Official, officially, licensed, t-shirt, tee, branded, men's, meanswear, small, medium, large, extra large, x large, 2xl, funny, cool, casual, summer, new, Sons of Anarchy was an American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter, that aired in 2008 and ended in 2014. It follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. The show stars Charlie Hunnam as Jackson "Jax" Teller, who is initially the vice president and subsequently the president of the club. He soon begins to question the club and himself. Brotherhood, loyalty and redemption are constant themes. Sons of Anarchy premiered on September 3, 2008, on cable network FX. The series's third season attracted an average of 4.9 million weekly viewers, making it FX's highest rated series and surpassing its other hits The Shield, Nip/Tuck and Rescue Me. Season four and five premieres were the two highest-rated telecasts in FX's history. The sixth season aired from September 10, 2013, through December 10, 2013. The seventh and final season of the series premiered on September 9, 2014. The series finale premiered on December 9, 2014. This series explores vigilantism, government corruption and racism, and depicts an outlaw motorcycle club as an analogy for human transformation. The real life Oakland Hells Angel David Labrava served as a technical advisers, and also played one of the main characters, Happy Lowman, the club's assassin.