Sons of Anarchy / Episode List
This episode list contains all episodes of the US drama series Sons of Anarchy , sorted by the US American premiere . Between 2008 and 2014, 92 episodes were created in a total of seven seasons, each around 45 minutes in length.
Overview
| Season | Number of episodes | First broadcast in the USA | German-language first broadcast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 13 | September 3, 2008 | November 26, 2008 | November 6, 2012 | December 18, 2012 |
| 2 | 13 | September 8, 2009 | December 1, 2009 | March 19, 2013 | April 30, 2013 |
| 3 | 13 | September 7, 2010 | November 30, 2010 | April 30, 2013 | 11th of June 2013 |
| 4th | 14th | September 6, 2011 | December 6, 2011 | April 23, 2014 | August 28, 2014 |
| 5 | 13 | September 11, 2012 | 4th December 2012 | September 12, 2014 | 4th October 2014 |
| 6th | 13 | September 10, 2013 | December 10, 2013 | February 13, 2015 | May 1, 2015 |
| 7th | 13 | September 9, 2014 | December 9, 2014 | 23rd December 2015 | December 26, 2015 |
season 1
The first broadcast of the first season was from September 3 to November 26, 2008 on the US cable channel FX . The German free TV broadcaster Kabel Eins broadcast the first broadcast in German from November 6th to December 18th, 2012.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sam Crowe | pilot | 3rd Sep 2008 | Nov 6, 2012 | Allen Coulter & Michael Dinner | Kurt Sutter |
| Jax Teller finds his father's old records describing his vision of the motorcycle club very different from what the club actually does. His pregnant ex-wife Wendy injects speed, which means that Jax's son is born ten weeks early and seriously ill. In the hospital, Jax meets his ex-girlfriend, doctor Tara Knowles. The club's warehouse is blown up, killing two illegal immigrants from Mexico. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | crematorium | Seeds | Sep 10 2008 | Nov 6, 2012 | Charles Haid | Kurt Sutter |
| The ATF finds the bodies of the two Mexican women in the ruins of the warehouse. The club has to come up with something to make the bodies disappear and to persuade all those who know about it to be silent. Jax's mother, Gemma, takes Wendy's drugs to the hospital - but Wendy survives the overdose. Tara assists in the successful operation of Jax and Wendy's newborn son Abel. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | Fair | Fun town | 17 Sep 2008 | Nov 13, 2012 | Stephen Kay | Kurt Sutter |
| The daughter of a respected, very wealthy family disappears at the fair and is raped. Jax and the Sons of Anarchy find the culprit and suspect who the attacker might be. When the Sons track down the rapist, they give the girl's father an opportunity to take bloody revenge. Clay turns the situation into leverage, a method Jax disagrees with. Wendy has gone through detox and is on the mend. In the hospital, Gemma shows her hard and soft side. | |||||||
| 4th | 4th | Nevada | Patch Over | Sep 24 2008 | Nov 13, 2012 | Paris Barclay | James D. Parriott |
| The arrival of an ATF investigator in Charming puts the club under pressure. The weapons, which are temporarily stored in the clubhouse, have to be removed in order not to be found during a search. Jax drives to Nevada with Bobby to organize a new gun stash for the Devil's Tribe motorcycle club. Clay follows them and integrates the Devil's Tribe Club as a new chapter in the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | Flowering dreams | Giving back | Oct 1, 2008 | Nov 20, 2012 | Tim Hunter | Jack LoGiudice |
| Gemma is organizing the annual fundraiser when April, ex-wife of former Sons member Kyle, approaches her and asks if Kyle can come. Kyle had left Opie behind after an arson attack, which led to Opie's arrest and his expulsion from the club. Clay lets the Sons vote on it, and to his surprise, most vote to allow Kyle to attend the event. In addition, the Sons deal with Chuck, who still owes them money for the protection offered in prison. When he is released, the Sons take him to the clubhouse. Chuck, who disturbingly always starts to masturbate when he's nervous, reveals the hiding place of his prey. Tara receives a visit from ATF investigator Kohn, who turns out to be her ex-boyfriend in the course of the conversation. | |||||||
| 6th | 6th | AK-51 | AK-51 | Oct 8, 2008 | Nov 20, 2012 | Since man | Nichole Beattie |
| Clay and Gemma are both arrested, Clay because he is linked to a prisoner release, Gemma because she knocks Cherry down on the street with a skateboard out of jealousy. Gemma suffers from the fact that she is going through menopause. A deal with Piney's old buddy Nate Meineke ends in miseries. | |||||||
| 7th | 7th | Old bones | Old Bones | Oct 15, 2008 | Nov 27, 2012 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Dave Erickson |
| During construction work on the street, the remains of three people are found, which causes the club to have difficulties in explaining, not just to the police. | |||||||
| 8th | 8th | The attack | The pull | Oct 22, 2008 | Nov 27, 2012 | Guy Ferland | Kurt Sutter & Jack LoGiudice |
| Agent Kohn brings Tara under his control and wants to revive her past love affair. Tara defends herself and then calls Jax for help, who shoots the injured Kohn. Clay is attacked, but the bullets intended for him get a new business partner. The conflict with the Mayans comes to a head. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | hell | Hell followed | Oct 29, 2008 | Dec 4, 2012 | Billy Gierhart | Brett Conrad |
