for Love") is Paulie Walnuts

The film is directed by "Sopranos" veteran Alan Taylor (who won an Emmy for the episode "Kennedy and Heidi") and is written (of course) by series creator David Chase and screenwriter Lawrence Conner

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In the US, The Many Saints of Newark opens Friday, October 1; it also opens the same day on HBO Max

The Many Saints of Newark will be available on HBO Max for 31 days (ending November 1)

The Many Saints of Newark (and none of the Warner Bros day-and-date movies) are not available on the ad-supported version of HBO Max

Bad news for Canadians who want to watch The Many Saints of Newark at home; HBO Max is a US exclusive, and the film is not streaming on any other service

The film will be released in theaters on Friday, October 1

If you are an American traveling abroad, you will need to look into the best VPN service to access all paid services

In the UK, the film was released on September 22, so Britons were able to see The Many Saints of Newark in theaters earlier than Americans

HBO Max is not available in the UK, so those wishing to see it at home are out of luck

Critics seem to be divided on "The Many Saints of Newark," positive on quality and negative for those expecting something like "The Sopranos" [Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "'Saints' can never be what 'The Sopranos' was But for a little over 100 minutes, it feels close enough to go home again," and her review noted that some scenes feel "like a recreation of actual magic," while others feel "like a tease"

Phil de Semrien's review in Empire described "Many Saints" as "a busier proposition than its HBO predecessor, setting up more than it can complete"