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Sons of Anarchy season 5

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. Thomas Hospital, and Jax's house. The production rooms at the studio used by the writing staff also double as the Charming police station. External scenes are often filmed nearby in Sun Valley and Tujunga.

On his Sons of Anarchy YouTube channel Sutterinksoa, Kurt Sutter has stated that he began writing scripts for season 5, episodes one and two as early as March 1, 2012. It was also announced that Chuck Zito would be joining the Sons cast as a Nomad traveling through Charming. Another announced cast addition for season five is Jimmy Smits. Smits, known for his work in L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, The West Wing and Dexter, will play an escort service owner and former Latino gang member who becomes a mentor to Jax. Harold Perrineau joined the cast in May as the villain Damon Pope.

With Dave Erickson's departure, Kurt Sutter remained the only writer to have been writing the series since the first season.

Episodes

Reception

Season five received favourable reviews and has a rating of 72 on the review aggregator site Metacritic. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes has an approval rating of 83% based on 23 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Still dangerous and proud of it, Sons of Anarchy builds upon its ferocious attitude with impressive finesse." Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly praised the series by calling it a "richly detailed portrait of self-righteous villainy".