| While Chibs tries to remove the bullets from the back of Hayes, Jax removes Agent Kohn's body. Clay negotiates with Chief Unser while the members of the Sons of Anarchy gather to discuss how to proceed against the Mayans. Jax asks Tara to treat Hayes at the clubhouse, which Tara does. Clay makes the leader of the Nordics and the Mayans an offer of peaceful coexistence. Opie volunteers for a contract killing intended to wash money into the club's coffers. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | The better half | Better Half | Nov 5, 2008 | Dec 4, 2012 | Mario Van Peebles | Pat Charles |
| Agent Stahl arrests Luann and begins to put more pressure on the Sons. For this she uses the wives of the members, especially Donna, Tara and Cherry. Chief Unser, kicked out of the office by Stahl, warns the club about Agent Stahl. Gemma is unimpressed by steel. While Bobby, Tig and Piney start a diversionary maneuver, Jax and Chief Unser sneak into the police station, talk to Luann and free Cherry. Stahl's perfidious plan does not work, the Sons are one step ahead. | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | rat | Capybara | Nov 12, 2008 | Dec 11, 2012 | Stephen Kay | Kurt Sutter & Dave Erickson |
| Agent Stahl arrests Bobby for murder, and Opie has disappeared. Stahl makes the circumstances look as if Opie had betrayed Bobby and thus the Sons. Gemma prepares everything for Abel's release from the hospital while Wendy visits her son. | |||||||
| 12 | 12 |
The Sleep of Babies The baby's sleep (alternative title) |
The Sleep of Babies | Nov 19, 2008 | Dec 11, 2012 | Terrence O'Hara | Kurt Sutter |
| The Sons are running out of money and Clay wants to attack the iron reserves. Abel is released from the hospital. At his welcome party, Jax stands between Wendy and Tara. There is an argument and Tara leaves. When Donna and Opie swap cars at short notice after the party, it comes to a catastrophe. Chief Unser tells Clay about Opie's innocence, but the realization comes too late. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | The revelation | The Revelator | Nov 26, 2008 | Dec 18, 2012 | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter |
| Wendy asks Jax for a second chance while the club grieves for Donna and plans the funeral. Piney single-handedly tries to retaliate for Donna's murder, unaware that he's looking for the killer in the wrong place. Clay calls in several favors to get the name of the witness who can identify Opie and Bobby. | |||||||
season 2
The first broadcast of the second season was from September 8 to December 1, 2009 on the US cable channel FX . The German free TV broadcaster Kabel Eins broadcast the first broadcast in German from March 19 to April 30, 2013.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 1 | The league | Albification | 8 Sep 2009 | 19 Mar 2013 | Guy Ferland | Kurt Sutter |
| Clay opens a new gun shop with the Irish. Bobby is released after the murder eyewitness disappears without a trace. Opie is back in town after a break. Gemma looks after Abel while Chief Unser tackles his cancer. The League of American Nationalists does business with the Nordics, and Clay blames Donna the Mayans for the murder. Jax and Piney, however, suspect the truth. Gemma is kidnapped and raped by several masked men. | |||||||
| 15th | 2 | Small wounds | Small tears | Sep 15 2009 | 19 Mar 2013 | Stephen Kay | Jack LoGiudice |
| Gemma is silent about the rape and lets Tara take care of her. Chief Unser faked a car accident to explain Gemma's injuries. The Mayans find their member shot by the Sons in retaliation for Donna. Jax, who disposed of the body on his own, made it look like the 9ers shot the man. The Sons help Luann, whose actresses are lured away or threatened by Georgie Caruso. Then the Sons decide to get into the porn film business. Tig, plagued by guilt, tries to stand by Opie. An arms deal with the 9ers is disrupted by the Mayans, Bobby is injured. | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | Down by the river | fix | 22 Sep 2009 | 26th Mar 2013 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Dave Erickson |
| Three weeks after the attack, the traumatized Gemma is still silent, which leads to relationship problems with Clay. The head of the league, Zobelle, confronts Hale with Chief Our's friendship with the Sons and suggests a solution to the Sons problem. Clay and Jax are becoming more and more confrontational. Darby begins to deal and cook drugs in Charming, which the Sons don't like at all. Hale lets Zobelle exploit him and the Sons blow up Darby's drug kitchen. Bobby reveals that Luann has cheated the club out of a lot of money for years. | |||||||
| 17th | 4th | Eureka | Eureka | 29 Sep 2009 | 26th Mar 2013 | Guy Ferland | Kurt Sutter & Brett Conrad |
| The Sons almost all leave town, leaving Piney and Gemma in the workshop. The league sends a message to Gemma. Tig had an accident due to Bobby's fault and was taken to a hospital that refused his treatment for insurance reasons. When Tig is about to be relocated, he is caught by bounty hunters. Gemma pursues Weston after recognizing one of her rapists. | |||||||
| 18th | 5 | Smashed | Smite | Oct 6, 2009 | Apr 2, 2013 | Terrence O'Hara | Chris Collins |
| Clay demands protection money from Zobelle, Otto is beaten up in prison by incarcerated henchmen of the league. Tara does her best to convince Gemma to finally seek help. Jax, Tig and Opie fight three members of the league on the street. Chief Unser has a clarifying conversation with Deputy Chief Hale. The Sons advise on how to proceed and the retribution for Otto. Jax pleads for prudence - and wins. A car bomb explodes in the workshop yard, seriously injuring Chibs. | |||||||
| 19th | 6th | retribution | Falx Cerebri | Oct 13, 2009 | Apr 2, 2013 | Billy Gierhart | Regina Corrado |
