FX has officially confirmed the network picked up Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC for a 10-episode first season.
Revealed as part of FX's Television Critics Association press tour day, Mayans MC comes from Sons executive producer Kurt Sutter and, as well as Elgin James and is expected to premiere sometime in 2018.
FX provided this official description of Mayans MC's plot:
"Mayans MC is set in a post Jax Teller world, where EZ Reyes, fresh out of prison, is a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now EZ must carve out his new outlaw identity in a town where he once was the golden boy who had the American Dream within his grasp."
The Mayans was a recurring group in Sons of Anarchy throughout its seven-year run on FX. Edward James Olmos, JD Pardo, Sarah Bolger, Clayton Cardenas, Richard Cabral, Michael Irby, Raoul Trujillo, Antonio Jaramillo and Carla Baratta all star in the new series. Noberto Barba directed the pilot episode.
Noberto Barba directed the pilot and will be an Executive Producer, with Sutter serving as Executive Producer and James serving as Co-Executive Producer. Mayans MC is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions.
FX Networks President John Landgraf spoke at last year's Summer TCAs about the prospect of Mayans MC, as reports surfaced last year indicating Mayans' pilot would be reshot and recast. FX first ordered a pilot script for Mayans MC in early 2016 and then ordered a pilot for the series in December of 2016.
While waiting for the series to air, check out IGN's review of Sons of Anarchy's final season.
Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush.