Before creating and developing The Sopranos, Chase started in Hollywood as a story editor for Kolchak: The Night Stalker and then produced episodes of The Rockford Files and Northern Exposure, among other series.
Prije nego što je kreirao i razvio Obitelj Soprano, Chase je počeo u Hollywoodu kao urednik priča za Kolchak: The Night Stalker, a nakon toga, između ostalih serija, producirao epizode Života na sjeveru i The Rockford Files.