| Clay asks Chief Unser to make the car bomb look like an accident. The Sons visit Weston's home, but only meet his children. Clay vandalizes the cigar shop. Gemma gives Tara shooting lessons while Hale and Jax deal with Zobelle's daughter Polly. The quick retaliatory strike ends, as Jax suspected, in a trap. | |||||||
| 20th | 7th | Jail | Gilead | Oct 20, 2009 | Apr 9, 2013 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins |
| Except for Opie, the hard core of the Sons is locked in jail. The deposit does not have to be paid and the process is delayed. Clay must find new allies to protect his men and buy protection. After Juice involuntarily served as bait for an act of revenge, he is stabbed in the courtyard. Agent Stahl is back in town, and Clay and Jax's conflict culminates in a fight. Oswald pays the bail and the men are released. | |||||||
| 21st | 8th | Family dinner | Potlatch | Oct 27, 2009 | Apr 9, 2013 | Paul Maibaum | Kurt Sutter & Misha Green |
| Clay asks Oswald for a piece of land, who in turn wants the help of the Sons in his candidacy for mayor. Chibs is on the mend and receives a visit from his wife. The porn production hall is broken into. Clay gets Chuck back from the Chinese - with his fingers cut off, but otherwise fine. The Sons avenge the break-in and Opie makes it clear that Lyla belongs to him from now on. Zobelle does business with the Mayans and Luann is found slain in the ditch. | |||||||
| 22nd | 9 | The judge | Fa Guan | Nov 3, 2009 | April 16, 2013 | Stephen Kay | Brett Conrad & Liz Sagal |
| Clay wants to get out of the porn business, Jax is against it and puts the continuation of the production company to a vote. Chibs doesn't want to be moved to another hospital. Clay blows up Darby's drug kitchen one more time. Jax, Bobby, Opie, and Happy take a judge hostage to crack down on a trial that is getting in the way of their arms deal. League members and Darby set fire to the hall where the porn films are shot. | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | balm | Balm | Nov 10, 2009 | April 16, 2013 | Paris Barclay | Dave Erickson & Stevie Long |
| Jax wants to join the Nomads because he thinks Clay set the hall on fire. Chibs is released from the hospital and visits the Irish directly to ask what went wrong. Jimmy O'Phelan steps in and his association with Chibs is revealed. Agent Stahl visits Jax at home and threatens him. Gemma and Jax speak out. The Sons approve Jay's request to move to the Nomads. Gemma tells Clay and Jax about her rape. | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | Charity | service | Nov 17, 2009 | 23 Apr 2013 | Phil Abraham | Synopsis: Brady Dahl & Cori Uchida Acting: Kurt Sutter & Jack LoGiudice |
| Jax stays with the SAMCROs after Gemma's confession. Tig, plagued by guilt, reveals to Opie and the rest of the club that he shot Donna. Chibs enters into a deal with Agent Stahl to protect his wife and daughter. Opie makes a decision in favor of the Sons and the good of the club. Piney tries to shoot Clay to get revenge for Donna. | |||||||
| 25th | 12 | choice | The culling | Nov 24, 2009 | 23 Apr 2013 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Kurt Sutter & Dave Erickson |
| Clay takes up the fight against the league and for this purpose has talks with the Chinese, Irish and the 9ers. Weston, informed by Jax of Zobelle's dealings with the Mayans, begins to shoot his own people. Chuck reappears and shares his observations during the arson. Stahl falls into a trap and embarrasses herself when she tries to break a deal. Hale arrests Weston over the porn production fire. | |||||||
| 26th | 13 | Riots | Na Trioblóidí | Dec 1, 2009 | Apr 30, 2013 | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter |
| Zobelle and Weston are both released from custody for different reasons. Jax takes revenge on Weston while Juice keeps an eye on Zobelle. Stahl shoots Edmond Hayes and Gemma pursues Zobelle's daughter Polly, who wants to say goodbye to Edmond. Stahl succeeds in blaming Gemma for Edmond's murder. Cameron, for his part, takes revenge for his son's murder - believing it was Gemma. He kills Half-Sack and kidnaps Abel. | |||||||
season 3
The first broadcast of the third season was from September 7th to November 30th 2010 on the US cable channel FX . The German free TV broadcaster Kabel Eins broadcast the German - language first broadcast from April 30 to June 11, 2013.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | Abel | SO | Sep 7 2010 | Apr 30, 2013 | Stephen Kay | Kurt Sutter |
| Gemma is on the run while the Sons track down the Irishman and try to find Abel. Jax ends the relationship with Tara, which she does not accept. Gemma tries to come back home and visits her father who needs care. Tara, whose suspension has been lifted, goes back to the hospital but fails at the operating table. Half-Sack's wake ends with blood and shots are fired. Deputy Chief Hale is run over by the fleeing attackers. Hayes arrives in Belfast with Abel. | |||||||
| 28 | 2 | Extreme unction | Oiled | Sep 14 2010 | May 7, 2013 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Kurt Sutter & Dave Erickson |
| Clay talks to Jimmy O'Phelan about the murder of Hayes Jr. Jax hires a bounty hunter, who in turn enlists the help of the Sons. They subsequently find Hector Salazar, who does the dirty work for the Mayans, and ask him about the drive-by shoot . Nate's nurse Amelia finds out that Gemma is wanted - and is then taken hostage by Gemma. | |||||||
| 29 | 3 | care | Caregiver | 21 Sep 2010 | May 7, 2013 | Billy Gierhart | Chris Collins & Regina Corrado |
| Maureen, an Irish woman who Abel has taken in, reveals a shared past with Jax's father. Gemma's demented father runs away and Jax trades porn actresses for weapons with Lin. Amelia knocks Tara down and tries to escape. In the process, she dies as a result of unfortunate circumstances. Lin's porn party ends in a fiasco because Opie cannot cope with Lyla's participation. | |||||||
