When "Sons of Anarchy" came to a close after seven glorious seasons, fans were devastated, but not for long. Last year, series creator Kurt Sutter gave fans renewed hope when he announced during the San Diego Comic Con that they were at the time developing a spin off from the beloved FX series.
FX Networks confirmed that they had begun creating a script for the spin off, which was officially titled "Mayans MC," and was co-created by Sutter and Elgin James. While there hasn't been much word on who will star in the series or which stars from "Sons of Anarchy" will be making appearances in the new show, Deadline reports that the upcoming series will be "a dark, visceral family drama that takes a new look at the most American of icons, the 1% outlaw, this time reflected through a Latino lens."
Sutter, who was born in New Jersey, told Deadline that he found James to be a perfect match to co-create the spin off because of his Latin roots. Sutter wanted to make the series as authentic as possible and give it "a strong, unique Latino voice," which he found in James.
James rose to fame after creating "Little Birds" in 2009, which featured Juno Temple and Kay Panabaker as two young girls who flee from home to follow a couple of skateboarders to Los Angeles. The film was loosely based on James's life growing up in Boston, Massachusetts and getting involved in the street gang Friends Stand United. "Little Birds" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in 2011.
Recently, Sutter took to Twitter to tease fans about the coming of the "Sons of Anarchy" spin off, posting a photo of the Mayans, a biker gang who frequently appeared on the show. The Mayans's gang leader was Marcus Alvarez, played by Emilio Rivera ("Z Nation"). No word yet on whether Rivera will come back to reprise his role as the leader of the Mayans, or whether they are looking to recast the role. Check out Sutter's tweet below.