The Westies
Taste attributes: dramacrimeslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evil
"F*ck those guys."
Boxlist takeA weighty crime series, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
As the Javits Center construction project ignites a battle for profit in early 1980s Hell's Kitchen, a generational rift threatens the uneasy peace between violent Irish gang the Westies and the Mafia, and draws FBI heat.
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Studio
- Chris Brancato
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
