“Narcos” creator Chris Brancato’s next project, a 1980s crime drama about a New York-based Irish gang, has been ordered to series at MGM+. Titled “The Westies,” the eight-episode series follows the ...

The ‘Peaky Blinders’ style drama about an Irish gang battling organized crime in 1980s New York City will shoot in Toronto this summer. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The Peaky Blinders-esque ...

“The Westies” has added two new series regulars to its cast with production now underway. The show is based on the true story of the titular New York City gang of the same name. The official ...

EXCLUSIVE: Former Bosch star Titus Welliver is back on the cop beat as a lead opposite J.K. Simmons in The Westies, MGM+‘s upcoming period crime drama series from co-creator, executive producer and ...

Set on the mean streets of 1980s Hell’s Kitchen, MGM+’s upcoming crime drama The Westies is a gritty underworld saga about the infamous Irish-American crime syndicate. Small in number but ruthless in ...

J.K. Simmons is set for a lead role in the MGM+ drama “The Westies,” which has now officially been ordered to series. The show was first reported to be in development in March 2025. The series hails ...

J.K. Simmons is already aboard the new series, an eight-episode first run that will start rolling its cameras next month in Toronto. Here’s MGM+’s Michael Wright on the show when it was announced: “We ...

EXCLUSIVE: Aidan Wojtak-Hissong (Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret), Jeremy Walmsley (Cross) and Dylan Taylor (Covert Affairs) are set for recurring roles in The Westies, MGM+‘s upcoming crime ...

“The Westies” has added two new series regulars to its cast with production now underway. “The series is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javitz Convention Center on the ...

“The Westies” has added two new series regulars to its cast with production now underway. Variety has learned that Stanley Morgan and Sarah Bolger have both joined the MGM+ crime drama, which was ...