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'Sons of Anarchy' Christmas present: Finale a bonus 14th episode in December

By April MacIntyre Nov 7, 2011, 20:50 GMT

08/30/2011 - Kurt Sutter and Katey Sagal - "Sons of Anarchy" Season 4 Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals - Arclight Cinemas - Hollywood, CA, USA © Tina Gill / PR Photos

Fans of Sons of Anarchy are wiping their brow, prepared for the worst as Clay ramps up his operation "silence Tara" plans with the cartel, and Gemma is on to her old man and not liking it one little bit.

The lion of the series, Piney, Opie's dad and the sage that Jax turns to when the shit hits the fan lays dead, shot point blank range at the hands of Clay who is desperate to keep some old SAMCRO business quiet

Did you think that showrunner (and Otto, SAMCRO's sacrificial lifer) Kurt Sutter could fit this huge story into 13 episodes?

No way! Early Christmas present today as FX and Sutter Ink announce that there will be 14 episodes to savor this season 4 of Sons of Anarchy. 

From FX

Season Four Finale Now Scheduled for Tuesday, December 6 at 10:00 PM ET/PT

FX has ordered an extra episode of Sons of Anarchy that will extend the current fourth season to 14 episodes with the series finale now airing on Tuesday, December 6 at 10:00 PM ET/PT, announced Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, FX.

“Creatively, this has been Sons’ best and biggest season ever,” said Grad. “Kurt asked us to consider adding an extra episode to fully close this current chapter of the Sons saga. By adding the extra episode, it wraps up a magnificent season in extraordinary fashion. This is a real bonus for fans of the series.”

Four seasons in, Sons of Anarchy is recording its highest-rated season yet, delivering 5.45 million Total Viewers and 3.71 million Adults 18-49, respective gains of +23% and +20%. On a weekly multi-telecast basis, Sons is delivering 8.51 million Total Viewers and 5.71 million Adults 18-49.

In tomorrow night’s 10th episode, “Hands,” Jax (Charlie Hunnam) and Tara (Maggie Siff) get a glimpse of life without SAMCRO but discover that their reality is hard to escape. (Written by Chris Collins & David Labrava & Kurt Sutter; Directed by Peter Weller)

The series stars Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Ron Perlman, Maggie Siff, Kim Coates, Mark Boone Junior, Ryan Hurst, Tommy Flanagan, Theo Rossi, Dayton Callie and William Lucking. Sagal won the 2011 Golden Globe® award for Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama for her performance last season. 

Sons of Anarchy was created by Kurt Sutter who also serves as Executive Producer along with John Linson, Art Linson and Paris Barclay. The series is produced by FX Productions and Fox 21.