FX Orders ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Spinoff ‘Mayans MC’ Pilot
CreatorKurt Sutteris keeping theSons of Anarchybrand alive and well. The writer has previously expressed interest in both a prequel anda spin-offto his hit crime series, and the latter started to pick up speed last year when it was announced Sutter was developing a show about the SAMCRO’s Hispanic rivals, Mayans. Today, FX ordered the Sutter-directedMayans MCpilot.
Below, learn more about theSons of Anarchyspinoff.
Mayans MCwill take place after the events of theSons of Anarchyseries finale. The spinoff show follows EZ Reyes, a prospect (potential member) in the Mayans MC charter. The character seeks vengeance against a local cartel, as he struggles with “his need for the women in his life to respect him.” UnlikeSons of Anarchy, the show won’t take place in Northern California — it’s set at the California/Mexico border. Sutter has previously stated we may see appearances from a few members of the SAMCRO, though.
DuringSons of Anarchy, which remains FX’s most popular drama to date (9.2 million watched the series finale), Jax and his gang would repeatedly come into contact with the Mayans, a gang involved in heroin factories and prostitution. Later on in the series, a truce was established. The gang’s leader, Marcus Alvarez (Emilio Rivera), is returning forMayans MC.
Sutter is executive producing the show and starts shooting the pilot in March. TheSons of Anarchycreator co-wrote the script with co-executive producer,Elgin James(Little Birds). The two co-created the show together. Sutter didn’t want “to just throw some white guy at it,” so he hired a storyteller who understands Latin culture and traditions better than he does to makeMayans MC:
I wanted to find a strong, unique Latino voice. Because I didn’t think a white guy from Jersey should be writing about Latin culture and traditions. Elgin is that voice.
James has had quite a life, one that makes you understand why Sutter would want him leading the charge onMayans MC. The director spent a decade and a half in a gang, FSU, that went after neo-Nazi skinheads and drug dealers; he’d rob dealers and donate the money to charities. In 2008, James was a part of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, but shortly after that, he had to serve a prison sentence for a past gang-related charge of federal extortion. A year or so later, he made his directorial debut withLittle Birds, which starsJuno Temple,Leslie Mann, andKate Bosworth.
