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William Lucking, who played Piney Winston in FX’s Sons of Anarchy and had 100-plus other film and TV credits during a nearly half-century career, has died, his agent confirmed to Deadline. He was 80. Lucking died October 18 at his home in Las Vegas. No cause of death has been revealed. An obituary shared by his wife…

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…

“We’ve hit an ugly bump,” the Mayans president tells his club. “We gotta do something — or we lose everything.” Here is the Season 2 trailer for Mayans M.C., Kurt Sutter’s Sons of Anarchy spinoff drama that focuses on a prospect in the Mayans charter on the California-Mexico border. The new episodes find Ezekiel "EZ"…

Known for appearing in the FX series Sons of Anarchy, actor Paul John Vasquez died Monday in San Jose, California, from unknown causes. He was 48. According to multiple reports, Vasquez was found dead at his father’s home. His father found him unconscious and called the paramedics. He was unable to be revived. The…

It's now clear that it was a smart move on Kurt Sutter's part to put some road between the end of Sons of Anarchy and the upcoming debut of FX's very good spinoff Mayans M.C. on September 4. While reaction to the now cancelled The Bastard Executioner was mixed to say the least, the step into 14th century Wales and…

UPDATE: Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter did his first detailed interview on his new show Mayans M.C. with Deadline for San Diego Comic-Con. Here it is again, as the series premieres on FX tonight. Earlier EXCLUSIVE, July 22, 11: 26 AM PST: During the celebrated run of Sons of Anarchy, creator Kurt Sutter made a…

Mayans M.C. cast member Edward James Olmos, a longtime advocate for onscreen diversity, says FX’s Sons of Anarchy spinoff “is going to move the needle” in terms of how Latino characters are depicted. During a panel at TCA summer press tour, the star predicted that the show will break through because it unflinchingly…

Sons of Anarchy actor Alan O’Neill, who recurred as Hugh in the sixth and seventh seasons of the FX biker series, has died. His death was confirmed by manager Greg Meyer. O'Neill's body was found in the hallway of his Los Angeles apartment by his girlfriend on Wednesday night. The actor was reportedly in poor health…

For two decades Taylor Sheridan made a living as a sixth-on-the-call-sheet actor, and his cowboy Marlboro Man look kept him busy, if not satisfied. But he quit cold turkey, determined to take charge of his own destiny, and reshape himself into a writer and director. His scripts for Sicario and Hell or High Water…

It’s been nearly 3 1/2 years since Jax Teller’s final story was told on Sons of Anarchy, the highest-rated ongoing drama series in FX history. Now we’re getting the first look at its long-in-the-works spinoff series. The cable net today unleashed the first teaser for Mayans MC, which follows the biker club whose…

EXCLUSIVE: Add Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter to the growing number of creatives appalled by the sexual harassment allegations. Sutter wrote the following: Throw the Fucking Stone I am a pile of reworked flaws weaved into a semi-functioning man. And my glass house is always in need of repair. But in good…

Kurt Sutter’s FX Sons Of Anarchy spinoff pilot Mayans MC is undergoing a reshoot and a recasting of some key roles, Deadline has confirmed. In addition, Norberto Barba (Preacher, The Path) has been tapped to direct and executive produce. It’s not unusual for pilot reshoots to occur with big projects. This is the same…