Sons Of Anarchy's Charlie Hunnam Clarifies Whether New Spinoff Is Season 8

Published Sep 11, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Abdullah Al-Ghamdi joined Screen Rant in August 2019 and is now one of the leading contributors of the TV News team. Having written over 4000 news stories in that time , with his work cited in Buzzfeed and TV Insider, he's always bemoaning that there's too many shows and not enough time. You can contact him at: aalghamdi@hey.com. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Charlie Hunnam clarifies the upcoming Sons of Anarchy spinoff. It was announced in August that Hunnam was returning to his breakout project for a meta sequel series, which would see several Sons of Anarchy cast members, including Hunnam, playing fictionalized versions of themselves as part of a reunion that goes wrong. The meta series is titled Legends. A release date is still a long way from being announced, but it will air on FX, the original home of SoA, and stream on Hulu. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss his role in Monster season 4, which premieres September 17 on Netflix, Hunnam clarified that Legends is not intended to be Sons of Anarchy season 8. Instead, the Sons of Anarchy alums will be playing themselves in a different story. In the quote below, as well, Hunnam talks about how the idea for Legends came to him: “All I can say is that it’s definitely not season eight of Sons of Anarchy. It’s the same group of actors, but we are all playing ourselves, going on a mad adventure, and coming together after 10 years apart, although maintaining deep friendship in that time.” “It was an idea that I had; an opportunity to bring that group of people that I absolutely love together. Really born out of me having several dreams over a period of time about us all being back together. Obviously, something in my subconscious was yearning for that experience — to have another creative process with that group of people that I loved. So I wrote something that would allow that to happen. So here we go!” Hunnam developed Legends with Happy Endings and Late Night with Conan O'Brien writer Jonathan Groff. The premise begins when the stars reunite at a convention more than a decade after the Sons of Anarchy ending. The line between real life and art soon blurs, leading to a “fractured brotherhood,” according to the official logline. It's not long before the actors have to face a real threat more dangerous than anything they faced on the show. Ron Perlman, Katey Sagal, Maggie Siff, Mark Boone Junior, Tommy Flanagan, Kim Coates, and Theo Rossi have all been announced as part of the Legends cast. It's likewise been confirmed that there will be more casting reveals moving forward, meaning that actors from the crime drama could also appear. It's executive produced by Hunnam and Jonathan Groff alongside Rob Mac, Nicholas Frenkel, and Jackie Cohn. Actor Sons of Anarchy Character Charlie Hunnam Jax Teller Ron Perlman Clay Morrow Katey Sagal Gemma Teller Morrow Maggie Siff Tara Knowles Mark Boone Junior Bobby Munson Tommy Flanagan Chibs Telford Kim Coates Tig Trager Theo Rossi Juice Ortiz Franchise creator Kurt Sutter is not involved with the Sons of Anarchy meta spinoff, though he has offered his blessings to the project and said, in part, that “it’s really so well done.” It continues a relatively rare trend in television where actors play themselves in an extended arc for a relatively serious drama, knocking out lighthearted Hollywood parodies like HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Apple TV's The Studio. In that vein, Legends may turn out to be closest to the meta Beverly Hills, 90210 sequel where the leads of the groundbreaking teen drama portrayed themselves. 90210's version was fittingly soapy, while the Sons of Anarchy spinoff sounds like a potentially comedic thriller. But there are still a lot of plot specifics that are ahead. Release Date 2008 - 2014 Network FX Showrunner Kurt Sutter Cast Charlie Hunnam Jax Teller Katey Sagal Gemma Teller Morrow Directors Paris Barclay, Guy Ferland, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Peter Weller, Billy Gierhart, Kurt Sutter, Stephen Kay, Adam Arkin, Paul Maibaum, Phil Abraham, Terrence O'Hara, Allen Coulter, Charles Haid, Charles Murray, Karen Gaviola, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Dinner, Seith Mann, Tim Hunter Writers Dave Erickson, Misha Green, Liz Sagal, Regina Corrado, Mike Daniels, Kem Nunn, Roberto Patino, Gladys Rodríguez, Peter Elkoff, Marco Ramirez, James D. Parriott, Julie Busher, Pat Charles, Stevie Long, David Labrava, Vaun Wilmott Franchise(s) Sons Of Anarchy