"Bosch" star Titus Welliver is set to star in a new eight-episode crime drama series titled "The Westies", which is in developement at MGM+. The show also stars J.K. Simmons. Production will begin in July in Toronto.
Co-created by Chris Brancato ("Narcos: Mexico", "Godfather of Harlem") and Michael Panes, "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 a financial windfall for the Irish-American organized crime gang. Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, The Westies' legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile detente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI's ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.
Welliver will star as Glenn Keenan, a troubled NYPD officer who grew up with the Westies crew, torn between loyalty to the law and love for his wayward son. Simmons will play Eamon Sweeney, the charismatic but ruthless leader of The Westies.
Welliver can next be seen in the indie film "Ricky", which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
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