Deadwood
Genre: Western, Drama
Started: 21st March 2004
Ended: 27th August 2006
Episodes: 36
Country: United States of America
Created by: David Milch
Starring: Molly Parker, Jack McCall, Geri Jewell, Kim Dickens, Sol Star, George Hearst, Jack Langrishe, Jim Beaver, Titus Welliver, Keith Carradine, Al Swearengen, Alice Krige, Wyatt Earp, Paula Malcomson, Austin Nichols, Bree Seanna Wall, Seth Bullock, Timothy Olyphant, Sarah Paulson, Brad Dourif, Soapy Smith, William Sanderson, Jeffrey Jones, Calamity Jane, Gerald McRaney, Stephen Tobolowsky, Powers Boothe, Robin Weigert, John Hawkes, Ian McShane, Keone Young, Franklyn Ajaye, E. B. Farnum, Leon Rippy, Brian Cox, Gale Harold, Wild Bill Hickok, Garret Dillahunt, Dayton Callie, Anna Gunn, Kristen Bell, Nick Offerman, W. Earl Brown, Parisse Boothe, Zach Grenier, Larry Cedar, Izabella Miko, Philip Moon, Cleo King, Ray McKinnon, Pavel Lychnikoff, Brent Sexton, Peter Jason, Sean Bridgers, Ricky Jay
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before and after the area's annexation by the Dakota Territory. The series charts Deadwood's growth from camp to town, incorporating themes ranging from the formation of communities to western capitalism. The show features a large ensemble cast, and many historical figures appear as characters on the show—such as Seth Bullock, Al Swearengen, Wild Bill Hickok, Sol Star, Calamity Jane, Wyatt Earp, George Crook, E. B. Farnum, Charlie Utter and George Hearst. The plot lines involving these characters include historical truths as well as substantial fictional elements. Milch used actual diaries and newspapers from 1870s Deadwood residents as reference points for characters, events, and the look and feel of the show. Some of the characters are fully fictional, although they may have been based on actual persons.
Deadwood received wide critical acclaim, particularly for Milch's writing and Ian
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