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Jul 12, 2026

The Westies

Name: The Westies
Released: 2026-07-12
Rating: 61

Divisive

Reactions

172

Score confidence

high

Seasons

Next episode

Jul 26, 2026

Age rating

TV-MA

Score

The show

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.

Trailer

Created by

Chris Brancato, Michael Panes

Status

Returning Series

The Cast

Jessica Frances Dukes

Agent Birdie Polk

Hamish Allan-Headley

John Gotti

Stills

The Real Review

Reactions are split, with many finding the gritty 80s Hell's Kitchen crime drama a bit of a slog. The story and originality aren't landing for a lot of people, though the acting, especially from Titus Welliver as Glenn Keenan, gets strong marks. J.K. Simmons as Eamon Sweeney is mentioned a lot but doesn't seem to be winning fans, and the Westies gang itself is a frequent point of criticism.

Synthesized from 172 real reactionshigh confidence

PraisedVisuals · Acting

FaultedOriginality · Story

By season

Season 1

45 reactions

Scored only from posts that clearly name a season. Seasons without enough of that conversation yet aren’t shown.

Sentiment split

36% positive

50% mixed

14% negative

By aspect

story35

originality32

acting89

visuals100

How opinion moved

The trend appears once there are a couple of scoring runs to compare.

Buzz

Jul 8224 reactions over two weeksJul 21

How much people are talking about this show: reactions counted per day they were posted. Gold dots mark days a new episode aired.

Names & topics that came up

J.K. Simmonsperson32× · 22%+Titus Welliverperson17× · 59%+Tom Brittneyperson6× · 0%+Chris Brancatoperson6× · 17%+Michael Panesperson4× · 0%+Stanley Morganperson4× · 25%+Mickeycharacter4× · 0%+the Westiescharacter4× · 0%+The Westiesplot_element3× · 0%+Mickey Flanagancharacter3× · 33%+Eamon Sweeneycharacter2× · 0%+Sarah Bolgerperson2× · 0%+Jessica Frances Dukesperson2× · 0%+Karen Clicheperson2× · 50%+Patcharacter2× · 0%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media

172

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