Deadwood

2004 • HBO

4.8

831 reviews

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The Complete Series episodes (36)

1 Season 1, Episode 1 Deadwood

3/21/04

Season-only

In the series premiere, Montana marshal Seth Bullock executes a last act of justice and relocates to a gold-mining camp known as Deadwood, where he and partner Sol Star look to start a hardware business.

2 Season 1, Episode 2 Deep Water

3/28/04

Season-only

As suspicions arise that 'road agents' may have been the true perpetrators of the massacre, Swearengen takes an interest in the health of its sole survivor--a girl ministered to by Doc Cochran and Calamity Jane.

3 Season 1, Episode 3 Reconnoitering the Rim

4/4/04

Season-only

Competition arrives for Swearengen in the form of the Bella Union, a gambling outfit operated by savvy Cy Tolliver, Madame Joanie Stubbs and gaming guru Eddie Sawyer.

4 Season 1, Episode 4 Here Was a Man

4/11/04

Season-only

Swearengen directs Farnum to buy back the Garret claim; Alma prevails on Calamity Jane and Hickok for help; Hickok commissions Bullock in his stead; and Hickok's run of luck at poker yields an unexpected return.

5 Season 1, Episode 5 The Trial of Jack McCall

4/18/04

Season-only

Swearengen turns the Gem into a courtroom as Deadwood is forced to make its own laws to try a murderer. With Jane on a bender, Trixie is enlisted by Swearengen to help Alma with the Metz child and to keep her pliable to his purposes.

6 Season 1, Episode 6 Plague

4/25/04

Season-only

Bullock encounters native resistance in his quest to bring a murderer to justice; Swearengen presses Farnum to keep tabs on Alma & Trixie.

7 Season 1, Episode 7 Bullock Returns to the Camp

5/2/04

Season-only

After tracking down a murderer, Bullock returns to Deadwood a changed man--and a marked one; Calamity Jane earns her moniker in the Pest Tent; and Alma remains cold on Farnum's inappropriately advanced bid on her claim.

8 Season 1, Episode 8 Suffer the Little Children

5/9/04

Season-only

Deadwood breathes easier when riders arrive with vaccine--and word of a possible treaty with the Sioux. Awaiting Trixie's return, Swearengen resists counsel from Farnum; and Tolliver teaches Stubbs a deadly lesson.

9 Season 1, Episode 9 No Other Sons or Daughters

5/16/04

Season-only

With annexation looming, Swearengen calls a meeting to set up an informal government. Farnum gets a special-delivery letter from Hickok; Utter offers Jane a job; and Stubbs prepares to make a go on her own, with Tolliver's avowed blessings.

10 Season 1, Episode 10 Mister Wu

5/23/04

Season-only

An opium theft leaves Swearengen trying to find common language with his supplier; Silas Adams arrives with bad news for Swearengen; Bullock regrets having raised his hand at the government meeting; and Merrick proposes Deadwood's first 'club.'

11 Season 1, Episode 11 Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking

6/6/04

Season-only

Alma's father, Otis Russell, arrives to 'help' with her claim. Swearengen strikes a bargain with Adams to rid him of some legal baggage; Leon and Sawyer resume work at the Bella Union; Bullock is angered by the choice of a new sheriff.

12 Season 1, Episode 12 Sold Under Sin

6/13/04

Season-only

In the Season One finale, the U.S. Army--under General Crook, a.k.a. 'Custer's Avengers'--rolls into Deadwood.

13 Season 2, Episode 1 A Lie Agreed Upon, Part I

3/6/05

Season-only

In the Season Two premiere, an anxious Swearengen calls out Bullock over the Sheriff's relationship with Alma; the resulting confrontation turns inadvertently public--and violent.

14 Season 2, Episode 2 A Lie Agreed Upon, Part II

3/13/05

Season-only

As the day's injured recoup, the night brings a new set of tensions; Alma and Bullock face a tough decision on their future.

15 Season 2, Episode 3 New Money

3/20/05

Season-only

Francis Wolcott, tricky chief scout for a powerful mining operation, arrives to shake up the status quo--beginning with Tolliver. Dority, Burns and Trixie fret as an ailing Swearengen refuses visitors and medical attention.

16 Season 2, Episode 4 Requiem for a Gleet

3/27/05

Season-only

Cochran contemplates a procedure that could cure an ailing Swearengen--or kill him.

17 Season 2, Episode 5 Complications

4/3/05

Season-only

As a convalescing Swearengen bridles, Cochran schools Burns and Dority in how best to assist his recovery. Alma is also feeling unwell, in the mornings.

18 Season 2, Episode 6 Something Very Expensive

4/10/05

Season-only

Alma proposes forming a bank, and looks to familiar faces to run it. To test himself, Swearengen grants audience to a long line of supplicants; talks with Farnum and Miss Isringhausen prove most illuminating.

19 Season 2, Episode 7 E.B. Was Left Out

4/17/05

Season-only

Tolliver enlists Lee to clean up Wolcott's mess. Stubbs confides in Utter, who overreacts when Wolcott 'steps on his toe.' Swearengen informs Alma of a Pinkerton agent in camp; she and Bullock confer about her bank--and other expanding prospects.

20 Season 2, Episode 8 Childish Things

4/24/05

Season-only

Wolcott offers on a rich claim operated by two ornery brothers, and reports to Hearst on their progress. Nuttall unveils his new bicycle--but some doubt he can ride it. Swearengen and Bullock discuss alternatives to annexing the Hills to Dakota.

