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Deadwood

  • TV-MA
  • 2004–2006
  • 3 seasons
  • Western, Crime
  • 8.1

A hell of a place to make your fortune

The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.

Episodes

1876. The Black Hills Indian Cession, two weeks after Custer's last stand. Witness the birth of an American frontier town – and the ruthless power struggle between its just and unjust pioneers. In an age of plunder and greed, the richest gold strike in American history draws a mob of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement where everything – and everyone – has a price. The settlers, ranging from an ex-lawman to a scheming saloon owner to the legendary Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, share a constant restlessness of spirit, and survive by any means necessary. Welcome to Deadwood... a hell of a place to make your fortune.

12 episodes
  1. 1Deadwood

    61 minMar 21, 20047.2

    Former Montana marshal Seth Bullock starts a hardware business for miners, and the arrival of Wild Bill Hickok creates a stir. Meanwhile, a corrupt saloon owner brokers a land claim for a wealthy New Yorker.

  2. 2Deep Water

    56 minMar 28, 20047.4

    Calamity Jane helps Doc protect a young girl who survived a recent massacre. New Yorker Brom Garret realizes he may not be cut out for prospecting. Dan mulls over a difficult order from Al Swearengen.

  3. 3Reconnoitering the Rim

    52 minApr 4, 20047.9

    Believing he's been duped, Brom Garret threatens to call the Pinkertons on Swearengen. Star and Bullock finally reach a deal on their hardware-store property. A new gambling outfit arrives from Chicago.

  4. 4Here Was a Man

    58 minApr 11, 20048.3

    Alma asks Hickok to investigate the tragic fallout of her husband's gold claim purchase. McCall plots revenge after being humiliated at poker. Charlie Utter departs camp for Cheyenne. Doc Cochran makes a house call to the Bella Union.

  5. 5The Trial of Jack McCall

    55 minApr 18, 20047.4

    The town buries its most famous casualty while the man responsible is tried in Swearengen's saloon. Trixie helps a widowed Alma care for an orphan. Doc warns of an impending epidemic.

  6. 6Plague

    52 minApr 25, 20047.3

    Bullock's form of vigilante justice meets resistance from the locals. The town fathers band together to fight an epidemic. Farnum reluctantly agrees to keep an eye on Alma and Trixie. Swearengen adds journalist to his colorful résumé.

  7. 7Bullock Returns to the Camp

    49 minMay 2, 20047.2

    Bullock's vigilantism makes new enemies. Utter returns to Deadwood to say goodbye to an old friend. Teenage siblings arrive on a quest to find their father. Alma holds on to her late husband's claim despite another offer from Farnum.

  8. 8Suffer the Little Children

    55 minMay 9, 20047.6

    A much-needed vaccine arrives in Deadwood. There are rumblings of a treaty with the Sioux. Swearengen is reluctant to accept advice from Farnum while Trixie is away. Alma reconsiders her plans for her gold claim. Stubbs learns an important lesson from Tolliver.

  9. 9No Other Sons or Daughters

    58 minMay 16, 20047.5

    Swearengen makes an effort to set up an informal government. Anna and Bullock discuss Ellsworth. Jane receives a job offer from Utter. Tolliver agrees to let Stubbs strike out on her own.

  10. 10Mister Wu

    53 minMay 23, 20048.2

    Swearengen receives a double dose of irritation when a drug supply is stolen and bad news arrives from a nearby town. Rev. Smith is an unlikely customer at the Gem. Merrick hatches an idea for Deadwood's first club.

  11. 11Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking

    58 minJun 6, 20047.8

    Adams helps Swearengen out of a jam. Jewel seeks out Doc for treatment. Leon and Eddie go back to work for Cy. Alma's father arrives from New York. The camp's choice for a sheriff doesn't please Bullock.

  12. 12Sold Under Sin

    60 minJun 13, 20048.5

    In the first-season finale, Farnum and Tolliver take advantage of the arrival of a U.S. Army general. Adams teaches Clagett a thing or two about loyalty. Bullock reacts when Alma's father states his intentions regarding her claim.

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Series cast

Timothy OlyphantSeth Bullock36 episodes
Ian McShaneAl Swearengen36 episodes
Molly ParkerAlma Garret36 episodes
Jim BeaverWhitney Ellsworth36 episodes
W. Earl BrownDan Dority36 episodes
Dayton CallieCharlie Utter36 episodes
Brad DourifAmos Cochran36 episodes
John HawkesSol Star36 episodes
Paula MalcomsonTrixie36 episodes
Leon RippyTom Nuttall36 episodes
William SandersonE. B. Farnum36 episodes
Robin WeigertCalamity Jane36 episodes
Sean BridgersJohnny Burns36 episodes
Bree Seanna WallSofia Metz36 episodes
Kim DickensJoanie Stubbs28 episodes
Titus WelliverSilas Adams27 episodes
Powers BootheCy Tolliver27 episodes
Keone YoungMr. Wu26 episodes

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