( EW.com ) -- With Tara ( Maggie Siff ) being led away in handcuffs in `` Sons of Anarchy 's '' season 5 finale , it 's no surprise that Wendy ( Drea de Matteo ) , Jax 's ex-wife and mother of his first-born , Abel , will be back in the picture in season 6 . As TV Line was the first to report , de Matteo will reprise her role in multiple episodes . EW has confirmed the return engagement starts with the season 6 premiere in September . In the December finale , Tara had wanted Jax to sign legal documents naming Wendy as their sons ' legal guardian should anything happen to them . But after Tara 's arrest for conspiring to murder the prison nurse Otto stabbed with the crucifix she 'd brought him , Jax tore the papers in half . He 'd recently shot up recovering addict Wendy with heroin to discredit her should she try to pursue a custody battle for Abel , so we would n't expect him to welcome her help now . 'Dexter ' : Yvonne Strahovski returning . Chatting with reporters last fall , de Matteo said she believed Wendy 's motives for wanting to form a relationship with Abel were pure : `` I think she is , probably after all of the treatment that she 's been through and now becoming a counselor herself , the healthiest of the bunch . It 's pretty crazy ... . It 's like watching a child grow up , to a certain degree . I think in the very beginning of the series she was extremely , extremely vulnerable . At first she was mess , then she was sober and a raw nerve . Now she comes back with her confidence in tact and not wanting to stir any sâ€ ” up except to be a responsible party . And it seems the whole entire world has imploded , and she 's gon na have a hard time maneuvering within it because nobody 's stable over there . She 's now become the face of stability ( Laughs ) , which is kind of funny . '' Connie Britton cast as Adam Driver GF . Also scheduled to make an appearance in season 6 : A song on which SOA creator Kurt Sutter collaborated with de Matteo 's longtime partner , Shooter Jennings . Sutter wrote the lyrics and Jennings the music . See the original article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Wendy will be back in the picture on `` Sons of Anarchy 's '' sixth season . Drea de Matteo plays Wendy , Jax 's ex-wife and mother of his first-born . She is also one half of the duo that made up The Original Kings Of New Orleans.