{"id":96387,"date":"2025-03-18T20:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T00:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=96387"},"modified":"2025-03-18T20:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T00:04:20","slug":"mgm-orders-original-crime-drama-series-the-westies-from-creator-and-executive-producer-chris-brancato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/18\/mgm-orders-original-crime-drama-series-the-westies-from-creator-and-executive-producer-chris-brancato\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Orders Original Crime Drama Series &#8220;The Westies&#8221; from Creator and Executive Producer Chris Brancato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43311\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Today, premium linear channel and streaming service MGM+ announced it has ordered the original crime drama series<em><strong> The Westies<\/strong><\/em> from creator and executive producer Chris Brancato. Under his overall television deal with MGM+, Brancato created the series with Michael Panes and will also executive produce and showrun. The eight-episode series marks Brancato&#8217;s third series with MGM+ following the success of his critically acclaimed series <em>Godfather of Harlem<\/em>, starring Academy Award\u00ae winner Forest Whitaker, premiering in its fourth season on April 13, and the crime thriller <em>Hotel Cocaine. The Westies<\/em> will go into production in Toronto, Canada, in July and will premiere exclusively on MGM+ in the U.S., UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. Amazon MGM Studios Distribution will distribute in all other international territories.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Westies<\/em> is a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York City&#8217;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&#8217; home turf in Hell&#8217;s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies&#8217; legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile d\u00e9tente. 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&#8217;s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.<\/p><div id=\"morty-103138841\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to bring our viewers another provocative, exciting crime drama from the incomparable vision of Chris Brancato,&#8221; said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. &#8220;Chris is a gifted showrunner who builds his stories around compelling characters operating in dangerous worlds about to explode. <em>The Westies<\/em> is him at his best, and we can&#8217;t wait to bring it to our MGM+ audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Westies<\/em> has been a passion project of mine, and I can&#8217;t wait to bring it to life,&#8221; said Brancato. &#8220;This is a story about ambition, loyalty, and power, set against the backdrop of 1980s New York. I&#8217;m grateful to be working again alongside my collaborators Michael Panes and most especially with Michael Wright and the entire MGM+ team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chris Brancato is represented by WME, Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson &amp; Christopher, and Frank PR.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Panes is represented by WME.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2968610891\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/kIH9PIq7THhHuyuqRaTOTPkE5eM.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>The Westies<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> MGM+<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 1<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javitz Convention Center on the Westies&#039; home turf in Hell&#039;s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies&#039; legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile d\u00e9tente. 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&#039;s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, premium linear channel and streaming service MGM+ announced it has ordered the original crime drama series The Westies from creator and executive producer Chris Brancato. 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