Sons of Anarchycreator Kurt Sutter will start filming his new historical drama for FX, The Bastard Executioner,in March, the International Business Timesreports.
The show will film on location in Wales, where Sutter was recently location scouting and posting a few pictures to Instagramof medieval castles like Caerphilly Castle in the southernpart of the country.
The Bastard Executioner centers around a knight who leaves King Edward IIIs army after witnessing the devastation of war. But when hes once again confronted with violence, hes forced pick up his sword as an executioner.
No word yet on who will play the titular executioner, but as Deadline reported last fall, the show will featureSons of Anarchystar, and Sutters wife, Katey Sagal, though nothing isknown about her role. No other casting decisions for the show have been announced, though Sutters SOA cohort Paris Barclay has signed on to direct and executive produce the pilot.
Last year, FX president John Landgraf speaking to Rolling Stone for a story on Sons of Anarchys storied seven-season run described The Bastard Executioner as, Ultimately, just like Sons of Anarchy, its got a very strong Shakespearean journey in the center of it.
While Sutter recently turned in the pilot script for The Bastard Executioner, he admitted to Rolling Stone he wasnervous about the possibility of finally having some downtime. When Im not writing, I dont quite know who I am, Sutter said. Im lost a little bit. Its like, what am I? Who am I? What am I doing? I dont do well. Idle hands and all. Im a little bit fucked up. But its part of my charm.