The American West
2016 · Miniseries · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 6.7
After the Civil War, the United States pushes rapidly westward, reshaping the country between 1865 and 1890. Through reenactments and commentary, the series follows the era’s violence and ambition—tracking clashes between settlers, Native peoples, outlaws, and lawmen while tracing how famous legends and lesser-known stories helped define the myth and reality of the frontier.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-06-11
- Network
- AMC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (31 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, dramatic introduction to post–Civil War frontier history and don’t mind some disputed details; Not for you if you want strict accuracy or deeper context like Barbarians Rising.
Pros: absorbing overview of the era; entertaining docu-drama pace; strong scenery and scope | Cons: historical accuracy questioned; shallow, cherry-picked focus; too many celebrity talking heads
Themes
- gunslinger
- historical figure
- outlaw
- native american
- miniseries
- wild west
- historical event
- military
- american west
- historical reenactment
- celebrity interview
- american history
- +1 more
Cast & crew
- BM
Bert Thomas Morris
as Narrator (voice)
Derek Chariton
as Billy the Kid
David H. Stevens
as Jesse James
- JC
Joseph Carlson
as Frank James
Kera O'Bryon
as Zerelda James
Morgan Lund
as Ulysses S. Grant
Jim Jackman
as Rutherford B. Hayes
Mike Marunde
as William Tecumseh Sherman
John C. Bailey
as Gen. George Armstrong Custer
- WS
Will Strongheart
as Crazy Horse
Directed by John Ealer
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1America Divided60mTubi
- S1E2Two Front War60mTubi
- S1E3Blood and Gold60mTubi
- S1E4Showdown60mTubi
- S1E5Outlaw Rising60mTubi
- S1E6The Big Killing60mTubi
- S1E7Frontier Justice60mTubi
- S1E8The Last Vendetta60mTubi