'Sons of Anarchy' Spinoff Spoilers: Exec Producer Shares Mayans Plot; Could Charlie Hunnam Return As Jax?

‘Sons of Anarchy’ fans have been looking forward to more similar projects after the show ended last year

Fortunately, creator Kurt Sutter already announced that a spinoff of the hit TV series has been in the works and it might shed more light on rival biker gang, The Mayans.

A number of speculations have then surfaced about the upcoming series including a rumor claiming that Sutter will turn such spinoff into a prequel for ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ and that lead star Charlie Hunnam will return to reprise his role as Jax Teller.

In an interview with Deadline, Sutter recently shared what fans can look forward to in the upcoming ‘Sons of Anarchy’ spinoff.

When asked about how they made the Mayans the main focus of the spinoff series, Sutter explained, “The Mayan thing happened as I was talking to Eric Schrier, one of the FX executives I’ve known since 'The Shield.'"

"We were talking about the idea of doing things for other markets, like the Spanish-speaking market," he added. "I casually said I’d be open to doing something with the Mayans. It’s the same [biker] subculture, but it’d be interesting to see the influences of that culture and how it impacts the subculture we already understand.”

Sutter also clarified that the spinoff will not be a prequel, which suggests that there are fewer possibilities for Hunnam to reprise his role.

However, while fans might not get to see Hunnam being featured in the spinoff, other familiar characters could still come up in the new series.

“I would do a contemporary piece, not a prequel, and place it far enough away from Northern California that it wouldn’t step on the mythology that’s already been told," Sutter explained. "It doesn’t mean that there couldn’t be some cool, ironic crossovers with familiar characters as the series progressed.”

Sutter continued to share about the location of the spinoff, dropping hints that the new series will not be set in the town of Charming, not like the past seven seasons of ‘Sons of Anarchy.’

“I wouldn’t want to set it too close to the world we already know, and step on that. It would be cannibalizing what we worked very hard to create and I wouldn’t do anything to undermine," the 55-year-old director said.

Sutter further clarified his plans of working with the other writers and coming up with a script for the pilot to eventually develop plans for other new episodes.