The seventh and final season of the American

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series ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ope ...

'' premiered on September 9, 2014, and concluded on December 9, 2014, after 13 episodes aired on

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FX. Created by

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, it is about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in

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's Central Valley. The show centers on

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Jackson "Jax" Teller (

Charlie Hunnam Charles Matthew Hunnam (; born 10 April 1980) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Pete Dunham in ''Green Street Hooligans'' (2005) and as Jax Teller in the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014). For the latter, he was ...

), the President of the club, who begins questioning the club and himself after reading his father’s journal about how Samcro dies, (his father the original founder of SOA) is murdered. ''Sons of Anarchy'' is the story of the Teller-Morrow family of Charming,

, 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

Jax struggles with his recent loss and turns himself into the authorities. While in jail, Jax makes decisions that radically alter the direction of the club and uses it to exact revenge for the death of his wife. Another member's death fuels the hate and lies created by Gemma and Juice, who are on the run and hiding from the club. After Jax learns the truth, he works to make things right with all parties involved. The series ends with Jax making the ultimate sacrifice to complete his part of the story of SAMCRO and fulfill his father's vision.

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

as Jackson "Jax" Teller * Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow *

Mark Boone Junior Mark Boone Junior (born Mark Heidrich; March 17, 1955) is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–14) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in '' Last Man On Earth'', and film roles in Christopher ...

as Robert "Bobby Elvis" Munson *

Dayton Callie Dayton Callie (born 1946) is an American actor, best known for playing Charlie Utter on HBO's '' Deadwood'', former Police Chief Wayne Unser on ''Sons of Anarchy'', and Jeremiah Otto on AMC's '' Fear the Walking Dead''. He has also voiced Wh ...

Wayne Unser The following is a list of characters from ''Sons of Anarchy'', and its spin-off ''Mayans M.C.'' Both are American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter. ''Sons of Anarchy'' aired from 2008 to 2014, ''Mayans M.C.'' since 2018. Cast ...

Kim Coates Kim F. Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian–American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and in the lead ...

as Alex "Tig" Trager *

Drea de Matteo Andrea Donna de Matteo is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Adriana La Cerva on the HBO television drama ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2006), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ...

Wendy Case The following is a list of characters from ''Sons of Anarchy'', and its spin-off '' Mayans M.C.'' Both are American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter. ''Sons of Anarchy'' aired from 2008 to 2014, ''Mayans M.C.'' since 2018. Cas ...

Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...

as Filip "Chibs" Telford * David LaBrava as

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* Niko Nicotera as George "Rat Boy" Skogstorm * Theo Rossi as Juan-Carlos "Juice" Ortiz *

Jimmy Smits Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s-1990s legal drama ''L.A. Law'', NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s-2000s police drama '' NYPD Blue'', Matt Santos ...

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Special guest cast

Annabeth Gish Anne Elizabeth "Annabeth" Gish (born March 13, 1971) is an American actress. She has played roles in films ''Shag'', ''Hiding Out'', '' Mystic Pizza'', ''SLC Punk!'', ''The Last Supper'' and ''Double Jeopardy''. On television, she played Special ...

as Althea Jarry * Kenneth Choi as Henry Lin * Courtney Love as Ms. Harrison *

Peter Weller Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in whic ...

as Charles Barosky * Walton Goggins as Venus Van Dam * CCH Pounder as Tyne Patterson * Michael Chiklis as Milo *

Robert Patrick Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and honorable authority figures, he is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked ...

as Les Packer

Recurring cast

* Rusty Coones as Rane Quinn *

Hayley McFarland Hayley McFarland (born March 29, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Emily Lightman in the Fox crime drama series ''Lie to Me''. In the supernatural horror film ''The Conjuring'', McFarland portrayed Nancy Perron. Ear ...

as Brooke Putner *

Mo McRae Mo McRae (born July 4, 1982) is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his recurring role as Tyler in the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy'' as well as Leon Hayes in the 2006 film ''Gridiron Gang''. He starred in Fox's '' Pitch''. R ...

as Tyler Yost *

Michael Ornstein Michael Marisi Ornstein (born 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Chucky Marstein on Sons of Anarchy 2008–2014) and its spin-off ''Mayans M.C. (2019-present). Early life Ornstein studied acting as a child a ...

