Kurt Sutter’s 14th century Sons Of Anarchy follow-up The Bastard Executioner has been canceled after its first season. Rather than allow the FX and Fox 21 TV Studios drama to simply fade away after 10 episodes, Sutter has taken the unusual step of helping the network make the decision and buying farewell ads on…

There's a lot of blood, betrayal and sharp objects in Kurt Sutter's new FX drama, but it turns out there’s also some DVR heat. The two-hour September 15 debut of The Bastard Executioner saw big leaps in both viewership and among adults 18-49 in Live+3 results – hitting a drama high in the former for FX. In both the…

It was a late and bloody birth of the new FX drama last night, but they hung in there. With a 10 PM – 12:06 AM debut on Tuesday, The Bastard Executioner drew 2.1 million total viewers. On a moderately competitive night on the Big 4, but obviously affected by its late slot and long running time that took over half of…

His FX series Sons Of Anarchy ran seven seasons, drawing larger ratings each year, pushing the envelope on violence, sex and lawlessness and the notion hourlong series episodes should end on time. Kurt Sutter has gone medieval for his follow-up, The Bastard Executioner. It’s set way back in 14th century Wales, when…

You know that overused quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald that there are no second acts in American lives? Well, add Kurt Sutter to the list of those who've proved The Great Gatsby author wrong. With the debut of The Bastard Executioner on FX on September 15 at 10 PM, the Sons Of Anarchy creator has, as my video review…

Fox 21 Television Studios is finalizing a deal to take over Welsh studio Dragon International and make it the home of Sons Of Anarchy‘s Kurt Sutter’s new show The Bastard Executioner. The Fox division is taking out a long lease on the studio, which has been largely remained unused for much of the past decade after…

FX’s upcoming medieval-set drama The Bastard Executioner will by design have plenty of visceral violence and gore. The series takes place in Wales during the reign of Edward 1 of England (AKA Longshanks, the guy who tussled with Braveheart), and the main character is a former soldier who hides his true identity and…

FX has set premiere dates for its new drama series The Bastard Executioner and the next installments of the American Horror Story franchise and Fargo. The 10-episode first season of The Bastard Executioner from Kurt Sutter debuts at 10 PM Tuesday, September 15, with a two-hour premiere. The blood-soaked medieval epic…

UPDATED with trailer: Once again the Sons Of Anarchy EP closed out the San Diego confab with a Hall H presentation. However, unlike past years, Kurt Sutter wasn't onstage in person and wasn't talking about the FX biker drama, which wrapped up its run in December. What Sutter was talking about was his upcoming FX…

In a very competitive situation, WME has signed Lee Jones, the newcomer star of Kurt Sutter’s upcoming FX period drama series The Bastard Executioner. After an extensive worldwide casting search, the unknown Australian theater actor landed the starring role in February. He was repped at the time by American…

Kurt Sutter’s follow-up drama to mega hit Sons Of Anarchy is officially a go at FX. The cable network has picked up Sutter’s gritty Late Middle Ages drama pilot The Bastard Executioner to series with a 10-episode order. The pickup to the project, from Imagine TV, Fox 21 TV Studios and FX Prods., comes just as the the…

Last month the FX pilot got a cast and today it has a look. Kurt Sutter posted the logo for The Bastard Executioner online via Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday. And it definitely looks medieval – in fact it also looks downright heavy metal, like the Sons Of Anarchy creator liberated it from some obscure long hair…