Mayans M.C. (TV Series 2018–2023)

Awards
- 3 wins & 24 nominations

Episodes50

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Trivia
Gemma (Katey Sagal), who starred in Sons of Anarchy, appears in the pilot during the prison visitation scene, in a flashback scene.

Crazy credits
Interesting Frames found the Season 3 Opening Credit Sequence, which is essentially a montage or a laundry list of injustices committed against Latin American community.

On June 3, 1943, sailors on shore leave from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory attacked Hispanic youths as revenge for the assault of an American sailor, sparking a week-long ethnic conflict known as the "Zoot Suit Riots." The violence was not subdued until June 8, when the military issued an order forbidding servicemen to enter Los Angeles. The following day, Los Angeles banned the wearing of zoot suits.
On May 8, 1959 the land in the Los Angeles district of Chavez Ravine was condemned, and the Mexican-American community was evicted to make way for Dodger Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy met with Cesar Chavez to support the struggle of the Mexican Migrant Farm Labor Movement
A juxtaposition of Nancy Reagan (wife of President Ronald Reagan) and Oliver North (USMC). Oliver North, was a top level official at the National Security Council assigned to aid in negotiations for the Contras, a fighting force that was attempting to prevent a Communist regime, the Sandinistas, from taking power in Nicaragua. His involvement led to the Iran-Contra Affair, where arms were sold to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages being held in Lebanon, then diverting the funds from those sales to aid the Contras in their fight to overthrow the Sandinista government. Moreover, the Contras facilitated the efforts of Colombian traffickers to ship cocaine into the United States in return for financing the Nicaraguan insurgency, which led to creation of the crack cocaine drug problem. Nancy Reagan's response was simply the "Just Say No" campaign. As a final study in contrast, President Reagan fired North from his position in 1986 for allegedly acting without approval from his superiors. North testified under immunity, in front of a joint congressional committee, in 1987 that his bosses, including President Reagan himself, knew everything that was going on with the negotiations and that he never once acted without prior approval from his superiors.
Pancho Villa - The Original Motorcycle Outlaw . He also played a major role in the Mexican Revolution, which was an attempt to bring democratic reforms to the country.

Connections
Follows Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Liked it, but it was so depressing!

Even though it's in the same "universe" as SOA, this is definitely its own show - try not to base your opinion of this show on that show.

I've noticed a trend with Sutter's work: his shows always start out good and then the characters all just basically come apart at the seams. His shows are definitely not known for happy endings. The same is true here. Season one was outstanding but, as time went on, the characters and club in general all start to unravel. You might think by watching the beginning of the series that this club will accomplish what they set out to, but those happy feelings are soon replaced with melancholy and sadness.

The last 3-4 seasons became rather dark and depressing. I wanted to root for the characters - at least some of them - but I knew this was going down a dark road. In that respect, if you enjoy that kind of thing, you definitely won't be disappointed. However, I kind of enjoy happy endings once in a while, especially with the world being how it is. If you need something uplifting, don't watch this show. But if you like gritty, dark action/drama, this might be just your thing.