The Sopranos is a TV serial which is part of both mass and popular culture in the United States because it lies on clichés that are easily recognizable and understandable by the entire population. The serial plays with the images associated with the Italian-American community (the mafia, men's virility, women's submission, the sacred values of the family) to better revisit them, which enables the audience to identity with the characters. Indeed, The Sopranos does not portray the mafia in the United States but conveys American values (such as the family, loyalty and honor), and, in spite of his affiliation with the mafia and his origins, Tony, the main character, is introduced as a typical head of family from the upper class. Meanwhile, the re-evaluation of the popular representations of the Italian-American community has enabled the TV serial part to shift to high culture.