Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Sons of Anarchy is a 2008 crime series created by Kurt Sutter. It stars Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Tommy Flanagan.
Charming, California looks like any sleepy Central Valley town, but its garage doubles as the front for a gun-running outlaw motorcycle club. The Sons of Anarchy Redwood Original, known as SAMCRO, run on loyalty, leather and old-school violence. Club president Clay likes things done the brutal way; his stepson Jax, the young vice president, starts questioning the cost of the life and the men who built it. Kurt Sutter's FX crime drama sets that generational clash against family, small-town power and personal loyalty pulled in every direction. Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman lead.
Quick answers
What is Sons of Anarchy about?
Charming, California looks like any sleepy Central Valley town, but its garage doubles as the front for a gun-running outlaw motorcycle club. The Sons of Anarchy Redwood Original, known as SAMCRO, run on loyalty, leather and old-school violence. Club president Clay likes things done the brutal way; his stepson Jax, the young vice president, starts questioning the cost of the life and the men who built it. Kurt Sutter's FX crime drama sets that generational clash against family, small-town power and personal loyalty pulled in every direction. Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman lead.
When was Sons of Anarchy released?
Sons of Anarchy was released on 3 September 2008.
How many episodes does Sons of Anarchy have?
Sons of Anarchy has 92 episodes across 7 seasons.
Who made Sons of Anarchy?
Sons of Anarchy was created by Kurt Sutter.
Where can I watch Sons of Anarchy?
Sons of Anarchy is available on Hulu, Amazon, AppleTV and Fandango at Home.
Where to watch Sons of Anarchy
Stream: Hulu
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Charlie Hunnam as Jax Teller
- Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow
- Tommy Flanagan as Filip 'Chibs' Telford
- Mark Boone Junior as Bobby Munson
- Kim Coates as Alex 'Tig' Trager
- Theo Rossi as Juan Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz
- Dayton Callie as Wayne Unser
- Ron Perlman as Clay Morrow
- Maggie Siff as Tara Knowles
- David Labrava as Happy Lowman
- Ryan Hurst as Harry 'Opie' Winston
- William Lucking as Piermont 'Piney' Winston
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A few thoughts on Sons of Anarchy
Fans of blood-and-business sagas should start with The Godfather, both Puzo's novel and the 1972 film, for the same dynasty-versus-loyalty pull. Sin City brings the pulpy, violent noir in ink. Max Payne delivers crime-soaked revenge with a gun in hand. And Springsteen's Nebraska scores the bleak Americana running under it all.
Prestige crime sagas about building and defending an empire
Sons of Anarchy tracks an outlaw club run on loyalty, violence and the cost of the life. These crime sagas share that scope, following families and crews who build criminal empires and then bleed to hold them, where power always arrives with a body count.
Crime as family, where loyalty to blood and crew collide
At heart Sons of Anarchy is a family drama in leather, a stepson questioning the men who raised him. These stories put blood ties at the center of the crime, where loyalty to the crew and loyalty to kin keep pulling characters in opposite directions.
Violent, mythic crime across film, book and comic
SAMCRO settles everything the brutal, old-school way, and Sons of Anarchy plays as tragedy in a garage. These stories trade in the same mythic violence, honor codes, betrayals and vengeance carried out by men who answer trouble with force.
Crime games heavy with hard choices and consequence
Jax's slow reckoning with the cost of the life gives Sons of Anarchy its weight. These crime games put that same moral pressure on you, noir-soaked worlds of loyalty and consequence where every hard choice leaves a mark you carry forward.