In accordance with series creator Kurt Sutter, FX are going to be picking up period three of Sons of Anarchy, and year or so 3 will offer with SAMCRO's roots. The 3rd year or so is slated to premiere in September 2010. Additionally, Sutter really wants to "take [the Sons] into a world that is outside their personal, wherever they do not have handle, wherever they're topic to other people's laws and beliefs and parameters, Wherever they aren't quite the large fish in the small pond."

Award-winning actor Hal Holbrook has officially signed on to get a four-episode arc, through which he will portray Katey Sagal's character's father, making him the first official guest star with the 3rd period. Stephen King has officially landed a role on Period three. Plans for Taryn Manning to return in year or so three and reprise the part of Cherry had been shot down right after Taryn was booked with the remake of Hawaii 5-0. Kurt tweeted "happy for taryn manning getting 5-0 gig. hopefully 3 are going to be the charm for les' boy o'loughlin. bummed for soa, had an arc for cherry in S3." It has since been announced that Manning will appear in no less than three episodes of third year or so. As of July 2010 it has been introduced that a number of scenes, relating to an arc which will attribute in couple of years three, were being shot on area in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Belfast scenes will begin filming on Monday 19th July and possibly finish filming on the Thursday or Friday from the same week. Sons of Anarchy will begin airing Couple of years three on September 7th, 2010