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Mayans M.C.

2018–2023 · 5 seasons

A brooding, slow-burning crime saga that wraps you in tension and moral compromise, with bursts of brutal violence and a constant sense of impending doom.

Tagline: Time to choose between club or family.
Overview: Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
loyalty
betrayal
power
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, drama
Created by: Kurt Sutter, Elgin James
Written by: Elgin James, Meredith Danluck, Andrea Ciannavei, Sean Varela
Starring: J. D. Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral
Length: 5 seasons, 50 episodes
Network: FX
Country: United States of America
Languages: Spanish, English

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