FX’s EVP of Current Series Programming and Production also talks about “Always Sunny”
Four years after FX Networks’ highest-rated antihero drama “Sons of Anarchy” (“Sons”) bade adieu to its legion of diehard fans, its spin-off is finally here – meet “Mayans M.C.” (Mayans Motorcycle Club), co-created by “Sons” creator Kurt Sutter and writer Elgin James. The Mayans crew first appeared in the original as antagonists of the Jax Teller clan; but over seven seasons, the two gangs slowly became pseudo-allies. With Edward James Olmos and J.D. Pardo leading an almost all-Latino cast, “Mayans” picks up two-and-a-half years after the original series ended in grisly carnage and moves from the fictional northern California town of Charming in “Sons” to the border town of Santa Padre. The series premiere in early September reached 4.6 million viewers in Live+3, becoming cable’s highest-rated series premiere for a drama series in the 18-49 demo since January 2016. Continue reading “21CF Chats: FX Network’s Jonathan Frank on ‘Mayans M.C.’ and diversity in storytelling”
