MGM+ has released the trailer for The Westies, a new crime drama starring J.K. Simmons. The eight-episode series premieres with two episodes this summer.
What is ‘The Westies’ about?
According to the official description, the series is “a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang of the same name,” set in the early 1980s as construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ Hell’s Kitchen turf “promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.”
Who stars in ‘The Westies’?
The cast includes J.K. Simmons as Eamon Sweeney, Titus Welliver as Glenn Keenan, Tom Brittney as Jimmy Roarke, Stanley Morgan as Mickey Flanagan, Sarah Bolger as Bridget Walsh, Jessica Frances Dukes as Agent Birdie Polk, Hamish Allan-Headley as John Gotti, Vincent Walsh as Eddie Breen, Allen Leech as Brendan Cahill and Hillary McCormack as Erin Malone. Recurring cast members include Aidan Wojtak-Hissong, Jeremy Walmsley, Dylan Taylor and Rohan Mead.
The series is co-created by Chris Brancato and Michael Panes.
When does ‘The Westies’ premiere?
The Westies premieres July 12 on MGM+ with two episodes, followed by weekly releases.
Watch the trailer below:
Featured image photo credit: MGM+
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