Hatfields & McCoys (2012– )

Dramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Matt Barr

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kevin Costner	...	'Devil' Anse Hatfield (3 episodes, 2012)
Bill Paxton	...	Randall McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Matt Barr	...	Johnse Hatfield (3 episodes, 2012)
Tom Berenger	...	Jim Vance (3 episodes, 2012)
Powers Boothe	...	Judge Valentine 'Wall' Hatfield (3 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Howard	...	'Bad' Frank Phillips (3 episodes, 2012)
Jena Malone	...	Nancy McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Sarah Parish	...	Levicy Hatfield (3 episodes, 2012)
Lindsay Pulsipher	...	Roseanna McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Ronan Vibert	...	Perry Cline (3 episodes, 2012)
Joe Absolom	...	Selkirk McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Noel Fisher	...	Ellison 'Cotton Top' Mounts (3 episodes, 2012)
Boyd Holbrook	...	William 'Cap' Hatfield (3 episodes, 2012)
Tom McKay	...	Jim McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Sam Reid	...	Tolbert McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Mare Winningham	...	Sally McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Greg Patmore	...	Good Lias Hatfield (3 episodes, 2012)
Max Deacon	...	Calvin McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
John Bell	...	Audie (3 episodes, 2012)
Nick Dunning	...	Preacher Dyke Garrett (3 episodes, 2012)
Katie Griffiths	...	Alifair McCoy (3 episodes, 2012)
Joy McBrinn	...	Aunt Betty Blankenship (3 episodes, 2012)
Adam Jones	...	Bartender Wiggins (3 episodes, 2012)
Bill Millsap	...	Drunk (3 episodes, 2012)
Jilon VanOver	...	Ransom Bray (2 episodes, 2012)
Damian O'Hare	...	Ellison Hatfield (2 episodes, 2012)
Andy Gathergood	...	Skunkhair Tom Wallace (2 episodes, 2012)
Christopher Hatherall	...	French Ellis (2 episodes, 2012)
Noah Taylor	...	Lark Varney (2 episodes, 2012)
Lloyd Hutchinson	...	Floyd Hatfield (2 episodes, 2012)
Michael Greco	...	Bill Staton (2 episodes, 2012)
Ben Cartwright	...	Parris McCoy (2 episodes, 2012)
Jack Laskey	...	Squirrel-Huntin' Sam McCoy (2 episodes, 2012)
Jonathan Fredrick	...	Jefferson McCoy (2 episodes, 2012)
Michael Jibson	...	Phamer McCoy (2 episodes, 2012)
Chad Hugghins	...	Harmon McCoy (2 episodes, 2012)
Tyler Jackson	...	Bud McCoy (2 episodes, 2012)
Darrell Fetty	...	Doc Rutherford (2 episodes, 2012)
Rebecca Calder	...	Martha McCoy (2 episodes, 2012)
Alixandra von Renner	...	Kate Schoonover (2 episodes, 2012)
David Kennedy	...	Bob Levinger (2 episodes, 2012)
Jon Bloch	...	T. C. Crawford (2 episodes, 2012)
Stuart Martin	...	Wounded Rebel Soldier (2 episodes, 2012)
Park Chisolm	...	Urban Father (2 episodes, 2012)
Stacha Hicks	...	Urban Mother (2 episodes, 2012)
Michael Woods	...	Cat Miller (2 episodes, 2012)

Storyline

A clash of clans that evoked great passion, vengeance, courage, sacrifice, crimes and accusations, which changed the families and the history of the region forever. The Hatfield-McCoy saga begins with 'Devil' Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy. Close friends and comrades until near the end of the Civil War, they return to their neighboring homes - Hatfield in West Virginia, McCoy just across the Tug River border in Kentucky - to increasing tensions, misunderstandings and resentments that soon explode into all-out warfare between the families. As hostilities grow, friends, neighbors and outside forces join the fight, bringing the two states to the brink of another Civil War.

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Plot Keywords:

civil war | feud | blood feud | west virginia | blood | 

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Taglines:

Never Forgive. Never Forget.

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War | Western

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

A Hatfield-McCoy viszály

Filming Locations:

Brasov, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thinkfactory Media, History Channel, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

290 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(2012) According to Nielsen Co. figures, the show set a cable viewing record as the top-rated entertainment telecast ever for ad-supported basic cable. The 3 parts pulled in 13.9 million, 13.1 million and 14.3 million viewers respectively. The previous top-rated basic cable entertainment program was TNT’s 'Crossfire Trail (2001) (TV)'.

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Connections

Referenced in Revealed: Golden Globe Winners (2013)

User Reviews

Little Education and Much Clannishness

This long stretching out of the infamous feud is not bad just nothing special. There is nothing here cinematically, literary, or artistically that hasn't been seen before. It breaks no new ground and is an interesting piece of history but doesn't have enough diversity or depth to allow for such length. Therefore, the story and its machinations becomes repetitive and if there isn't anything in the style or packaging to endear it flounders and fails.

The performances are professional, but nothing to get all riled up about. Revenge, hate, misunderstandings, ignorance, blood lust, and not the least, stubbornness are all here in abundance but it is nothing we would not expect from the backwoods at a time of little education and much clannishness.

One historical theory...one wonders if Hatfield would not have deserted during the war in front of Mccoy, who stuck out "the cause" to the end and ended up being mistreated in a POW camp...would he have been as bitter towards his friend? That seemed to be where the seed of hate was planted.