Kurt Sutter Says SONS OF ANARCHY Mayans MC Spinoff Series “Just Got One Step Closer”
Shortly after Kurt Sutter’s Sons of Anarchy ended, it was announced that the creator would be developing a spin-off series that focused on the Mayans MC. We haven’t heard much about this project since the initial announcement last year, but Sutter recently gave an update on the show saying:
“Mayans MC spinoff just got one step closer. I'm very excited about this story. Dark and beautiful.”
The Mayans were led by Marcus Alvarez who was played by Emilio Rivera. They were a main staple of the Sons of Anarchy series. The Mayans had a complicated relationship with SAMCRO. It started out with a turf war over the rule of the San Joaquin Valley, and they eventually ended up forming an uneasy alliance which ended with Alvarez taking SAMCRO's side in an all-out gang war. This is what we previously learned about the series:
“So questions remain about the time period and the potential for Sons' stars to return. On Sons, the Mayans were positioned as a rival California motorcycle club, comprising mostly Mexican-Americans in the heroin distribution business. The Oakland charter, led by president Marcus Alvarez (played by Emilio Rivera), began the series as SAMCRO’s adversary. But as time went on, SAMCRO built up a tenuous working relationship with the Mayans, both as business partners and partners in crime and turf wars.”
We still aren’t sure what exactly the series will entail, but we do know that it won’t take place in Northern California like Sons did. Sutter previously said that the "tone, pace, storytelling will be unique."
It’s good to know that the project is moving forward, and I’m excited to see how it turns out!