‘The Westies’ Episode 6 Release Date, Time and What to Expect From ‘Rad Tad’

‘The Westies’ has settled into a rhythm since its double episode premiere last month, and fans of the MGM+ crime drama are now counting down to the show’s sixth installment. Set against the backdrop of early 1980s Hell’s Kitchen, the series has built its case around a fragile truce between an Irish gang and the Italian Mafia, and that peace looks shakier with each passing week.

As the season moves past its midpoint, viewers want to know exactly when the next chapter drops and what direction the story is heading. Here is what has been confirmed about the release and the events awaiting Jimmy Roarke and the rest of the Westies crew.

‘The Westies’ Episode 6 Release Date and Time

Episode 6, titled ‘Rad Tad,’ is set to premiere on Sunday, August 9, 2026. This follows the show’s established pattern of weekly Sunday releases that began after the two episode premiere.

The series has kept a consistent broadcast slot throughout its run. New episodes air on MGM+ in the United States at 9 p.m. ET on Sundays, with the streaming platform typically making the episode available the same day. Exact upload timing can vary slightly depending on the specific channel subscription, local distributor, or device used to watch.

Streaming schedules for ‘The Westies’ have remained steady since launch. The show premiered on Sunday, July 12 at 9 p.m. ET with a special two episode debut on MGM+, and new episodes have continued to debut weekly since then. The eight episode season is expected to wrap with its finale on August 23, 2026.

‘Rad Tad’ Preview and Plot Details

The setup for episode 6 centers on a drug deal that puts Roarke in a precarious financial and criminal position. Roarke secures a risky loan from Ruby Stein to fund a cocaine deal with a wealthy newcomer from downtown, but the arrangement ultimately falls apart. That collapse forces the Westies into an even more dangerous position than before.

The fallout does not stay contained to Roarke’s storyline. Keenan targets an older member of the Westies as a way to pressure Sweeney, adding another layer of tension between law enforcement and the gang’s leadership. At the same time, Polk continues pushing Keenan toward wearing a wire, deepening the moral bind the character has been navigating all season.

Bridget Walsh’s IRA subplot also advances significantly in this episode. Bridget and the IRA cell make a move on Colonel Markham as part of their broader operation, a storyline that has run parallel to the main gang conflict since the season began. This continues a thread that has steadily widened the show’s scope beyond Hell’s Kitchen and into international territory.

The episode also builds on tension established the week before. Sweeney had already permitted Roarke to sell cocaine only if he sourced it himself, a condition that put Roarke directly in John Gotti’s crosshairs since Gotti suspected the Westies of defying an agreement with Castellano. That same episode saw Bridget helping Cahill secure explosives for the IRA plot, setting up the more active phase of that storyline now unfolding in ‘Rad Tad.’

‘The Westies’ Cast and Characters

‘The Westies’ features a cast built around veteran performers taking on the show’s central roles. The lead roles are played by J. K. Simmons, Titus Welliver, Tom Brittney, Jessica Frances Dukes, Stanley Morgan, Sarah Bolger, Allen Leech and Hamish Allan-Headley. Simmons, an Oscar winner, plays the Irish gang leader at the center of the series.

Character dynamics have continued to shape how each episode unfolds. Titus Welliver plays Glenn Keenan, an NYPD officer with personal ties to the neighborhood who gets recruited by Polk into an FBI operation targeting organized crime, an assignment that leaves him caught between federal demands, old loyalties, police corruption and his estranged son Danny, who has begun working for the Westies.

Sarah Bolger’s character has also carved out a significant piece of the narrative. Bridget Walsh becomes involved in a dangerous IRA operation through Brendan Cahill, a storyline that broadens the criminal conflict beyond local territory and adds political conviction to a group already divided by money and generational resentment.

Behind the camera, the series carries a pedigree familiar to fans of prestige crime television. ‘The Westies’ marks the third collaboration between co-creator Chris Brancato and MGM+, following his previous work on ‘The Godfather of Harlem’ and ‘Hotel Cocaine.’ The series was created by Chris Brancato and Michael Panes.

How to Watch ‘The Westies’ Season 1

Viewers looking to catch up before episode 6 have a clear path to do so. The series is available through MGM+ and through MGM+ access via DIRECTV, allowing subscribers to watch each new episode as it premieres.

The season’s overall structure has remained the same since the network confirmed the schedule at launch. Season 1 consists of eight episodes in total, moving from the July 12 double premiere through the finale in late August. The series follows the Irish criminal gang known as the Westies as its leader tries to maintain a fragile truce with the Italian Mafia while construction begins on a convention center in the gang’s home turf, a situation complicated further by a generational struggle within the gang and an ongoing FBI investigation.

With the drug deal collapsing, the IRA plot accelerating and Keenan’s wire pressure intensifying all in the same hour, ‘Rad Tad’ looks positioned to push several storylines toward their breaking point heading into the season’s final stretch, and it will be worth hearing which of these threads viewers think is closest to exploding first once the episode airs.