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EXCLUSIVE: Kurt Sutter has been set by Netflix to write, direct and produce This Beast, a drama that will mark his feature directorial debut. Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will produce the film along with Carla Hacken, who’ll produce under her Paper Pictures banner. An 18th century English village is besieged by a mysterious…

Editors' Note: Deadline's latest series, Reopening Hollywood, focuses on the incredibly complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how produ…

FX boss John Landgraf has "moved on" from the firing of Kurt Sutter on Mayans M.C. but declined to open up about the Sons of Anarchy creator's exit. Landgraf noted that Sutter would retain his exec producer credit on the show but said that he would "prefer to keep things in-house". "We've worked with him for a long…

Updated with statements from Randy Freer and John Landgraf: Coming off a solid quarterly earnings report today and less than a week before the launch of Disney+, Bob Iger had more streaming news to announce: FX is coming to Hulu with four exclusive series next year. "Beginning in March, Hulu will become the official…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about the season 2 finale of Mayans M.C. In the season two finale of Mayans M.C., fans were treated to some gasp-worthy — yet semi-satisfying — answers to questions that were presented throughout the season, but at the same time, more were introduced to make us furrow our…

Ahead of Tuesday night’s season 2 finale, FX has picked up a third season of Mayans M.C. Additionally, FX confirmed that co-creator and executive producer Elgin James will serve as showrunner for the series' third season following the exit last month of series co-creator Kurt Sutter. Season 3 is slated to premiere on…

EXCLUSIVE: To say that Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter was upset and felt disrespected after being fired from Mayans MC last week is to understate it. After a few days to contemplate his ouster, Sutter spoke to Deadline about how Disney ownership factored into his exit, what his next move will be, and what all…

EXCLUSIVE: As Deadline reported earlier today, Kurt Sutter was fired from his executive producer post on the FX series Mayans M.C. based on complaints from cast and crew collected by the human resources department of Disney, which now owns FX as well as the studio that produces the Sons of Anarchy spinoff, 20th…

BREAKING: This is unfolding in real time. Kurt Sutter has abruptly exited his involvement in the Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans M.C. and, for that matter, his long tenure at FX. An email by Sutter was sent to the cast and crew that he has been fired from the show, which he co-created and executive produced. Looks like…

While Kurt Sutter told fans at the Season Two premiere of Mayans MC at the Arclight Hollywood Cinerama Dome on Tuesday night that he would take a step back to further allow Elgin James and the creative team they built to assert themselves, Sutter isn’t exiting the Sons Of Anarchy spinoff show. That has gotten confused…

While the name “Donald Trump” was never mentioned, FX’s panel Tuesday for Mayans M.C. at TCA summer press tour prompted a passionate defense of the show’s depiction of violence by co-creator Kurt Sutter. Last weekend’s hate-fueled mass shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH and the government’s response seemed…

Coming off a motor full of critical acclaim and strong ratings, there was little doubt Mayans M.C. would be revving up for second season, and today FX made it official. With the Sons Of Anarchy spinoff of sorts created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James airing its fifth episode tomorrow, the now Disney-owned cabler gave…