Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Why Kurt Sutter Is Absent From Charlie Hunnam’s Legends
Charlie Hunnam is making a new TV show called Legends.
Many actors from Sons of Anarchy will appear in it.
They will play themselves instead of their old characters.
The story begins at a fan convention and involves a dangerous real-world threat.
Kurt Sutter created Sons of Anarchy, so fans wondered why he was not making the new show.
Sutter says he was not left out because of a fight with Hunnam or FX.
Hunnam asked for Sutter’s blessing, and Sutter said he supports the project.
Sutter believes Legends is about the legacy of the old show rather than its original fictional world.
Kurt Sutter says he has no creative involvement in Charlie Hunnam’s Legends.
Hunnam reportedly asked Sutter for his blessing while pitching the project.
Legends is separate from Sons of Anarchy and does not revive its characters or mythology.
Several Sons of Anarchy actors play themselves at a fan convention facing a real-world threat.
Sutter praised the script and said he has full support for the series and FX.
- Who
- Charlie Hunnam is developing Legends, while Kurt Sutter, creator of Sons of Anarchy, is not involved creatively. Several Sons of Anarchy cast members also appear.
- What
- Legends is a limited series about actors reuniting at a fan convention and facing a real-world threat while playing themselves.
- When
- The project is set more than a decade after Sons of Anarchy ended; no specific premiere date is provided.
- Where
- The reunion in the series takes place at a fan convention; no specific real-world location is provided.
- Why
- Sutter says Legends is a separate project about the legacy of Sons of Anarchy, not a continuation using its characters or mythology.
- Project
- Legends, a new FX limited series
- Sutter’s role
- He has no creative involvement in the series.
- Hunnam’s approach
- Hunnam asked Sutter for his blessing while developing and pitching the project.
- Cast concept
- The returning actors play themselves rather than their Sons of Anarchy characters.
- Returning cast
- Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, Katey Sagal, Maggie Siff, Mark Boone Junior, Tommy Flanagan, Kim Coates and Theo Rossi
- Sutter’s assessment
- He called the script well done and expressed full support for the project.
- FX relationship
- Sutter said he has nothing but love for FX and its executives.