The first trailer for MGM+’s upcoming crime drama The Westies has been released. Led by J.K. Simmons, the series follows an Irish crime family as they face a changing landscape of power in their neighbourhood of Hell’s Kitchen amid an FBI investigation. Check out the trailer, poster and first-look images below… The Westies is set in the […]
MGM+ teases crime drama The Westies starring J.K. Simmons with first trailer
MGM+ has debuted the first teaser trailer for The Westies, the upcoming crime drama which centres on a violent Irish gang in 1980s New York. Created by Chris Brancato and Michael Panes (Godfather of Harlem), the series sees Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons leading a cast that includes Titus Welliver, Tom Brittney, Stanley Morgan, Sarah Bolger, and […]
Tom Brittney joins J.K. Simmons in crime drama The Westies
MGM+ continues to put together the cast for its upcoming crime drama The Westies and has now found its co-lead with Tom Brittney (Greyhound) set to star opposite J.K. Simmons. Brittney will play James “Jimmy” Roarke, “the fiercely loyal, streetwise leader of the younger generation of Westies, a rising Irish gangster mentored by Eamon Sweeney (Simmons), whose […]
Jessica Frances Dukes and Titus Welliver join J.K. Simmons in The Westies series
MGM+’s upcoming crime drama The Westies has made two additions to its cast alongside lead star J.K. Simmons. According to Deadline, Jessica Frances Dukes (Ozark) and Titus Welliver (Bosch) are set to join the series. The Westies is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javitz Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf […]
J.K. Simmons to lead MGM+ crime drama The Westies
Deadline reports that Whiplash Oscar winner and Spider-Man hater J.K. Simmons has been cast to lead The Westies, a crime drama from co-creators Christ Brancato and Michael Panes for MGM+. The Westies 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 […]