WESTIES, THE (MGM PLUS)
Premieres Sunday, July 12
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
7/12/26
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STATUS:
new this summer (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION:
(from MGM+'s press release, May 2026) The Westies is a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York City's infamously violent Irish gang of the same name. The series is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies' home turf in Hell's Kitchen 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. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Allen Leech as Brendan Cahill
· Hamish Allan-Headly as John Gotti
· Hilary McCormack as Erin Malone
· J.K. Simmons as Eamon Sweeney
· Jessica Frances Dukes as Birdie Polk
· Sarah Bolger as Bridget Walsh
· Stanley Morgan as Mickey Flanagan
· Titus Welliver as Glenn Keenan
· Tom Brittney as James "Jimmy" Roarke
· Vincent Walsh as Eddie Breen
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Chris Brancato as CRTR/EP
· Michael Panes as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Brancato Inc.
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