
Sons of Anarchy is a TV series created by Kurt Sutter in 2008 and inspired by the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, first published in 1603. The TV series features Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates, Tommy Flanagan, Theo Rossi, and others.
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Storyline
A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club. The series begins with the destruction of a warehouse the club uses to store and assemble guns, which is their main source of income, by a rival MC right before the overdose of Jax’s methamphetamine-addicted ex-wife Wendy. Jax finds his father’s memoirs when he visits a storage unit to collect some old baby clothes.
Movie vs Book

Year
2008
Minutes
45
Movie Rate
8.50
Source: IMDb
TV Series
Sons of Anarchy
Creator: Kurt Sutter
Country: USA
Year: 2008-2014
Length: 45m / 92 episodes

Year
1603
Pages
342
Book Rate
8.06
S: Goodreads
Book
Hamlet
Original title: The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Author: William Shakespeare
Country: UK
First published in: 1603
Length: 342 pages
Genre: Fiction
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