Sons of Anarchy (2008– )

A man in his early 30s struggles to find a balance in his life between being a new dad and his involvement in a motorcycle club.

Creator:

Kurt Sutter

Stars:

Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Charlie Hunnam	...	Jackson 'Jax' Teller (70 episodes, 2008-2013)
Katey Sagal	...	Gemma Teller Morrow (69 episodes, 2008-2012)
Mark Boone Junior	...	Robert Munson (69 episodes, 2008-2012)
Kim Coates	...	Alex 'Tig' Trager (69 episodes, 2008-2012)
Tommy Flanagan	...	Filip 'Chibs' Telford (69 episodes, 2008-2012)
Maggie Siff	...	Tara Knowles (69 episodes, 2008-2012)
Ron Perlman	...	Clarence 'Clay' Morrow (66 episodes, 2008-2012)
Theo Rossi	...	Juan Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz (66 episodes, 2008-2012)
Dayton Callie	...	Chief Wayne Unser (62 episodes, 2008-2012)
Ryan Hurst	...	Harry 'Opie' Winston (54 episodes, 2008-2012)
William Lucking	...	Piermont 'Piney' Winston (52 episodes, 2008-2011)
David Labrava	...	Happy (47 episodes, 2008-2012)
Christopher Douglas Reed	...	Philip 'Filthy Phil' Russell (33 episodes, 2010-2012)
Winter Ave Zoli	...	Lyla (31 episodes, 2009-2012)

Storyline

Sons of Anarchy, aka SAMCRO, is a motorcycle club that operates both illegal and legal businesses in the small town of Charming. They combine gun-running and a garage, plus involvement in porn film. Clay, the president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are, based on his dead father's journal. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationships.

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Plot Keywords:

motorcycle | gun running | motorcycle gang | fictional town | california | 

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Taglines:

Let freedom ride

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

FX Networks

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Forever Sam Crow

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

SutterInk, Linson Entertainment, Fox 21

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The phone tapping device used by the Federal agents in season 2 is in actuality Pro-Tools software running off a laptop and connected to an M-Box interface. In real life it's used for audio recording and editing, not wire tapping.

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Goofs

The show is set in a fictional San Joaquin County city, but all the Teller-Morrow Automotive tow trucks have a 925 area code. None of San Joaquin County is covered by the 925 area code, its neighbor Contra Costa County is.

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Quotes

Jackson 'Jax' Teller: [voiceover, reading his fathers memoirs] A true outlaw finds the balance between the passion in his heart and the reason in his mind. The outcome is the balance of might and right.

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Crazy Credits

Season 3 episodes "Lochan Mor", "Turas", "Fírinne", and "Bainne" used an Irish rendition of the main theme song.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.9 (2012)

User Reviews

As good as or better than the current HBO programming.

Don't ask me how, but the FX Network and seasoned writer and exec-producer of The Shield, Kurt Sutter, have done it again. I'm not quite sure how FX developed their knack for cutting edge programming, but they seem to have it down to a science. SOA manages to come across super hardcore and original, without being too esoteric. With a cast consisting of Charlie Hunnan, Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal, Kurt Sutter has once again hit the jackpot with a serialized story about a small town and the outlaw biker club which inhabits and to a certain degree, runs the town. SOA is yet another show like The Shield that is not only gritty as all hell, but as hell maintains a balance of genuine drama and humour to keep things interesting. If FX's record is any indication, SOA should be a hardcore show that only gets better as time goes on.

-J.