| 30th | 4th | Home | Home | 28 Sep 2010 | May 14, 2013 | Guy Ferland | Kurt Sutter & Liz Sagal |
| Nate is supposed to go to a retirement home and the Sons reunite with Gemma - who still doesn't know that Abel was kidnapped. Happy, Piney and Bobby want to get illegal drugs and get caught in a robbery. Maureen calls Gemma to find out where Abel is and has a heart attack. | |||||||
| 31 | 5 | The world is falling into decline | Turning and turning | Oct 5, 2010 | May 14, 2013 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Dave Erickson & Marco Ramirez |
| Gemma's deal with Agent Stahl falls through, while Juice is beaten up by the Mayans while trying to sell drugs. Jax tries to blow up the Mayans' new drug kitchen and negotiates a new deal with Agent Stahl. | |||||||
| 32 | 6th | Pushed | The push | Oct 12, 2010 | 21st May 2013 | Stephen Kay | Chris Collins & Julie Bush |
| The Sons accept three new prospects, Happy finally changes to the Samcro chapter, while Kozik's application is rejected by Tig. The raid on a Mayan heroin shipment goes smoothly. Contrary to the deal, Gemma tells almost the entire truth about the Polly and Edmond murders - but in a crucial part she lies. Tara and Jax sell the captured antiviral drugs and are watched by Darby, who immediately puts Jacob Hale into the drug trade for the Sons. Tig and Kozik kill one of the shooters in the drive-by shoot. Jax ends the relationship with Tara and sleeps with Ima that same night. | |||||||
| 33 | 7th | Wide circles | Widening Gyre | Oct 19, 2010 | 21st May 2013 | Billy Gierhart | Kurt Sutter & Regina Corrado |
| Samcro are planning the trip to Belfast when one of the Grim Bastards is murdered by Salazar. Clay takes care of the problem together with Alvarez. Maureen reveals to the unsuspecting Gemma that Maureen's daughter Trinity and Jax are half siblings. Tara helps Gemma escape the hospital. | |||||||
| 34 | 8th | Overseas | Lochan Mor | Oct 26, 2010 | May 28, 2013 | Guy Ferland | Dave Erickson & Liz Sagal & Kurt Sutter |
| The Sons arrive in Belfast while Tig is released after a brief detention in the remand prison. On the very first day, the Sons got into trouble with the police and were arrested. Gemma frees the men with a daring maneuver. Tig, Kozik and the new prospects promise protection for Lumpy and the boxing club. Tara looks for an abortion clinic for Lyla and accompanies her to her appointment. | |||||||
| 35 | 9 | Dungloe | Turas | Nov 2, 2010 | May 28, 2013 | Stephen Kay | Synopsis: Kurt Sutter Actors: Chris Collins & Brady Dahl |
| Chief Unser visits Lumpy at the hospital while Jax talks to Stahl about Jimmy O'Phelan. Piney, Tig and Kozik question Darby about the attack on the boxing studio - and Darby reveals Jacob Hale. When the Sons inform Chief Unser of Darby's confession, Unser does not want to investigate Hale. When Jimmy unexpectedly turns up at Maureen's house, Gemma sees her chance to sort things out. But Fiona interferes. An attack on the Sons ends with several deaths in the Irish chapter. Salazar kidnaps Tara and Margaret Murphy. | |||||||
| 36 | 10 | Nothing but the truth | Firinne | Nov 9, 2010 | 4th June 2013 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Kurt Sutter & Vaun Wilmott |
| Tig, Piney and Kozik are supposed to kill the Mayan president, Alvarez, and pay a ransom for Tara and Margaret's life. Meanwhile, in Belfast, the Sons find the traitor O'Neill and torture a confession out of him. The result is an exchange of fire with Jimmy's people. Clay pushes McGee off the roof of the warehouse for betraying the Sons. Gemma and Maureen find themselves forced to tell Jax and Trinity the truth about John Teller. | |||||||
| 37 | 11 | milk | Bainne | Nov 16, 2010 | 4th June 2013 | Adam Arkin | Dave Erickson, Regina Corrado & Kurt Sutter |
| Jax finds Abel, who has already been adopted by an Irish couple. Jax watches Abel and his adoptive parents and concludes that Father Ashby is right: Abel is better off this way. Jimmy kidnaps Abel to secure his escape to America and kills the adoptive parents. The money transfer in Charming goes completely wrong. Tara seriously injures Salazar's friend with a shard of a mirror and demands Margaret's release for medical help. Father Ashby trades in with Jimmy for Abel. Maureen smuggles a bundle of letters into Jax's luggage. | |||||||
| 38 | 12 | Until death ... | June Wedding | Nov 23, 2010 | 11th of June 2013 | Phil Abraham | Synopsis: Kurt Sutter Acting: Chris Collins |
| Abel and Gemma return home, and Clay sets out to prove that the murder of Lumpy was commissioned by Hale. Jax discusses the Jimmy case with Agent Stahl and tries to find Tara, who is still missing. Gemma talks to Stahl about her deal, which she wants to break. Salazar holed up in Hale's office with Tara and Hale as hostages. Salazar says he wants to swap Tara for Jax, but plans to murder both of them. Hale manages to wound Salazar and Jax kills him. During the hostage situation, Stahl shoots her partner Amy and blames an unspecified gang for the murder. In her testimony, Stahl accuses the dead Amy of the murder of Edmond Hayes and thus confirms Gemma's statement. Tig votes against Kozik again and Opie proposes to Lyla. | |||||||
| 39 | 13 | NS | NS | Nov 30, 2010 | 11th of June 2013 | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter & Dave Erickson |
| Clay tells Gemma about the deal with the Irish, then Gemma turns in and talks to Stahl. Lenny finds out Jimmy's whereabouts and arranges an exchange: Jimmy for two million dollars. This presents the Sons with a big problem in the short term. But Chuck has a solution and the handover is going according to plan for the Sons. In the end, the Sons manage to get rid of Agent Stahl who ripped off Jax. Chibs and Opie take the long-awaited revenge. | |||||||
