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Sons of Anarchy S5E1 — Sovereign

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Sons of Anarchy•Season 5•Episode 1

Sovereign

9.0/10 · 4,455 votesSep 11, 201259 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 5•+0.4 vs season avg

Jax presides over SAMCRO as a series of events begin to unravel Charming.

Directed byParis Barclay

Written byKurt Sutter

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Charlie Hunnam

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Jax Teller

Katey Sagal

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Gemma Teller Morrow

Ron Perlman

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Clay Morrow

Tommy Flanagan

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Filip 'Chibs' Telford

Mark Boone Junior

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Bobby Munson

Kim Coates

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Alex 'Tig' Trager

Maggie Siff

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Tara Knowles

Theo Rossi

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Juan Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz

Dayton Callie

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Wayne Unser

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Kurt Sutter

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Paris Barclay

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Episode Summary

"Sovereign" is episode 1 of Sons of Anarchy season 5. It scored 9.0/10 from 4,455 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Paris Barclay and written by Kurt Sutter, it aired on September 11, 2012.

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