Originally I was going to post this in the upcoming TV shows thread but I feel like this one probably needs it’s own thread because it could generate a bit of discussion seeing as though Sons Of Anarchy was such a big hit. At the moment the only idea of a release date is “Fall” which fits in with the usual september premiere of Each SOA season.
The latest teaser trailer / promo for Mayans MC (linked below) was released yesterday. For those that don’t know Mayans MC is a spin-off of Kurt Sutters hugely popular FX series “Sons Of Anarchy” focusing on Jackson “Jax” Teller and the Sons Of Anarchy Motorcycle Club based in California. Mayans MC picks up 2 years after the ending of SOA and centers around the Sons rivals turned allies Mayans Motorcycle Club. However, this series isn’t based on the same Mayans charter we all know from the SOA series, as explained below.
This is a quick copy/paste job of the premise from Wikipedia.
“Mayans MC takes place two-and-a-half years after the events of Sons of Anarchy and will focus on the struggles of Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes, a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the California/Mexico border. EZ is the gifted son of a proud Latino family, whose American dream was snuffed out by cartel violence. Now, his need for vengeance drives him toward a life he never intended and can never escape”
So it’s a completely different Mayans charter to the one we saw on SOA who were based in Oakland, however Marcus Alverez (Emilio Rivera) still features on Mayans MC with his cousin “Bishop” (Michael Irby) being the president of the Santo Padre charter. From what I’ve heard the show will continue the storyline with the Galindo Cartel which was first seen in SOA season 4.
The cast is pretty solid, IMO. Not a lot of standouts just like SOA, A few you know and the rest you would recognise from smaller roles on TV or Film.
JD Pardo As Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes.
Edward James Olmos As Felipe Reyes
Clayton Cardenas As Angel Reyes
Jacqueline Obradors As Marisol Reyes
Michael Irby As Obispo “Bishop” Losa
Richard Cabral As Johnny “El Coco” Cruz
Antonio Jaramillo As Michael “Riz” Ariza
Sarah Bolger As Emily
Emilio Rivera As Marcus Alvarez
Tony Plana As Devante
John Ortiz was originally cast as the Santo Padre president but when they went back for re-shoots of the Pilot episode Michael Irby was cast as club president. He’s still listed in the cast credits and I’ve heard he was recast as a DEA agent or someone (IIRC).
Linked is an article with a small write up about each character.
http://popculture.com/tv-shows/amp/2018/01/05/mayans-mc-official-cast-lineup/
It would be cool to see the characters of Romeo Parada (Danny Trejo) and Luis Torres (Benito Martinez) cameo on Mayans MC at some point. I could also see Sutter cast someone like George Lopez at some point through the series should the first season be successful much like he did with Joel McHale, Tom Arnold and David Hasselhoff.
I personally think this has potential. They’re keeping it fresh by introducing a new charter, rather than following on with the Oakland charter. But it’s smart to include Marcus Alvarez for some familiarity. Theirs rumours of other characters from the SOA showing up, obviously Chibs, Tig, Happy And Rat all surviving. Perhaps we could even see T.O, Quinn and Montez. I’m not sure we will see the full SOA charter on the screen as great as that would be. We’ll probably be more likely to just see a few of the guys. I’m hoping we do get some hint of an update on SAMCRO, though.
The latest teaser trailer / promo for Mayans MC (linked below) was released yesterday. For those that don’t know Mayans MC is a spin-off of Kurt Sutters hugely popular FX series “Sons Of Anarchy” focusing on Jackson “Jax” Teller and the Sons Of Anarchy Motorcycle Club based in California. Mayans MC picks up 2 years after the ending of SOA and centers around the Sons rivals turned allies Mayans Motorcycle Club. However, this series isn’t based on the same Mayans charter we all know from the SOA series, as explained below.
This is a quick copy/paste job of the premise from Wikipedia.
“Mayans MC takes place two-and-a-half years after the events of Sons of Anarchy and will focus on the struggles of Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes, a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the California/Mexico border. EZ is the gifted son of a proud Latino family, whose American dream was snuffed out by cartel violence. Now, his need for vengeance drives him toward a life he never intended and can never escape”
So it’s a completely different Mayans charter to the one we saw on SOA who were based in Oakland, however Marcus Alverez (Emilio Rivera) still features on Mayans MC with his cousin “Bishop” (Michael Irby) being the president of the Santo Padre charter. From what I’ve heard the show will continue the storyline with the Galindo Cartel which was first seen in SOA season 4.
The cast is pretty solid, IMO. Not a lot of standouts just like SOA, A few you know and the rest you would recognise from smaller roles on TV or Film.
JD Pardo As Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes.
Edward James Olmos As Felipe Reyes
Clayton Cardenas As Angel Reyes
Jacqueline Obradors As Marisol Reyes
Michael Irby As Obispo “Bishop” Losa
Richard Cabral As Johnny “El Coco” Cruz
Antonio Jaramillo As Michael “Riz” Ariza
Sarah Bolger As Emily
Emilio Rivera As Marcus Alvarez
Tony Plana As Devante
John Ortiz was originally cast as the Santo Padre president but when they went back for re-shoots of the Pilot episode Michael Irby was cast as club president. He’s still listed in the cast credits and I’ve heard he was recast as a DEA agent or someone (IIRC).
Linked is an article with a small write up about each character.
http://popculture.com/tv-shows/amp/2018/01/05/mayans-mc-official-cast-lineup/
It would be cool to see the characters of Romeo Parada (Danny Trejo) and Luis Torres (Benito Martinez) cameo on Mayans MC at some point. I could also see Sutter cast someone like George Lopez at some point through the series should the first season be successful much like he did with Joel McHale, Tom Arnold and David Hasselhoff.
I personally think this has potential. They’re keeping it fresh by introducing a new charter, rather than following on with the Oakland charter. But it’s smart to include Marcus Alvarez for some familiarity. Theirs rumours of other characters from the SOA showing up, obviously Chibs, Tig, Happy And Rat all surviving. Perhaps we could even see T.O, Quinn and Montez. I’m not sure we will see the full SOA charter on the screen as great as that would be. We’ll probably be more likely to just see a few of the guys. I’m hoping we do get some hint of an update on SAMCRO, though.
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