Chris Brancato, one of the creators of Netflix's Narcos, has his next series order at MGM+, reports Variety. The Westies is named after the Irish American gang of the same name, notorious for its activities in Hell's Kitchen, New York.
“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,” reads the official synopsis.
The head of MGM+, Michael Wright, said, “We are thrilled to bring our viewers another provocative, exciting crime drama from the incomparable vision of Chris Brancato. Chris is a gifted showrunner who builds his stories around compelling characters operating in dangerous worlds about to explode. The Westies is him at his best, and we can’t wait to bring it to our MGM+ audience.”
The Westies, which has an eight-episode order, is set against the backdrop of a turf war in the 1980s. Brancato is the showrunner and serves as an executive producer with Micheal Panes. The Westies is set to go on floors at Toronto in July.
