Sons of Anarchy is fiction.
When used to define a specific genre or type of film or television programme , drama is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular subgenre , such as `` political drama , '' `` courtroom drama , '' historical drama , '' `` domestic drama , '' or `` comedy-drama . '' Sons of Anarchy is an American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter , which aired from 2008 to 2014 . It follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming , a fictional town in California 's Central Valley .