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The Westies is headed to MGM+. The cable community has ordered the newest crime drama from the person behind Godfather of Harlem, Chris Brancato. Eight episodes have been ordered for the collection, which is able to return to Eighties New York Metropolis to indicate the Irish gang household of the identical title.
MGM+ shared the next concerning the upcoming collection:
“The Westies is a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York Metropolis’s infamously violent Irish gang of the identical title. The collection is ready within the early Eighties when the development of the Jacob Javitz Conference Heart on the Westies’ residence turf in Hell’s Kitchen guarantees a monetary windfall. Regardless of being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the 5 Households of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and crafty have given them the leverage essential to share the spoils by a fragile détente. However inner battle between the brash youthful era and the old-school management threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which is able to sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.
“We’re thrilled to convey our viewers one other provocative, thrilling crime drama from the incomparable imaginative and prescient of Chris Brancato,” mentioned Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “Chris is a gifted showrunner who builds his tales round compelling characters working in harmful worlds about to blow up. The Westies is him at his greatest, and we will’t wait to convey it to our MGM+ viewers.”
“The Westies has been a ardour venture of mine, and I can’t wait to convey it to life,” mentioned Brancato. “It is a story about ambition, loyalty, and energy, set in opposition to the backdrop of Eighties New York. I’m grateful to be working once more alongside my collaborators Michael Panes and most particularly with Michael Wright and all the MGM+ workforce.”
Extra particulars and the premiere date for this new collection shall be introduced later.
What do you assume? Will you watch this new MGM+ collection?