Overview
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.
The storytelling in Sons of Anarchy centers on the internal friction within an outlaw motorcycle club operating out of Charming, California. The narrative tension derives from a generational divide between the club president and his vice president, Jax, played by Charlie Hunnam. Their clashing philosophies regarding how to conduct business turn a volatile criminal enterprise into a battlefield of differing ideologies.
Rather than focusing solely on external threats, the series examines how a legacy of violence impacts a close-knit group connected by both blood and brotherhood. The plot turns on the attempt to transition from a violent, old school structure toward a different future. This push for redirection creates a constant power struggle that permeates the atmosphere of the Redwood Original charter, turning typical organized crime dynamics into a focused study of shifting loyalties and family legacy.
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- First Aired
- September 03, 2008
- Status
- Ended
- Origin
- US
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- 3,239