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Deadwood

  • TV Series
  • 2004–20062004–2006
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 55m
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8.6/10
109K
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Brad Dourif, Powers Boothe, Paula Malcomson, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, and Robin Weigert in Deadwood (2004)
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A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
109K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
397
37
    • David Milch
  • Stars
    • Timothy Olyphant
    • Ian McShane
    • Molly Parker
    • David Milch
  • Stars
    • Timothy Olyphant
    • Ian McShane
    • Molly Parker
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    • 352User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #120
    • Won 8 Primetime Emmys

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    Timothy Olyphant
    Timothy Olyphant
    • Seth Bullock
    Ian McShane
    Ian McShane
    • Al Swearengen
    Molly Parker
    Molly Parker
    • Alma Garret
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Doc Cochran
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Dan Dority
    John Hawkes
    John Hawkes
    • Sol Star
    Paula Malcomson
    Paula Malcomson
    • Trixie
    Dayton Callie
    Dayton Callie
    • Charlie Utter
    Leon Rippy
    Leon Rippy
    • Tom Nuttall
    William Sanderson
    William Sanderson
    • E.B. Farnum
    Robin Weigert
    Robin Weigert
    • Calamity Jane
    Sean Bridgers
    Sean Bridgers
    • Johnny Burns
    Bree Seanna Wall
    Bree Seanna Wall
    • Sofia Metz
    Jim Beaver
    Jim Beaver
    • Whitney Ellsworth
    Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones
    • A.W. Merrick
    Kim Dickens
    Kim Dickens
    • Joanie Stubbs
    Powers Boothe
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    • Trivia
      Most of the characters (Seth Bullock, Al Swearengen, Sol Star, Reverend Smith, the Metz family, et cetera, in addition to the more famous Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, and Jack McCall), have real-life counterparts.
    • Goofs
      Episode 1: A portion of blacktop highway and guard railing is visible behind Hickock's wagon as it descends the hill into Deadwood.
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      Featured in Making 'Deadwood': The Show Behind the Show (2004)

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    9/10
    The old west brought back to life
    If you want to experience the – real – old west first hand, look no further; you'll find it in 'Deadwood'. There has never been a show or a film that came as close to showing what life must have been like in those lawless young towns that got built nearly over night wherever gold was found. A magnet for all kind of fortune seekers (gold diggers, whores, outlaws – but also settlers who were just hoping to build a better life), the town of Deadwood was notorious even by the standards of the time. In the show, this "cesspool of vice" is brought back to life with great attention to historical detail. You'll find no romanticised view of pioneers who lived and died by "the code of honour", but real people whose moral standards are – in most cases – murky at best. And the world they inhabit is a rough, dirty, violent place where only the fiercest – and the most cunning – survive.

    As far as the historical characters depicted in the show are concerned, the writers naturally had to take some liberties (after all, nobody knows exactly who said or did what at the time), but the depiction of the era and the historical background are very accurate. Yet this is not a history lesson; it's an immensely entertaining western-show blessed with some of the best writers and actors working in television and film today – and especially the cast of 'Deadwood' really can't get enough praise: there is not a single performance here that isn't excellent. Of course, the one who steals the show is Ian McShane. His Al Swearengen is one of the most morally complex and fun-to-watch characters I've ever seen (and he misses absolutely no opportunity to show you just what the first five letters in "SWEAR-engen" stand for). The power-struggles in Deadwood he is involved in – and since he wants to maintain his position at the top of the food-chain he's involved in all of them – are equalled in complexity and entertainment value only by those in top-notch shows like 'Game of Thrones', 'House of Cards' or 'Breaking Bad'. And the lengths Al is willing to go to achieve his goals secure him a place in the top ten of "all-time great bad-asses".

    So my verdict: While certainly not for the easily offended or those who prefer a "sanitized version" of the old west, 'Deadwood' offers a fascinating look at a time we mostly know from myths and legends and gives us a chance to revisit those and see them from a different angle. Great, intelligent and informative entertainment. 9 stars out of 10.

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2004 (United States)
      • United States
      • HBO (United States)
      • English
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      • Melody Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS Paramount Network Television
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • Paramount Network Television
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    • 55 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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