EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner J.K. Simmons has been tapped as the lead of The Westies, MGM+‘s upcoming period crime drama series from co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Chris Brancato.

Principal photography has wrapped on A Hand Rises, the BFI and BBC-backed debut feature from director Louise Stern and producer Helen Simmons (Hoard). The six-week shoot took place on location in ...