Set on the imply streets of Eighties Hell’s Kitchen, MGM+’s upcoming crime drama The Westies is a gritty underworld saga concerning the notorious Irish-American crime syndicate. Small in quantity however ruthless in execution, the gang made up for his or her measurement with sheer brutality and sufficient avenue smarts to stay each harmful and deadly.
Headlined by an Oscar winner and backed by a artistic staff with a powerful pedigree, The Westies has all of the makings of a breakout hit. Because the present continues to take form, crime drama followers are anticipating solutions: Who will star, and when will it premiere?
Right here is the whole lot we all know concerning the new sequence up to now.
What’s The Westies about?
Set in the course of the Reagan-era Manhattan, when yuppies dominated Wall Avenue and Hell’s Kitchen was nonetheless years away from its first Starbucks, The Westies facilities on the development of the Jacob Javits Conference Middle within the gang’s turf. The mission guarantees a monetary windfall for the Irish-American crew, however tensions rise as they face strain from rival households, in addition to inside strife pushed by a rising generational divide.
With rising stress amongst members over current dealings with the Gambino crime household and mounting strain from each native and federal legislation enforcement, The Westies packs sufficient simmering drama to maintain any viewers hooked.
Who stars in The Westies?
Oscar-winner J.Okay. Simmons will headline the interval crime drama as Eamon Sweeney, the ruthless head of the Irish-American crime syndicate who hides his ambition and brutality behind a disarming attraction.
Titus Welliver joins the solid as Glenn Keenan, an NYPD officer with deep ties to the Westies, having grown up alongside most of the crew in Hell’s Kitchen. The sequence is anticipated to discover Keenan’s divided loyalties between his discovered household and his responsibility to uphold the legislation.
Jessica Frances Dukes will painting Birdie Polk, the particular agent in control of the FBI’s Gambino Process Power.
Tom Brittney additionally joins the solid as James “Jimmy” Roarke, the bold chief of the Westies’ youthful era who appears to Sweeney as a mentor.
Who created The Westies?
Showrunner Chris Brancato will government produce the sequence alongside Michael Panes. The eight-episode sequence marks Brancato’s third mission with MGM+, following the success of his critically acclaimed Godfather of Harlem, starring Forest Whitaker, and the crime thriller Resort Cocaine, starring Danny Pino. Brancato additionally created Netflix’s hit sequence Narcos, which starred Pedro Pascal and Wagner Moura.
“The Westies has been a ardour mission of mine, and I can’t wait to convey it to life,” Brancato mentioned in an announcement. “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 collaborator Michael Panes and, most particularly, with Michael Wright and the whole MGM+ staff.”
When will The Westies premiere?
Manufacturing on The Westies is ready to start in July in Toronto. No date has been set as of but for the premiere.
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