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Kurt Sutter Sets 1950s L.A. Noir in Development at MGM+

MGM+ has neither greenlit the series nor commented on the report.

Overview

  • Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter is developing an hourlong noir crime drama at MGM+ set in 1950s Los Angeles, centered on a private investigator confronting crime and corrupt police.
  • Sutter is attached as writer, executive producer through his SutterInk banner, and showrunner, marking his first formal move into the noir genre and a return to L.A. crime storytelling after The Shield.
  • The project remains at the development stage with no cast, premiere window, or series order disclosed, and a representative for MGM+ declined to comment, per Deadline.
  • The prospective series would join other crime and thriller projects on the MGM+ slate, including The Westies and American Hostage, according to the initial trade report.
  • Sutter’s current slate also includes Nomad at Apple TV with Jason Momoa attached and Netflix’s period Western The Abandons, which debuted earlier this month.