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Outlaws

Outlaws

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Overview

Outlaws is a short-lived action-adventure American television series which aired Saturday nights on CBS. Five cowboys are sent forward through time from 1886 to 1986, and fight crime. The original series began as a 2-hour pilot movie, and was followed by eleven one-hour episodes.

NetworksCBS

Top Cast

William Lucking

William Lucking

Charles Napier

Charles Napier

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Patrick Houser

Patrick Houser

Christine Belford

Christine Belford

Themes & Keywords

time travelprivate investigatorfish out of water

About Outlaws

Outlaws is a western, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1986 exploring themes of time travel, private investigator, fish out of water. it stars William Lucking, Charles Napier, Richard Roundtree. Outlaws is a short-lived action-adventure American television series which aired Saturday nights on CBS. Five cowboys are sent forward through time from 1886 to 1986, and fight crime. The original series began as a 2-hour pilot movie, and was followed by eleven one-hour episodes.

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