Season 4
The first broadcast of the fourth season was from September 6 to December 6, 2011 on the US cable channel FX . The German-language premiere broadcast of the German Free TV transmitter ProSieben Maxx from 23 April to 28 August, 2014.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | Bloody wedding | Out | 6 Sep 2011 | 23 Apr 2014 | Paris Barclay | Kurt Sutter |
| The Sons are released from prison after 14 months. The first time he meets the Sons, the new Sheriff Roosevelt explains how he thinks things should go. Assistant Attorney Potter introduces himself to Roosevelt. Clay negotiates a new deal with the Russians. Chief Unser, who now lives in a trailer, is visited by Gemma, who is very worried about him. Jax proposes marriage to Tara, but Tara has concerns about the children and Jax's way of life. Lyla and Opie get married. During the celebration, the Russians get rid of their sons. | |||||||
| 41 | 2 | cocaine | booster | 13 Sep 2011 | Apr 30, 2014 | Guy Ferland | Dave Erickson & Chris Collins |
| Clay finds a new partner in the gun business, Romeo. That deal also includes the transportation of cocaine for the Mayans. Jax doesn't like this deal at all - the conflicts with Clay flare up again and Jax announces that he wants to get out of the club. Entering the drug business divides the club. Bobby is openly against Clay. Gemma looks for the letters Maureen had slipped Jax, finds them and reads them. Roosevelt terrorizes the club, while Opie and Jax were taken hostage by the Russians and a short time later are rescued by Romeo. | |||||||
| 42 | 3 | Ants | Dorylus | Sep 20 2011 | May 7, 2014 | Peter Weller | Regina Corrado & Liz Sagal |
| Kozik has the truck with the arms delivery stolen while some of the Sons in Oswald's warehouse are already preparing the next deliveries. Prosecutor Potter is already on the trail of the Sons and orders that Juice be targeted. Gemma is still after the letters and tells Tara about Jax's father. Roosevelt has Juice arrested and tries to manipulate him. Clay lets the club vote on the drug courier job and just wins. | |||||||
| 43 | 4th | Dealer | Una Venta | 27 Sep 2011 | May 14, 2014 | Billy Gierhart | Kurt Sutter & Marco Ramirez |
| Even the first drug shipment does not go off without a hitch. Potter arranges a chance meeting with Gemma and introduces himself with a false name. Clay has to crack down on the SAMTAZ chapter in Arizona because this club is deeply involved in drug deals. The Sons visit Reggie, a former SAMTAZ member, to get some information from him. Piney is also trying to get John Teller's letters. Gemma makes contact with Roosevelt's wife, Rita. Potter visits Otto in prison and tells him that Bobby slept with her shortly before Luann's death. | |||||||
| 44 | 5 | Twenty-nine | Brick | Oct 4, 2011 | May 21, 2014 | Paris Barclay | Dave Erickson & Brady Dahl |
| Roosevelt continues to pressurize Juice while Gemma visits Otto in prison. Clay and Gemma worry that the real culprits in John Teller's deaths might be exposed by Piney or Tara. Ours breaks into Tara's office but only finds the copies of the letters. A conversation with Georgie gives Clay a new idea. Juice steals a packet of cocaine from the storage room on behalf of Roosevelt. Opie finds out that Lyla is secretly using contraception and then sleeps with Ima. Bobby visits Otto in prison and apologizes for his affair with Luann. | |||||||
| 45 | 6th | scapegoat | With an X | Oct 11, 2011 | May 28, 2014 | Guy Ferland | Chris Collins & Regina Corrado |
| The missing packet of cocaine gets the club in big trouble. Tig's daughter Dawn comes to visit and Ima shakes up the clubhouse. Jax lets the Prospects play Russian roulette to test their loyalty to the club. When Juice tries to bring the cocaine back, Miles catches him and shoots him after a short fight. Bobby and Gemma find out that Dawn just wants to take Tig out. Clay orders a hit man from Romeo. Opie moves into the clubhouse after Lyla confesses to having an abortion. Ours is putting a death threat in Tara's car. | |||||||
| 46 | 7th | Under fire | Fruit for the Crows | Oct 18, 2011 | 4th June 2014 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Kurt Sutter & Liz Sagal |
| Another drive-by shoot, this time in Alvarez's drug laboratory and initiated by the Lobos cartel, and the death threat against Tara keep the Sons in suspense. The driver's pursuit ends in a bloody fiasco. Tara tends to Alvarez's gunshot wound and talks to Roosevelt, who received an anonymous tip about the threat. Roosevelt has Juice give him the cocaine sample and then arrests him for drug possession. Lyla packed her things and is gone. Bobby demands a vote on the post of president and is once again openly against Clay. Juice tries to hang herself. | |||||||
| 47 | 8th | Family recipe | Family recipe | Oct 25, 2011 | June 11, 2014 | Paul Maibaum | Dave Erickson & Brady Dahl |
| Juice's attempted suicide fails. The Sons come together to vote on the presidency, which is disrupted by another drive-by shoot by the Lobos. Before they can escape, one of the shooters falls from the car. In addition, the assassins throw a bag with three cut heads in the yard. Piney threatens Clay with telling the truth about John Teller if Clay doesn't get out of the drug business immediately. Sheriff Roosevelt comes to the garage to investigate the shooting and tells Jax that he knows about the threat against Tara. Happy tortures the Lobos man with every trick in the book, but only Romeo's henchman Luis manages to get the man to talk: there is said to be a traitor among the Mayans. Clay gives a speech against Hale's construction project at a fundraising gala. Chibs tends to the desperate juice while Clay drives to Piney's cabin, requests John Teller's letters and then shoots him. | |||||||
