Inspired as a youth by the film The Public Enemy, Chase created the critically and commercially successful show by drawing heavily on his own personal life; the character of Livia Soprano is modelled after his own mother.
Kao mladić inspiriran filmom Državni neprijatelj, Chase je osmislio kritički i komercijalno uspješnu seriju koja se uvelike oslanjala na njegov privatni život; lik Livije Soprano oblikovan je prema njegovoj majci.