Archive · 11 Jun 2025
Jessica Frances Dukes Joins 'The Westies' Cast
Imagine a new TV show about gangsters in the 1980s, called 'The Westies'!
It's about an Irish-American gang in New York City.
They get a chance to make a lot of money because of a new building project.
However, there are also other gangs.
There is a lot of fighting, especially between the older leaders and the younger members of the gang.
In the show, Jessica Frances Dukes will be playing a tough FBI agent, trying to stop them all.
They're starting to film it soon in Toronto.
Jessica Frances Dukes will be in MGM+ series 'The Westies'.
The series is a period crime drama set in early 1980s Hell’s Kitchen.
The show focuses on the Irish-American organized crime gang, The Westies.
Dukes will play Birdie Polk, an FBI Special Agent in Charge.
Production starts in July in Toronto with J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver also starring.
- Who
- Jessica Frances Dukes will play Birdie Polk, along with J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver.
- What
- Jessica Frances Dukes cast in MGM+ series The Westies.
- When
- Production begins in July.
- Where
- Set in Hell's Kitchen, New York; will film in Toronto.
- Why
- The show explores organized crime and the FBI's investigation.
- Series Title
- The Westies
- Network
- MGM+
- Main Cast
- Jessica Frances Dukes, J.K. Simmons, Titus Welliver
- Setting
- 1980s Hell's Kitchen
- Production Start
- July
- Dukes' Role
- FBI Special Agent Birdie Polk