Trending News|December 17, 2014 09:02 EST
'Sons of Anarchy' Sequel Rumors: Show Creator Slams Fake Report About Spin Off Series
The series finale of 'Sons of Anarchy' was not only the most watched episode of the biker television drama on FX, but it also left the fans wanting more.
Jax (Charlie Hunnam) was shown dead in the finale, but the fans wanted the drama to continue. In fact, such overwhelming popularity of the show prompted the National Report to post a fake article saying that the fans would soon see a sequel to 'Sons of Anarchy'.
The Epoch Times says soon after the series finale, the satirical site National Report posted an article titled "Kurt Sutter Negotiating Sequel for Sons Of Anarchy" that instantly became a hit among the show's fans. In fact, the articles received numerous likes on the website's Facebook page, as some were fooled to believe that the news was true.
The false article on National Report read, "As Sons of Anarchy fans are hungover from the series' finale episode, still reeling from the death of the club king Jackson (Jax) Teller (Charlie Hunnam), critics report that SOA writer and producer Kurt Sutter is in negotiations with FX over a sequel series to the show. While we all know that Sutter has devised a prequel show, featuring the Redwood Original First 9 members, he's been relatively hushed about a possible Sons sequel, usually denying the possibility of one."
According to IBTimes, enraged by the false report, show creator Kurt Sutter immediately issued denial. He, however, disclosed that a sequel of the biker series may be feasible. In an interview, Sutter told E! Online, "I've had really... nothing concrete... but I know FX President John Landgraf really wants to do it and we'll figure out a way to make that happen."
In fact, Paris Barclay, the principal director/executive producer of the show, has a pitch about a 'Sons of Anarchy' sequel from before, in case it ever comes to light.
Talking to E! Online, Barclay said, "I'm very interested in what's going to happen to Jax's two boys with Nero (Jimmy Smits) and Wendy (Drea de Matteo) as co-parents," adding, "Those kids are little sponges, so how are they going to turn out? With a murderer for a father, a grandmother who killed one of their mothers, and two ex-junkies as guardians, that's one messed-up family tree."