Sons of Anarchy/Season 1

Season One of Sons of Anarchy aired on the FX Network from September 3rd, 2008 to November 26th, 2008, totaling thirteen episodes. The premise of the show focuses on the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club, which operates out of the Central Valley in California, and often involves itself with illegal activities, as well as rivalries with other motorcycle gangs, such as the Mayans.

Season one featured a cast of eight main characters with Charlie Hunnam taking on the point-of-view role of Jackson "Jax" Teller - the Vice President of the Sons of Anarchy. Other main cast members include Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow, Mark Boone Junior as Robert "Bobby Elvis" Munson, Kim Coates as Alex "Tig" Trager, Tommy Flanagan as Kip "Half Sack" Epps, Maggie Siff as Tara Knowles and the ever-entertaining bad-ass of all television - Ron Perlman as Clarence "Clay" Morrow.

Production

 * Kurt Sutter - Creator; Executive producer
 * Art Linson - Executive producer
 * John Linson - Executive producer
 * James D. Parriott - Executive producer
 * Kevin G. Cremin - Producer


 * Kelly A. Manners - Producer
 * Craig Yahata - Associate producer
 * Skip Schoolnik - Associate producer
 * Dave Erickson - Consulting producer
 * Jack LoGiudice - Consulting producer

Directors

 * Allen Coulter (1)
 * Bill Gierhart (1)
 * Charles Haid (1)
 * Guy Ferland (1)
 * Gwyneth Horder-Payton (1)
 * James D. Parriott (1)
 * Kurt Sutter (1)


 * Mario Van Peebles (1)
 * Michael Dinner (1)
 * Paris Barclay (1)
 * Seith Mann (1)
 * Stephen Kay (2)
 * Terrence O'Hara (1)
 * Tim Hunter (1)

Writers

 * Brett Conrad (1)
 * Dave Erickson (2)
 * Jack LoGiudice (2)


 * Kurt Sutter (7)
 * Nichole Beattie (1)
 * Pat Charles (1)

Notes & Trivia

 * Season one of Sons of Anarchy aired on Tuesday evenings on the FX Network at 10:00 pm.


 * The setting for this series is the fictional town of Charming in the Central Valley in California.


 * Teleplay writer James D. Parriott is credited as James Parriott in this season.


 * Nichole Beattie served as a series staff writer on the show this season.


 * The first three episodes from this season were written by series creator Kurt Sutter.


 * Director Bill Gierhart is credited as Billy Gierhart in this season.

Home video

 * Sons of Anarchy: Season One
 * Format: DVD
 * Region: Region 1
 * Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
 * Released: August 18th, 2009
 * Discs: 4
 * Aspect ratio: 1:78:1 (widescreen)
 * Running time: 594 minutes


 * Sons of Anarchy: The Collector's Set
 * Format: DVD
 * Region: Region 1
 * Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
 * Released: November 11th, 2014
 * Discs: 19
 * Aspect ratio: 1:78:1 (widescreen)