For at least two years now, Sons Of Anarchy creator and showrunner Kurt Sutter has been mulling over the idea of a prequel show about the formation of the titular outlaw motorcycle club. Cable network FX is understandably delighted about the idea: Sons Of Anarchy remains its biggest ever hit in 20 years of broadcasting. As soon as the seventh and final season concluded, however, talk started up again in earnest, and Sutter and FX havent been a huge part of the conversation. Some people remain convinced that the prequel has been greenlit, that scripts and creatives are being sourced and courted, and that Charlie Hunnam is in talks to reprise his role as original protagonist Jackson Teller theres even one going around that Brad Pitt has already signed on to play his father. Stuff and nonsense, naturally but for those pining for some rough n ready biker action, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and just for a change its not an oncoming train. Sutter has finally confirmed that there are still tentative plans to put together a prequel about the first nine men to form the Sons Of Anarchy Motorcycle Club the Redwood Original. Thats SAMCRO, to you and me: and thats not all. Likely to see production before any prequel is a spin-off to the original show, one based upon the Mayans, the Hispanic-only rival MC to the Sons. Fans of the show may wish it was the other way around, that the prequel took priority, but Sutters busy with his new show, The Bast*rd Executioner, and wont be available to ride out any time soon. The spin-off, however, would need a different showrunner, a new take and a fresh pair of eyes. Either way, prequel or spin-off, it looks as though Sons Of Anarchy isnt quite over yet. These are the ways it should go from here.
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