Cleaver (The Sopranos) Cleaver (The Sopranos) Cleaver is a metafictional film within a TV-series that serves as an important plot element toward the end of the HBO television drama series "The Sopranos". Although very little film material is actually shown in the series, its planning and development are discussed at large throughout multiple seasons of the show. The extent to which Sopranos character Christopher Moltisanti mixes confidential and personal information about the Soprano mob family into the story elements of Cleaver is the focal point throughout its development. After the project eventually materializes, Cleaver can be categorized as a direct-to-DVD mafia-slasher film, described
The Sopranos of "The Sopranos", set in the 1960s during the Newark riots. Titled "The Many Saints of Newark", it is written by David Chase and Lawrence Konner and will be directed by Alan Taylor. On November 20, 2018, it was reported that Alessandro Nivola had been cast in the film as Christopher Moltisanti's father Dickie. All six seasons were released as DVD box sets, with the final season released in two parts; two different versions of the complete series were also released. The sixth season (both parts 1 and 2) was also released on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD in 2006