is an American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James.

takes place two and a half years after the events of Sons of Anarchy[1] and is set hundreds of miles away, in the fictional California border town of Santo Padre.

EZ is the gifted son of a proud Mexican family, whose American dream was snuffed out by cartel violence.

[2] On May 11, 2016, it was announced that FX had begun formal script development on a spinoff of the television series Sons of Anarchy.

[5] On January 5, 2018, FX announced at the annual Television Critics Association's winter press tour that the production had been given a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes.

[8] In February 2017, it was announced that Edward James Olmos, John Ortiz, J. D. Pardo, and Antonio Jaramillo had been cast in lead roles in the pilot.

[9][10][11][12] In March 2017, it was reported that Richard Cabral, Sarah Bolger, Jacqueline Obradors, and Andrea Londo had also been cast.

[17][18] In November 2016, it was reported that Emilio Rivera would be reprising his role of Marcus Álvarez from Sons of Anarchy in the series.