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Deadwood

Deadwood

A hell of a place to make your fortune

20048.13 Seasons36 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

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.

Created by Mark Tinker
Produced by Bernadette McNamara, Scott Stephens, Elizabeth Sarnoff
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Seth Bullock

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Al Swearengen

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Alma Garret

Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver

Whitney Ellsworth

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Dan Dority

Dayton Callie

Dayton Callie

Charlie Utter

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Amos Cochran

Anna Gunn

Anna Gunn

Martha Bullock

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Sol Star

Paula Malcomson

Paula Malcomson

Trixie

Themes & Keywords

gamblingsheriffbrothelsaloongold rushgreedgold mineoutlawdoctorprostitutionsaloon ownerwild westmining townsouth dakotahistorical drama19th century1870sseriousviolenceintensecruel

About Deadwood

Deadwood is a western, crime, drama series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of gambling, sheriff, brothel, saloon, gold rush, greed. Created by Mark Tinker, it stars Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker. 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.

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