FX is really helping fans gear up for Sons of Anarchy Season 5.

The network has released a number of promotional videos for the September 11 premiere, the most recent focusing on new characters portrayed by recurring guest stars Jimmy Smits and Harold Perrineau.

But let's take a few moments and catch back up with the show's main players, shall we? How will Jax Teller respond to his position as SAMCO President? This trailer gives us an idea:

Tara, meanwhile, is now the First Lady. And it looks like she'll be wielding that power against the woman who taught her nearly everything about life inside the clubhouse:

Finally, what will Gemma be up to on Season 5? Katey Sagal told me at Comic-Con that her character will be lonely and often drunk, but she'll clearly take some comfort in Smits' Nero, as teased here:

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