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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

1877. A new day is dawning in the Black Hills outlaw camp of Deadwood. For better or worse, times are changing, and the transformation from camp to town is imminent. Unsavoury new arrivals - looking to cash in on the lucrative anarchy – and a government of outsiders usher in an era of hard decisions and brutal power struggles among the camp's founders. Seth Bullock is the new Sheriff and forced to stand his ground against two conniving brothel owners: cutthroat Al Swearengen, and his chief rival, the cunning Cy Tolliver. The women of Deadwood prove their mettle as Calamity Jane, Alma Garret, Trixie and Joanie stake their claim in this dangerous town of scheming misfits, all learning the hard way... fortune comes with a price...

12 episodes
  1. 1A Lie Agreed Upon (1)

    49 minMar 6, 20058.2

    Bullock and Swearengen settle their most recent score with a bloody brawl, and Joanie welcomes her new business partner---with or without Cy's blessing. Also: a stagecoach brings important passengers; and Utter and Bullock investigate a shooting at Tom Nuttall's.

  2. 2A Lie Agreed Upon (2)

    51 minMar 13, 20058.0

    Calamity Jane returns to camp; Swearengen nurses his wounds while Dan and Johnny await Bullock's next move; Joanie and Maddie prepare their new place of business; Alma is asked to make a decision about her future. Maddie: Alice Krige. Adams: Titus Welliver.

  3. 3New Money

    58 minMar 20, 20057.7

    Swearengen's deteriorating health worries his employees. Alma ponders a real-estate move after surveying her operation. A mining-company agent makes his presence known. Maddie lets Joanie in on a secret about their first client.

  4. 4Requiem for a Gleet

    53 minMar 27, 20058.1

    Alma fires Miss Isringhausen as her ward's tutor. Bullock struggles with domestic life. Cochran suggests a risky surgical procedure for an ailing Swearengen. Dority deals with a former associate's robbery proposal.

  5. 5Complications

    57 minApr 3, 20058.1

    Doc Cochran advises Dan and Johnny how to help Swearengen's recovery. Thriving business at a new brothel leads to a startling discovery by Tolliver. Merrick gets a scoop from Yankton about gold claims. Bullock's badge comes in handy for Commissioner Jarry.

  6. 6Something Very Expensive

    51 minApr 10, 20058.3

    Merrick gives a schoolteacher a tour of the camp. An influx of Chinese labor enters the workforce. Swearengen is finally able to honor appointments. Alma suggests the idea of a bank; and Bullock insults the owner of a gold claim.

  7. 7E.B. Was Left Out

    51 minApr 17, 20058.1

    Alma and Bullock discuss the camp's financial future. Swearengen shares news about an important visitor. Wolcott seeks to make a deal with Utter involving Wild Bill Hickok's last letter. Tolliver relies on Lee's expertise.

  8. 8Childish Things

    50 minApr 24, 20057.8

    Wolcott reports his gold-claim acquisitions to his employer, George Hearst, and Nuttall shows off his new bicycle. Meanwhile, Miss Isringhausen reaches an agreement with Swearengen, who also meets with Bullock to discuss alternatives to annexation.

  9. 9Amalgamation and Capital

    48 minMay 1, 20058.2

    Wolcott draws Utter's ire during the questioning of a suspect. Merrick is overzealous in re-establishing his newspaper. Fields and Hostetler have little luck with a wild horse. Swearengen alters his agreement with Miss Isringhausen.

  10. 10Advances, None Miraculous

    49 minMay 8, 20057.9

    Cochran's ominous prognosis puts the camp on alert. Smallpox survivor Andy Cramed returns as a minister. Swearengen asks an unlikely pair to pull a scam on Commissioner Jarry. Martha Bullock has second thoughts about staying in Deadwood.

  11. 11The Whores Can Come

    47 minMay 15, 20057.3

    Jarry worries that Bullock and George Hearst will side with Montana on the annexation issue and a showdown looms between Wu and Lee. Andy Cramed holds his first religious service, though he doesn't count on Tolliver's participation.

  12. 12Boy the Earth Talks To

    55 minMay 22, 20058.4

    Mining magnate George Hearst arrives while the camp is preparing for a celebration. Yankton officials react to a Swearengen power play. Violence erupts among the town's Chinese population.

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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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