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[03/18/25 - 10:04 AM]
MGM+ Orders Original Crime Drama Series "The Westies" from Creator and Executive Producer Chris Brancato
"The Westies" is a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York City's infamously violent Irish gang of the same name.

[03/22/24 - 11:46 PM]
Development Update: Week of March 18-22
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WESTIES, THE (MGM PLUS)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
3/22/24 - 3/18/25
STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
eight episodes
DESCRIPTION:
(from MGM+'s press release, March 2025) 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 Javitz 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.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Chris Brancato as CRTR/EP
· Michael Panes as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Brancato Inc.