EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jason Hervey of 'The Wonder Years' Talks WGN America's 'Outlaw Country' [AUDIO]

Outlaw Country is WGN America's high-octane "docudrama" from Jason Hervey of The Wonder Years, who created Discovery's biker reality series The Devils Ride. Outlaw Country is set in Buckner, Missouri and follows two pairs of brothers on different sides of the law.

The Cook Brothers lead a Criminal Task Force against the Monk Brothers, suspected for the town's recent surge in crime. The seven-episode series premiered back on Tuesday, February 24 on WGN America, and has now drawn the attention of thousands of viewers weekly.

MStars News had the chance to talk one-on-one with Hervey, who is the executive producer of the show. In the one-hour docudrama Outlaw Country, producers were given unfettered access to both sides of the law to chronicle the clash between two sets of brothers in Buckner, Missouri: Mike and Steve Cook, the town's Chief of Police and Buckner Criminal Task Force liaison, respectively, and John and Josh Monk, who maintain their innocence in the face of the Cooks' allegations that they are behind the community's recent surge in criminal activity.

MStars News: Tell us about your new show, Outlaw Country.

Jason: It really wasn't something that we created, it was somebody that we worked with that said they had a mayor and a police chief in this town in middle America in crisis and they are putting together this task force for this elite law enforcement officers and federals that they were bringing in. We went to where the story was unfolding.

I know it's about the Cook Brothers and the Monk Brothers- how does that work out?

These are guys who are leading a outlaw type of lifestyle. They honor the code of their brotherhood, known as alliance. The Monk brothers are based off of loyalty and respect and marching to the beat of their own dumb.

What's really compelling about Outlaw Country is that we have two sets of brothers on opposites sides of the street. The Cook Brothers are allegedly falling the law, and the Monk Brothers are breaking the law. There is a very long standing history, and a feud that goes well over a decade.

You're the executive producer of the show; what made you interested in this type of show?

Our entertainment company is in the business of making post reality television, and scripted television. Outlaw Country through our reality efforts, is really a lot like our other shows.

How difficult was it behind-the-scenes dealing with real-life action in front of you?

It was so much difficult as it was intense. There were certainly some intense moments. Even though we were behind the camera the action was in front of us, we were watching all of the action unfold in front of our eyes, with a front row seat, just like the viewers while we were filming. It wasn't so much difficult as it was intense.

I'm a huge fan of shows like this. We love the action, the amazing characters and amazing conflicts. When we heard what was going on in the town of Buckner, Missouri and the surrounding areas, it was just a unique situation having two sets of brothers that on the surface is completely opposite, and we knew it would make one hell of an series.

If you had to compare this show to a film, what would it be?

Comparing Outlaw Country to a film, I'm not sure which one it would be. I would have to get back to you on that one. I'm not sure a such film exists of one set of brothers upholding the law and the other set breaking it.

Find out if Jason would ever go back into acting or if he's fine with staying a producer below!