| 48 | 9 | Cartel war | Kiss | Nov 1, 2011 | July 30, 2014 | Billy Gierhart | Regina Corrado & Marco Ramirez |
| Chibs talks to Jax about Juice's problems. Potter tries to turn Otto against the club, especially Bobby. The Sons meet with the Niners, and Gemma finds Piney's body. Jax saves Laroy and the Niners from being shot by the cartel men. Juice is harassed by Potter, who promises to leave the Sons alone in exchange for his help. Gemma makes Clay promise not to do anything to Tara. | |||||||
| 49 | 10 | hands | Hands | Nov 8, 2011 | Aug 6, 2014 | Peter Weller | Chris Collins, David Labrava & Kurt Sutter |
| Jax decides to use the conference in Oregon for a short vacation with Tara and accompanies her and the children. Ours is preparing Piney's hut to blame the cartel for the murder. The assassination attempt on Tara goes wrong. Roosevelt quits Potter, while Juice, who disappeared without a trace for the Sons, is in ATF arrest. Gemma, suspecting what Clay has done, confronts him, and an argument ensues. Clay knocks Gemma down. Tara fears that she will no longer be able to use her shattered hand. Roosevelt apologizes to Juice. | |||||||
| 50 | 11 | Minefield | Call of Duty | Nov 15, 2011 | 13 Aug 2014 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Liz Sagal & Gladys Rodriguez |
| Wendy visits Tara in the hospital and explains that she wants to have contact with Abel again. Tara freaks out and has to be operated on again. The race for mayor seems to be won by Hale. Potter visits Otto again and negotiates with him about Otto's statement. When Clay and Romeo and their men want to attack the Lobos, they end up in a minefield. Kozik steps on a mine and dies. Opie, Tig and Bobby take care of Georgie. After seeing Gemma's injuries, Tig breaks up with Clay and resigns as a sergeant at arms. Opie finds Piney's body, Unser explains what happened. | |||||||
| 51 | 12 | Thirst for revenge | Burnt and Purged Away | Nov 22, 2011 | Aug 20, 2014 | Paris Barclay | Kurt Sutter & Dave Erickson |
| Jax presses for the drug deal to be closed while Potter prepares to blow the deal with the Irish. When Jax realizes that he should help the Irish with their baby trade, the next conflict ensues. Bobby wants to visit Otto in prison and is arrested there. Opie says goodbye to his father and then goes in search of Clay. | |||||||
| 52 | 13 | Painful truth | To Be (1) | Nov 29, 2011 | 27 Aug 2014 | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins |
| Jax prevents Opie from shooting Clay, but both are injured. Clay needs an operation and Unser tells the sheriff and the rest of the Sons a story about a drive-by shoot. Tig sets out to track down Clay's attacker and tries to run Laroy over, but kills his girlfriend in the process. Gemma tells Tara the truth about Piney and the attack on her. Gemma hands Jax the letters and tells him an embellished version of the events surrounding John Teller's death. Jax decides that Clay must die - and Tara tells him how. | |||||||
| 53 | 14th | Change of power | To Be (2) | Dec 6, 2011 | 28 Aug 2014 | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins |
| The arms deal with the Irish is protected by the CIA, Romeo and Luis turn out to be CIA agents. However, the trade collapses as Galen insists on a stake in Clay, who is still in intensive care. Potter releases Juice from prison unscathed and with a clean file. Romeo and Luis strongly advise Jax to get Clay back on his feet, otherwise they would support the RICO operation. They also demand that Jax stay with the club. Potter drops Hale's construction project by revealing the truth about Hale's investor at the crucial meeting. Jax takes over the post of president and offers Opie the vice presidency. | |||||||
Season 5
The first broadcast of the fifth season was from September 11 to December 4, 2012 on the US cable channel FX . The German-language premiere broadcast of the German Free TV transmitter ProSieben Maxx September 12 to October 4, 2014.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | eye to eye | Sovereign | Sep 11 2012 | Sep 12 2014 | Paris Barclay | Kurt Sutter |
| The 9ers ambush a Sons truck and set fire to the car and its cargo. Gemma spends a drunk night with Nero Padilla. Clay, released from the hospital, tries to talk to Gemma. The sheriff has suspicions about the stress with the 9ers, but the sons deny everything when the sheriff visits. Jax makes Bobby vice president. Clay confesses to Piney's murder in front of the club, but hides most of the truth. Pope, whose daughter was run over by Tig, shows how he intends to run his business in the future. In front of Tig's eyes he burns his daughter Dawn alive. Ours warns Jax when there is an arrest warrant against him, Chibs and Tig. | |||||||
| 55 | 2 | A new ally | Authority Vested | Sep 18 2012 | Sep 12 2014 | Peter Weller | Regina Corrado |
| Gemma finds Jax and the others shelter with Nero. Ours is raided in Gemma's house, the facility destroyed. Jax proposes marriage to Tara. Tig seeks out his second daughter, Fawn, and tells her to leave town. Clay tries to convince Opie not to turn his back on the club. Opie then gives Lyla a large amount of money and asks her to take care of his children as he has to leave town. Jax and Tara get married in Nero's escort agency, then Jax, Chibs and Tig are arrested. Opie knocks out the sheriff to be arrested as well. | |||||||
| 56 | 3 | The whole truth | Laying pipe | 25 Sep 2012 | 13 Sep 2014 | Adam Arkin | Kem Nunn , Liz Sagal & Kurt Sutter |
