Katey Sagal, Stephen Moyer cast in new FX show 'The Bastard Executioner'

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Katey Sagal and Stephen Moyer are returning to television in a new FX historical drama called The Bastard Executioner.

The show was created by Kurt Sutter, who also created Sons of Anarchy and is Sagal's husband.

The Bastard Executioner tells the story of a warrior knight (Lee Jones) who wishes to distance himself from the violence of war, but is forced to become an executioner. Shooting begins March 19 in Whales.

Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Sam Spruell, Darren Evans, Danny Sapani, Timothy V. Murphy, Sarah White, Sarah Sweeny, Sutter and Matthew Rhys will also have roles in the show.

Sagal is best known for her roles in Married With Children and Sons of Anarchy and Moyer rose to stardom in the HBO vampire series True Blood.