as Chuck Marstein * Jacob Vargas as Allesandro Montez *

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...

as Ron Tully *

Winter Ave Zoli Winter Ave Zoli (born June 28, 1980) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Lyla Winston in FX's TV series ''Sons of Anarchy'', Amy Snyder in '' Bosch'' (2017-2018), and for '' Deserted'' (2016). Zoli also appears ...

as Lyla Winston * Ivo Nandi as Oscar "El Oso" Ramos * Emilio Rivera as

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* April Grace as Loutreesha Haddem *

Arjay Smith Arjay L. M. Smith (born November 27, 1983) is an American actor best known for his teenage role portraying the title character of the Nickelodeon children's television series ''The Journey of Allen Strange''. Smith portrayed terrorist Laurent Dub ...

as Grant McQueen *

Michael Beach Michael Anthony Beach (born October 30, 1963) is an American actor. He has appeared in films '' Lean on Me'' (1989), ''One False Move'' (1992), ''Short Cuts'' (1993), ''Waiting to Exhale'' (1995), ''A Family Thing'' (1996), ''Soul Food'' (1997), ...

as T.O. Cross * Marya Delver as Officer Candy Eglee *

Mathew St. Patrick Mathew St. Patrick (born March 17, 1969) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Keith Charles on the HBO drama series '' Six Feet Under'' (2001−05). Previously, Patrick appeared as Marcus Taggert in ''The Young and the Restless' ...

as Moses Cartwright *

Brad Carter David Bradley Carter (born December 5, 1973) is an American film and television actor, guitarist, painter, sculptor, and photographer, known for playing Charlie Lange in ''True Detective'' and Leland Gruen in '' Sons of Anarchy''. After suffer ...

as Leland Gruen *

Ron Yuan Ronald Winston Yuan is an American actor, martial artist, director, and stunt choreographer. He is best known for his roles on '' Sons of Anarchy'', '' Prison Break'', '' Golden Boy'', and '' CSI: NY''. He has acted in numerous films, including a ...

as Ryu Tom * Billy Brown as August Marks * Michael Shamus Wiles as Jury White * Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Sticky * Tony Curran as Gaines * Douglas Bennet as Orlin West *

Kim Dickens Kimberly Jan Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. Her film debut was in the 1995 comedy film ''Palookaville (film), Palookaville''. Dickens played lead roles in the films ''Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film), Truth or Consequences ...

as Colette Jane * Reynaldo Gallegos as

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* Bob McCracken as Brendan Roarke * Alan O'Neill as Hugh

Guest stars

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as Winsome * Olivia Burnette as Homeless Woman * Jenna Jameson as Porn Director *

Lea Michele Lea Michele Sarfati (; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway (theatre), Broadway, appearing in productions of ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérab ...

as Gertie * Alicia Coppola as Mildred Treal *

Hal Holbrook Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called ''Mark Twain Tonight!'' ...

as Nate Madock * Charisma Carpenter as Carol

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. ''Sons of Anarchy'' was renewed for a seventh and final season that began airing in September 2014.

Ron Perlman Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–199 ...

and Maggie Siff did not return, due to their characters being killed off at the end of season six.

, David LaBrava and Niko Nicotera were all promoted to the regular cast. Robert Patrick, Emilio Rivera, and Billy Brown returned in their recurring guest roles, as did CCH Pounder, Peter Weller and Kim Dickens but only for limited appearances.

guest starred as a drug addict who is a high-ranking member of a

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prison sect. Malcolm-Jamal Warner joined the cast for a recurring role. ''

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'' actress

also had a guest role as a truck stop waitress and single mother in the sixth episode of the season. Former ''

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''/''

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'' actress Charisma Carpenter also had a guest role as an administrative director at a medical facility.

Episodes

Reception

The last season received generally favorable reviews. At

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, the season received a score of 68% based on reviews from 6 critics. On review aggregator website

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, it has an approval rating of 83% based on 186 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "The final season of ''Sons of Anarchy'' rides toward the series finale on its grounded characters and clearly defined storylines, without losing any of the show's bone-chilling action."

Home media release

The season was released in the

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and

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on February 24, 2015.

References

External links

* * {{Sons of Anarchy 2014 American television seasons