| Pope visits Jax in prison and sets conditions, among other things he wants Jax to send one of the Sons to his death. Opie sacrifices himself and is killed by a group of fellow prisoners. Gemma messes with Tara, who steals the children from her, and teams up with Wendy. When Gemma Clay catches Jean, one of Nero's escort ladies, with Emma, she freaks out and beats the woman. | |||||||
| 57 | 4th | Wake | Stoles Huffy | Oct 2, 2012 | 19 Sep 2014 | Paris Barclay | Chris Collins |
| Nero's business is in jeopardy after the raid. The Sons organize the wake for Opie. Jax and Chibs rescue Emma Jean. Tara visits Lyla, who tries to numb her grief for Opie with alcohol and other drugs . During the funeral ceremony, Gemma and Tara fight with Carla and Jax makes Nero an offer. | |||||||
| 58 | 5 | blackmail | Orca Shrugged | Oct 9, 2012 | 19 Sep 2014 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Regina Corrado & Kurt Sutter |
| Jax and the Sons offer Mayor Hale a business to rent his warehouse for Nero's escort service. Jax also gains respect from the Irish. The Sons get to know Venus van Dam, who particularly fascinates Tig. Tara tries to sew up Tig's bite wound, but doesn't manage to do it yet. Sheriff Roosevelt's wife is shot by the gang of burglars who make Charming unsafe as she tries to defend herself against the intruders. | |||||||
| 59 | 6th | Deadly jealousy | Small World | Oct 16, 2012 | Sep 20 2014 | Adam Arkin | Roberto Patino |
| Mrs. Roosevelt dies from her gunshot wound, her death causes Sheriff Roosevelt to rethink. Jax can vote on a new deal with Pope, the result is very narrowly in his favor. Tara starts volunteering in prison to get to Otto. The conversation doesn't go well and Tara lies to Jax when he asks her about it. Carla kidnaps Gemma and Nero and then commits suicide in front of them. The Sons find the jailer responsible for Opie's death and take bloody revenge. | |||||||
| 60 | 7th | Lured into the trap | Toad's Wild Ride | Oct 23, 2012 | 26 Sep 2014 | Peter Weller | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins |
| The raids turn out to be organized by Clay, who wants to harm Jax. He is speculating on his return to the presidential post. However, the death of Rita Roosevelt poses major problems for Clay. Gemma lets herself be robbed from her one night stand, while Unser tells Jax and Bobby about his suspicions about the robberies. Clay sets a trap for his accomplices and shoots Greg and Gogo together with Unser. Jax and Chibs are shot at in the street while Gemma is drugged in a car accident with her grandchildren. | |||||||
| 61 | 8th | hostage taking | ablation | Oct 30, 2012 | 26 Sep 2014 | Karen Gaviola | Mike Daniels |
| Clay lies to Jax about the cause of the car accident and puts the blame on Pope. Juice is put under pressure again by Sheriff Roosevelt. Jax meets with Pope, who explains that the attacks were not ordered by him. Juice talks everything off Clay's soul and admits the murder of Miles. Jax takes revenge on his attacker, who knows nothing of an attack on Gemma, which makes Jax suspicious. Frankie kidnaps Lyla and Nero to extort money, charges Clay and shoots Lyla in the leg. Nero speaks to Jax and tells him the truth about Gemma's car accident. | |||||||
| 62 | 9 | Perfume | Andare Pescare | Nov 6, 2012 | 27 Sep 2014 | Billy Gierhart | Liz Sagal & Kurt Sutter |
| Jax has a lead on Frankie, and the club unanimously determined to kill him if they find him. Jax can't let that happen because he wants to trade Frankie for the traitor in the club at Roosevelt's. Frankie is then, barely found, shot by Leo, but first tells Juice the truth about the robberies. Tara visits Otto again and tries to get him to retract his statement. Jax meets with Roosevelt and shows him Frankie's body and tells him he figured out who the traitor was himself. | |||||||
| 63 | 10 | promise | Crucifixed | Nov 13, 2012 | Oct 3, 2014 | Guy Ferland | Kem Nunn |
| Roosevelt has two cops bring Juice to the station to tell him Jax knows about the betrayal. Chibs is privy to what goes on in the club and in return reveals Juice's secret. Tara gets the offer to settle in a practice. Juice confronts Jax and makes a deal with him: He helps to get Clay out of the way for good, but Juice's betrayal is not on the table. The Sons go on the hunt for Opie's murderer, and it turns out that an old alliance could break if Jax insists on revenge. Clay talks to Romeo and Luis about the RICO process. Otto kills a nurse in order to fall out of the RICO procedure. | |||||||
| 64 | 11 | Exit | To Thine Own Self | Nov 20, 2012 | Oct 3, 2014 | Paris Barclay | Mike Daniels, John Barcheski & Kurt Sutter |
| Jax is increasingly pressed for time, he needs the documents from the safe to prove Clay's guilt. Nero is in trouble with his old gang. Happy gets grazed with a failed arms deal. Jax is kidnapped by Romeo and Luis, Clay discovers Jax's plan and brings the papers to safety. The club unanimously approved the proposal to get out of the arms and drug trade. | |||||||
| 65 | 12 | end of an era | Darthy | Nov 27, 2012 | Oct 4, 2014 | Peter Weller | Chris Collins & Kurt Sutter |
| Clay confesses to the club that he was behind the robberies. The members decide to expel him from the club, his murder is rejected by Bobby, who then speaks to Jax. Tara is questioned by the police, while Jax meets with Pope in the meantime. Romeo and Luis interfere in the deal with the Irish, which puts the club in acute danger. The Irish kidnap Wendy and Lee Toric visits Tara in the hospital. Clay wants to take over the arms business with the Irish and tries to win Tig as a partner. Jax drugs Wendy to prevent her from going to the authorities and stealing Abel from him. | |||||||