21 Season 2, Episode 9 Amalgamation and Capital

5/1/05

Season-only

Merrick goes overboard printing rumors in the 'Pioneer,' earning rebuke from Swearengen. Tolliver aims to fleece Mose Manuel of his bloodstained profits. Alma's note causes Swearengen to amend his deal with Miss Isringhausen.

22 Season 2, Episode 10 Advances, None Miraculous

5/8/05

Season-only

When Cochran delivers a dire prognosis, the entire camp stands vigil. Swearengen enlists Star and Adams to plan a con on Commissioner Jarry. Andy Cramed offers himself as the camp's new minister.

23 Season 2, Episode 11 The Whores Can Come

5/15/05

Season-only

Telegraph lines to Yankton heat up as Jarry fears Bullock and Hearst have each thrown their weight behind Montana. Swearengen uses a camp tragedy to delay an altercation between Wu and Lee.

24 Season 2, Episode 12 Boy the Earth Talks To

5/22/05

Season-only

In the Season Two finale, as Deadwood readies for a celebration, George Hearst's arrival in camp brings upheaval. Meanwhile, tensions in Chinaman's Alley boil over.

25 Season 3, Episode 1 Tell Your God to Ready for Blood

6/11/06

Season-only

In the Season Three premiere, Hearst's ambitions rub Bullock and Swearengen the wrong way as Deadwood's first true elections approach.

26 Season 3, Episode 2 I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For

6/18/06

Season-only

A cryptic note delivered by Captain Turner tips off Swearengen to another bloody incident at the Gem; later, Hearst makes his intentions known in a more straightforward message.

27 Season 3, Episode 3 True Colors

6/25/06

Season-only

Deadwood ushers in some new arrivals on the stagecoach: Jack Langrishe, a flamboyant stage promoter and old friend of Swearengen, and Aunt Lou Marchbanks, Hearst's longtime cook who settles in nicely as the Grand Central chef.

28 Season 3, Episode 4 Full Faith and Credit

7/2/06

Season-only

Alma opens Deadwood's first bank; Hearst meets with Swearengen and Tolliver; Bullock brokers a deal.

29 Season 3, Episode 5 A Two-Headed Beast

7/9/06

Season-only

Enabled by Leon, Alma reverts to her bad habits, though she's able to exhibit enough charm to get Merrick to endorse her bank's liquidity during a crisis. Swearengen, still trying to decipher Hearst's intentions, finally finds use for Farnum.

30 Season 3, Episode 6 A Rich Find

7/16/06

Season-only

Aunt Lou's long-lost son, Odell Marchbanks, arrives in Deadwood after a circuitous trip from Liberia, although his mother soon attempts to orchestrate his immediate departure. Bullock and Swearengen contemplate a preemptive strike against Hearst.

31 Season 3, Episode 7 Unauthorized Cinnamon

7/23/06

Season-only

Odell makes Hearst a proposition involving 'the color,' causing his mother to fret for his safety. The camp elders hold another Gem meeting, complete with peaches and cinnamon, to map out a strategy to deal with Hearst.

32 Season 3, Episode 8 Leviathan Smiles

7/30/06

Season-only

The Pioneer edition featuring Bullock's letter is published, raising concerns about Hearst's response. Erstwhile lawman Wyatt Earp and his brother Morgan ride into town, having defended a stagecoach against sabotage.

33 Season 3, Episode 9 Amateur Night

8/6/06

Season-only

As Deadwood is overrun by Hearst's men, Bullock issues contingency plans to Martha. Wu, caught in a Pinkerton stampede, delivers a cryptic message to Swearengen; it takes Burns, of all people, to decipher it.

34 Season 3, Episode 10 A Constant Throb

8/13/06

Season-only

With Bullock campaigning away from camp, Alma finds herself targeted by Hearst's henchmen, and finds shelter with (of all people) Swearengen.

35 Season 3, Episode 11 The Catbird Seat

8/20/06

Season-only

Bullock holds a meeting to determine which emergencies warrant wiring him in Sturgis, where he and Harry are delivering pitches. The first summons doesn't take long, as Hearst follows up Alma's close call with one that's decidedly more on-target.

36 Season 3, Episode 12 Tell Him Something Pretty

8/27/06

Season-only

In the Season Three finale, Deadwood turns out to vote; Alma makes a deal; Utter receives one body for Hearst, who demands to see another; and Stubbs reaches out to a frustrated Tolliver, who finds himself with a folded hand as the action heats up.

About this show

It is 1876 and the richest gold strike in U.S. history draws a throng of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Welcome to Deadwood. Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane lead the cast in this acclaimed HBO series.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

831 reviews

A Google user

May 27, 2014

I have been enjoying this program a great deal. I don't appreciate all the rough language, but other than that, the authenticity of the time is great and the story line has been done very well. I am getting season 3.

Linda

January 12, 2014

Watched all three seasons. Why cancel something so popular, did not make anyone happy. Took you back on epic journey in time. So real and funny at times. Great watch.

Kevin Cotter

February 8, 2015

Love, love, love the gold rush era and Deadwood is spot on. The characters play there parts with passion. The story line keeps you glued and always guessing. Deadwood is perfectly honest about how the people did business...shady, dirty, immoral. It's painfully real but fascinating.

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