FX has picked upMayans MCto series, ordering a 10-episode first season of the new drama series from Kurt Sutter and Elgin James, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. The first season of thisSons of Anarchy spin-offwill premiere on FX in 2018. Here’s what Nick Grad had to say about the new series in a statement.
“Kurt Sutter is a master storyteller and Mayans MC has the raw energy and intensity that are hallmarks of his signature style. Thanks to Kurt, co-creator Elgin James and this amazing cast,Mayans MCbuilds on thelegacy of Sons of Anarchy, taking it in a thrilling new direction that we can’t wait for the world to see.”
Mayans MCis the next chapter in theSons of Anarchysaga, Kurt Sutter’s award-winning series that was the highest-rated ongoing drama series in FX history for seven seasons. The Mayans were recurring and pivotal players in Sons of Anarchy throughout the show’s seven-year run. Mayans MC is set in a post Jax Teller world, whereEZ Reyes, fresh out of prison, is a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now EZ must carve out his new outlaw identity in a town where he once was the golden boy who had the American Dream within his grasp. We reported in July that theMayans MC pilotwas re-casting before shooting a new pilot episode.
Mayans MCstars Edward James Olmos, JD Pardo, Sarah Bolger, Clayton Cardenas, Richard Cabral, Michael Irby, Raoul Trujillo, Antonio Jaramillo and Carla Baratta.Michael Irby was cast as Obispo “Bishop” Losain October, a character who wasn’t in the original incarnation of the pilot episode. Bishop is the president of Mayans MC’s Santo Padre Charter, who comes from a broken home in the Salton Sea. He was taken in by the family of his cousin, Marcus Alvarez (Emilio Rivera), Mayan MC founder and National President. After a tour of duty in Iraq and one in Pelican Bay, Bishop was sent by Alvarez to set up and run the critical Mexi-Cali border charter. He is as deadly as he is loyal.
The originalSons of Anarchyalso took a similar route, with the show’s original pilot featuring Scott Glenn as the iconic Clay Morrow character, with Ron Perlman taking over the character for the re-shot pilot episode. Noberto Barba directed the pilot and will be an Executive Producer, with Sutter serving as Executive Producer and James serving as Co-Executive Producer.Mayans MCis produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions. There has been no indication as to when production may begin on theFX Networksseries, or when in 2018 the show may debut.
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks, a business unit of 21st Century Fox. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 91 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series, includingThe Americans,Taboo,Legion,Snowfalland the upcomingTrust; the critically-acclaimed limited seriesAmerican Horror Story,Fargo,American Crime StoryandFEUD; acclaimed hit comedy series includingAtlanta,BasketsandBetter Things; and the upcoming dance musical seriesPose. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama seriesThe Shield,Nip/Tuck,Rescue Me,Damages,Sons of AnarchyandJustified. The network’s library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network.
