A real-life Irish gang is the subject of 'The Westies', Amazon MGM's new show starring JK Simmons and Titus Welliver
This 1980s-set series will delve into the violent world of New York City's infamously brutal Irish gang, the Westies
If you've gotten over "Peaky Blinders" or need another gangster series fix, Prime Video is prepping something for you. Two legendary actors, who have dabbled in the feature-length and television space from time to time, are teaming up for "The Westies,” touted by Amazon MGM Studios, which is
If you've gotten over "Peaky Blinders" or need another gangster series fix, Prime Video is prepping something for you. Two legendary actors, who have dabbled in the feature-length and television space from time to time, are teaming up for "The Westies,” touted by Amazon MGM Studios, which is
If you've gotten over "Peaky Blinders" or need another gangster series fix, Prime Video is prepping something for you. Two legendary actors, who have dabbled in the feature-length and television space from time to time, are teaming up for "The Westies,” touted by Amazon MGM Studios, which is
If you've gotten over "Peaky Blinders" or need another gangster series fix, Prime Video is prepping something for you. Two legendary actors, who have dabbled in the feature-length and television space from time to time, are teaming up for "The Westies,” touted by Amazon MGM Studios, which is platforming the show, as a "gritty and kinetic crime drama revolving around New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang of the same name."
A trailer for the 1980s-set 8-episode series, co-created by Chris Brancato and Michael Paneshas, has already been released online. The streaming premiere has been set for July 12, 2026, on Prime Video and MGM+ in different international territories.
JK Simmons ("Whiplash", "Counterpart") and Titus Welliver ("Bosch", "The Town") headline the show as the leads alongside co-stars Tom Brittney, Sarah Bolger, and Allen Leech, among others.
The official logline further adds: "The series is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one 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 détente. 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."
Additional cast members include Jessica Frances Dukes, Hamish Allan-Headley, Vincent Walsh, Allen Leech, and Hillary McCormack, with Aidan Wojtak-Hissong, Jeremy Walmsley, Dylan Taylor and Rohan Mead appearing in recurring roles.