Deadwood is an American western television series created, produced, and largely written by David Milch, that aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004 to August 27, 2006, spanning 36 episodes and three seasons. The series, set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before and after the area’s annexation by the Dakota Territory, charts Deadwood’s growth from camp to town, incorporating themes ranging from the formation of communities to western capitalism.
1. Most of the characters (Seth Bullock, Al Swearengen, Sol Star, Reverend Smith, the Metz family, et. al., in addition to the more famous Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, and Jack McCall), have real-life counterparts. [Read more…] about Deadwood: 22 unknown facts about our favourite series!