Sons of Anarchy season 6
Jax struggles to hold SAMCRO together amid arrests and betrayals.
The penultimate season of *Sons of Anarchy* ran for 13 episodes on FX, starting September 10, 2013, and ending December 10, 2013. Kurt Sutter created the show, which centers on the outlaw motorcycle club SAMCRO in the fictional Central Valley town of Charming. The story follows club president Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam) as he starts to doubt both the club and his own choices. The season finale became the most-watched finale in the series' history and was the second most-watched episode of the season.
The plot picks up with Tara and Clay in custody. Jax works to keep SAMCRO together while Tara sits in jail. Lee Toric approaches both Tara and Clay, offering them deals to betray the club. Both initially refuse, but Clay changes his mind when faced with being thrown into general population, where Damon Pope’s men have paid off inmates to kill him in revenge for Pope’s murder. Meanwhile, Juice returns to Charming after helping Bobby relocate following Bobby’s resignation as VP. Chibs, angry that Juice hasn’t faced enough punishment for talking to the police, beats him.
The main cast includes Charlie Hunnam as Jax, Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow, Mark Boone Junior as Bobby Elvis, Dayton Callie as Wayne Unser, Kim Coates as Tig, Tommy Flanagan as Chibs, Theo Rossi as Juice, Maggie Siff as Tara Knowles-Teller, Ron Perlman as Clay Morrow, and Jimmy Smits as Nero Padilla. Special guest stars are CCH Pounder, Drea de Matteo, Rockmond Dunbar, Peter Weller, Donal Logue, Walton Goggins, Mitch Pileggi, and Robert Patrick. Recurring actors include David LaBrava, Niko Nicotera, Michael Marisi Ornstein, Robin Weigert, LaMonica Garrett, Timothy V. Murphy, Reynaldo Gallegos, Kim Dickens, Billy Brown, Douglas Bennett, Rusty Coones, McNally Sagal, Winter Ave Zoli, Jacob Vargas, Christopher Douglas Reed, Steve Howey, Kurt Sutter, Bob McCracken, Kenneth Choi, Emilio Rivera, Kristen Renton, Walter Wong, Jeff Kober, and Alan O'Neill. Guest stars include Samaire Armstrong, Keone Young, Hayley McFarland, Olivia Burnette, Mo McRae, C. Thomas Howell, Dave Navarro, Doug Jones, Michael Shamus Wiles, Adrienne Barbeau, and Patrick St. Esprit.
Though the story is set in Northern California’s Central Valley, filming mainly took place at Occidental Studios Stage 5A in North Hollywood. The clubhouse, St. Thomas Hospital, and Jax’s house are among the sets there.
Quick Facts
- Season Number
- 6
- Starring
- Charlie Hunnam / Katey Sagal / Mark Boone Junior / Dayton Callie / Kim Coates / Tommy Flanagan / Theo Rossi / Maggie Siff / Ron Perlman / Jimmy Smits
- Num Episodes
- 13
- Network
- FX
- First Aired
- 2013-09-10
- Last Aired
- 2013-12-10
- Prev Season
- Season 5
- Next Season
- Season 7
- Episode List
- List of Sons of Anarchy episodes
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Lore & Background
Following the arrest of Tara and Clay, Jax struggles to hold SAMCRO together while Tara is imprisoned. Toric approaches both Tara and Clay and offers them deals in exchange for giving up SAMCRO; both initially refuse, but Clay later relents when confronted with being thrown into the prison's general population and assuredly being killed by inmates paid off by Damon Pope's men as a retaliation for Pope's murder. Juice returns to Charming after helping Bobby relocate after stepping down as VP, which angers Chibs, who doesn't believe Juice has been punished enough for talking to cops and later beats him.
The season features main cast members Charlie Hunnam as Jax Teller, Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow, Mark Boone Junior as Robert "Bobby Elvis" Munson, Dayton Callie as Wayne Unser, Kim Coates as Alex "Tig" Trager, Tommy Flanagan as Filip "Chibs" Telford, Theo Rossi as Juan-Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, Maggie Siff as Tara Knowles-Teller, Ron Perlman as Clarence "Clay" Morrow, and Jimmy Smits as Nero Padilla. Special guest cast includes CCH Pounder, Drea de Matteo, Rockmond Dunbar, Peter Weller, Donal Logue, Walton Goggins, Mitch Pileggi, and Robert Patrick.
Reader's Guide
The sixth season of Sons of Anarchy is significant as the penultimate chapter of the series, deepening the moral conflicts within the Teller-Morrow family and the SAMCRO club. The season finale was the second-most watched episode of the season and the most-watched finale in the series history, indicating strong audience engagement as the narrative built toward its conclusion. The season received generally favorable reviews, with a Metacritic critic score of 74% based on 9 reviews and a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 76% based on 25 reviews, whose critical consensus described the season as delivering "an energetic blend of bracing action sequences, pitch black humor, and heartless violence." IGN critic ratings for individual episodes ranged from 8.1 to 9.5, with several episodes labeled "Editors' Choice." The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on August 26, 2014. Filmed primarily at Occidental Studios Stage 5A in North Hollywood, with external scenes often shot in Sun Valley and Tujunga, the season continued the series' exploration of loyalty, crime, and family within the outlaw motorcycle club milieu.
Did You Know?
- The season finale was the most-watched finale in the series history.
- The season consists of 13 episodes that aired from September 10 to December 10, 2013.
- Clay Morrow relents to Toric's deal when threatened with being killed by inmates paid by Damon Pope's men.
- Chibs beats Juice for not being punished enough for talking to cops.
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