Steven Van Zandt returns to mob life in 'Lilyhammer'

Steve Van Zandt of the E-Street Band spent six seasons playing mobster Silvio Dante on HBO's The Sopranos. He's returning to the mob life but, this time, in witness protection hiding from his boss on the new Netflix original series Lilyhammer.

According to a Netflix press release:

"Lilyhammer," follows New York mobster Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano as he enters the federal witness protection program after ratting on his boss. A sports fan, Frank wants to make his new life in Lillehammer, the Norwegian town that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics – or as he calls it "Lilyhammer." Frank has visions of a paradise of "clean air, fresh white snow and gorgeous broads" far away from the temptations of the Big Apple and from mob hit men. Reality, of course, turns out to be spectacularly different.

Look for the debut of Lilyhammer on February 8. It has a first season order of eight episodes.