| 66 | 13 | Treason | J'ai Obtenu Cette | Dec 4, 2012 | Oct 4, 2014 | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins |
| Jax negotiates the terms of the extradition of Tig with Pope, Clay prepares his departure for Belfast. The Sons help Nero with a territorial problem. In order not to be able to testify, Otto bites off his tongue. Gemma threatens Tara if she leaves Charming with the children, but Tara is unimpressed. Jax apparently delivers Tig to Pope, kills his bodyguards and then enables Tig to take revenge on Pope. Then he blames Clay for the murders. Tara presents Jax with a fait accompli: She will go to Oregon and take the kids with her. Sheriff Roosevelt arrested her that same evening for aiding and abetting murder. Bobby drops the post as Vice President. | |||||||
Season 6
The first broadcast of the sixth season was from September 10 to December 10, 2013 on the US cable channel FX . The German-language premiere broadcast of the German Free TV transmitter ProSieben Maxx from February 13 to May 1, 2015.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 1 | amok | Straw | Sep 10 2013 | Feb 13, 2015 | Paris Barclay | Kurt Sutter |
| 68 | 2 | Murder weapon | One One Six | 17 Sep 2013 | Feb 20, 2015 | Peter Weller | Chris Collins & Adria Lang |
| 69 | 3 | Buses | Poenitentia | Sep 24 2013 | Feb. 27, 2015 | Guy Ferland | Charles Murray & Kurt Sutter |
| 70 | 4th | salvation | Wolfsangel | Oct 1, 2013 | 6th Mar 2015 | Billy Gierhart | Kurt Sutter & Kem Nunn |
| 71 | 5 | Memorandum | The Mad King | Oct 8, 2013 | 13 Mar 2015 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Chris Collins, Roberto Patino & Kurt Sutter |
| 72 | 6th | Corrupt cops | Salvage | Oct 15, 2013 | 20 Mar 2015 | Adam Arkin | Mike Daniels & Kurt Sutter |
| 73 | 7th | Liberation Action | Sweet and Vaded | Oct 22, 2013 | 27 Mar 2015 | Paris Barclay | Kurt Sutter & Adria Lang |
| 74 | 8th | headline | Los Fantasms | Oct 29, 2013 | Apr 3, 2015 | Peter Weller | Roberto Patino & Kurt Sutter |
| 75 | 9 | truth | John 8:32 | Nov 5, 2013 | Apr 3, 2015 | Guy Ferland | Kem Nunn & Kurt Sutter |
| 76 | 10 | New enemies | Huang Wu | Nov 12, 2013 | Apr 10, 2015 | Billy Gierhart | Kurt Sutter & Charles Murray |
| 77 | 11 | massacre | Aon Rud Persanta | Nov 19, 2013 | Apr 17, 2015 | Peter Weller | Chris Collins & Kurt Sutter |
| 78 | 12 | Witness protection | You Are My Sunshine | 3rd Dec. 2013 | May 1, 2015 | Paris Barclay | Kem Nunn & Mike Daniels & Kurt Sutter |
| 79 | 13 | To the extreme (1) | A mother's work | Dec 10, 2013 | May 1, 2015 | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins |
Season 7
The first broadcast of the seventh season was from September 9 to December 9, 2014 on the US cable channel FX . The German-language premiere broadcast of the German Free TV transmitter ProSieben Maxx from 23 December, 2015.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (-) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | Black widower | Black Widower | Sep 9 2014 | 23 Dec 2015 | Paris Barclay | Kurt Sutter |
| 81 | 2 | Merciless | Toil and Till | 16 Sep 2014 | 23 Dec 2015 | Billy Gierhart | Charles Murray & Kurt Sutter |
| 82 | 3 | monster | Playing with monsters | 23 Sep 2014 | 23 Dec 2015 | Craig Yahata | Peter Elkoff & Kurt Sutter |
| 83 | 4th | Bloodbath | Poor little lambs | Sep 30 2014 | Dec 24, 2015 | Guy Ferland | Kem Nunn & Kurt Sutter |
| 84 | 5 | Counterstrike | Some strange eruption | Oct 7, 2014 | Dec 24, 2015 | Peter Weller | Roberto Patino & Kurt Sutter |
| 85 | 6th | Vote of confidence | Smoke 'em if you got' em | Oct 14, 2014 | Dec 24, 2015 | Guy Ferland | Mike Daniels & Kurt Sutter |
| 86 | 7th | Greensleeves | Greensleeves | Oct 21, 2014 | Dec 24, 2015 | Paris Barclay | Gladys Rodriguez, Josh Botana & Kurt Sutter |
| 87 | 8th | Self-destruction | The Separation of Crows | Oct 28, 2014 | Dec 25, 2015 | Charles Murray | Peter Elkoff, John Barcheski & Kurt Sutter |
| 88 | 9 | Double game | What a piece of work is man | Nov 4, 2014 | Dec 25, 2015 | Peter Weller | Mike Daniels, Roberto Patino & Kurt Sutter |
| 89 | 10 | Child mouth | Faith and Despondency | Nov 11, 2014 | Dec 25, 2015 | Paris Barclay | Kem Nunn, Gladys Rodriquez & Kurt Sutter |
| 90 | 11 | Family matters | Suits of Woe | Nov 18, 2014 | Dec 25, 2015 | Jack Bender | Peter Elkoff, Mike Daniels & Kurt Sutter |
| 91 | 12 | rose Garden | Red rose | Dec 2, 2014 | Dec 26, 2015 | Paris Barclay | Kurt Sutter & Charles Murray |
| 92 | 13 | legacy | Papa's Goods | Dec 9, 2014 | Dec 26, 2015 | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter |
Web links
- Episode list in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Episode list at TheFutonCritic.com
- List of episodes at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 1 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Play by Day: Sons of Anarchy starts at kabel eins . Serial junkies . November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 2 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Sidney Schering: Sons of Anarchy will continue to rock from March . Oddsmeter.de . January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 3 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 4 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 5 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ Sons of Anarchy: Program change at ProSieben Maxx . In: Serienjunkies.de . Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 6 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 6 in February at ProSieben MAXX . In: Serienjunkies.de . Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 7 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ↑ Sons of Anarchy: Season 7 for Christmas at ProSieben Maxx . In: Serienjunkies.de . Retrieved November 10, 2015.