Sons of Anarchy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Sons of Anarchy (2008): Drama, Action, Crime. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team•Updated September 29, 2026•2 min read•✓ Fact-checked

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Story and premise

Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter, about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. The show centers on protagonist Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam), initially the vice president of the club, who begins questioning the club and himself.

Series details

Title: Sons of Anarchy
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
Premiere date: 2008-09-03
Final broadcast date listed: 2014-12-09
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: FX
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8.3/10
TVMaze ID: 76

Cast and credited roles

Charlie Hunnam — Jackson 'Jax' Teller
Katey Sagal — Gemma Teller Morrow
Tommy Flanagan — Filip 'Chibs' Telford
Mark Boone Junior — Robert 'Bobby' Munson
Kim Coates — Alex 'Tig' Trager
Theo Rossi — Jean Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz
Dayton Callie — Chief Wayne Unser
Maggie Siff — Tara Knowles
Ron Perlman — Clarence 'Clay' Morrow
David Labrava — Happy Lowman
Ryan Hurst — Harry 'Opie' Winston
William Lucking — Piermont "Piney" Winston

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2008-09-03; final listed air date 2008-11-26; episode order: 13.
Season 2: premiered 2009-09-08; final listed air date 2009-12-01; episode order: 13.
Season 3: premiered 2010-09-07; final listed air date 2010-11-30; episode order: 13.
Season 4: premiered 2011-09-06; final listed air date 2011-12-06; episode order: 14.
Season 5: premiered 2012-09-11; final listed air date 2012-12-04; episode order: 13.
Season 6: premiered 2013-09-10; final listed air date 2013-12-10; episode order: 13.
Season 7: premiered 2014-09-09; final listed air date 2014-12-09; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sons of Anarchy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.