Glasgow-born actor Tommy Flanagan is set to reunite with former co-stars from the hit drama Sons of Anarchy for a new FX series titled Legends. The Easterhouse actor, known for playing Filip 'Chibs' Telford, will appear alongside Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, and Katey Sagal in the project.
Cast and Concept
Eight actors from the original show are expected to feature, but the series will not continue the biker drama's storyline. Instead, the actors will play versions of themselves in a thriller centred around a reunion at a fan convention. The story follows the former co-stars as they come together more than ten years after the drama ended, with what begins as a chance to catch up taking a dangerous turn and blurring the lines between their on-screen identities and real lives.
The idea came from Hunnam, who played main character Jax Teller. He developed the project alongside writer and producer Jonathan Groff, drawing inspiration from recurring dreams about working with his former castmates again. Hunnam has said: "It's definitely not Season 8 of Sons of Anarchy."
Flanagan's Career
Alongside Flanagan, Hunnam, Perlman and Sagal, the cast will include Maggie Siff, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates, and Theo Rossi. For Flanagan, the reunion marks another chapter in a career that has made him a familiar face to audiences worldwide. His portrayal of Chibs, a loyal member of the California-based motorcycle club, made him one of the show's best-known characters. By the end of the seventh and final season, which aired in 2014, Chibs had risen to become president of the club.
Before landing the role, Flanagan had built up an acting career starting with Robert Carlyle's Raindog Theatre Company before making his film breakthrough in Mel Gibson's Braveheart in 1995. He went on to appear in major productions including Gladiator, Face/Off, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.
Series Background
Created by Kurt Sutter, the original series first aired in 2008 and ran for seven seasons. Its popularity later led to the spin-off Mayans M.C., with Flanagan making a guest appearance as Chibs. Sutter is not involved in the new project, which FX Productions and 20th Television are making. Legends is expected to air on the streaming platform Disney, although no release date has been confirmed.
