Sons of Anarchy season 5
season of television series
The fifth season of the American television drama series Sons of Anarchy premiered on September 11, 2012, and concluded on December 4, 2012, after 13 episodes aired on cable network FX. Created by Kurt Sutter, it is about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. The show centers on protagonist Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam), the president of the club, who begins questioning the club and himself after the deaths of several SAMCRO members at the hand of former club president, Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman).
The premiere ("Sovereign"), directed by series executive producer and principal director Paris Barclay and written by series creator and executive producer Kurt Sutter, was one of the highest-rated telecasts in FX's history.
Sons of Anarchy is the story of the Teller-Morrow family of Charming, California, as well as other members of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (SAMCRO), their families, various Charming townspeople, allied and rival gangs, associates, and law agencies that undermine or support SAMCRO's legal and illegal enterprises.
Plot
In retaliation for the death of Veronica Pope (Laroy's girlfriend, who was also the daughter of powerful Oakland kingpin Damon Pope), the Niners attack SAMCRO and ambush a cargo shipment. With the death of Piney Winston and the growing conflict between the Niners and SAMCRO, along with several home invasions targeting people linked to the Club, Jax is forced to meet with Damon Pope, to face a new threat unlike anything SAMCRO has ever faced.
Cast and characters
Sons of Anarchy is the story of the Teller-Morrow family of Charming, California, as well as the other members of Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (SAMCRO), their families, various Charming townspeople, allied and rival gangs, associates, and law agencies that undermine or support SAMCRO's legal and illegal enterprises.
Main cast
Charlie Hunnam as Jackson "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
Ryan Hurst as Harry "Opie" Winston
Theo Rossi as Juan-Carlos "Juice" Ortiz
Maggie Siff as Tara Knowles-Teller
Ron Perlman as Clarence "Clay" Morrow
Special guest cast
Jimmy Smits as Nero Padilla
Rockmond Dunbar as Lieutenant Eli Roosevelt
Harold Perrineau as Damon Pope
Benito Martinez as Luis Torres
Danny Trejo as Romero "Romeo" Parada
Drea de Matteo as Wendy Case
Donal Logue as Lee Toric
Walton Goggins as Venus Van Dam
Sonny Barger as Lenny "The Pimp" Janowitz
Recurring cast
David LaBrava as Happy Lowman
Christopher Douglas Reed as Philip "Filthy Phil" Russell
Chuck Zito as Frankie Diamonds
Michael Marisi Ornstein as Chuck Marstein
Winter Ave Zoli as Lyla Winston
Chris Browning as GoGo
Kurt Yaeger as Greg "The Peg"
Wanda De Jesus as Carla
Niko Nicotera as George "Rat Boy" Skogstorm
Billy Brown as August Marks
Reynaldo Gallegos as Fiasco
McNally Sagal as Margaret Murphy
Kurt Sutter as "Big" Otto Delaney
Robin Weigert as Ally Lowen
Walter Wong as Chris "V-Lin" Von Lin
Merle Dandridge as Rita Roosevelt
Jeff Kober as Jacob Hale Jr.
Timothy V. Murphy as Galen O'Shay
Kenneth Choi as Henry Lin
Emilio Rivera as Marcus Alvarez
Kristen Renton as Ima
Michael Beach as T.O. Cross
Guest stars
Rachel Miner as Dawn Trager
Ashley Tisdale as Emma Jean
Joel McHale as Warren
Dave Navarro as Arcadio Nerona
Mo McRae as Tyler Yost
Marshall Allman as Devin Price
Olivia Burnette as Homeless Woman
Production
Although Sons of Anarchy is set in Northern California's Central Valley, it is filmed primarily at Occidental Studios Stage 5A in North Hollywood. Main sets located there include the clubhouse, St.
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