The Westies Casting News

Titus Welliver (Bosch, The Town) and Jessica Frances Dukes (Ozark, Jessica Jones) have joined the cast of MGM+’s The Westies.

Welliver and Frances Dukes join J.K. Simmons in the show, created by Chris Brancato. Set to begin production this July in Toronto, the crime drama focuses on a notorious Irish gang in early 1980s New York City.

Welliver is set to play Glenn Keenan, a troubled NYPD officer who grew up with the Westies crew. Frances Dukes has been cast as Birdie Polk, an FBI agent determined to take down Irish and Italian organized crime.