Deadwood

2004
4.4
9 reviews
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Deadwood: Season 1 episodes (12)

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. Bullock soon crosses paths with another new arrival--legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok--and clashes with the formidable boss of the Gem Saloon, Al Swearengen.
2 Deep Water
3/28/04
Season-only
As suspicions arise that “road agents” may have been involved in the massacre, Swearengen takes a special interest in the health of its sole survivor, a young girl ministered to by the unlikely team of Doc Cochran and Calamity Jane.
3 Reconoitering the Rim
4/4/04
Season-only
Competition arrives for Swearengen in the form of Bella Union, a new gambling outfit from Chicago operated by savvy Cy Tolliver, Madame Joanie Stubbs and gambling guru Eddie Sawyer. Meanwhile Bullock and Star strike a deal with Swearengen on a lot for their store.
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; Charlie Utter leaves the camp; and Hickok’s run of luck at poker yields an unexpected return.
5 Trial of Jack McCall
4/18/04
Season-only
Swearengen transforms the Gem to a courtroom as Deadwood is forced to make its own laws to try a murderer; with Jane on a bender, Swearengen enlists Trixie to help Alma with the Metz child; Doc Cochran fears Cramed’s illness might threaten the camp.
6 Plague
4/25/04
Season-only
Bullock encounters native resistance in his quest to bring a murderer to justice; Swearengen presses a resentful Farnum to keep tabs on Alma and Trixie; the camp fathers pool resources to dispatch riders after a precious vaccine and build a sick tent.
7 Bullock Returns to Camp
5/2/04
Season-only
After tracking down a murderer, Bullock returns to Deadwood a changed man--and a marked one--while Utter must pay final respects to a fallen friend. Dority and Stubbs both take special interest when teenagers Miles and Flora Anderson arrive in camp in search of their father; Calamity Jane earns her moniker in the Pest Tent.
8 Suffer the Little Children
5/9/04
Season-only
Deadwood breathes easier when riders arrive with precious vaccine--and word of a possible treaty with the Sioux. Awaiting Trixie's return, a pragmatic Swearengen resists counsel from a bloody-minded Farnum; results of Bullock's assay of her gold claim moves Alma to reassess her plans and sets up a confrontation between Bullock and Swearengen.
9 No Other Sons or Daughters
5/16/04
Season-only
With annexation looming, Swearengen calls a meeting to set up an informal government. Bullock and Alma compare notes on Ellsworth, and each other; 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 Mister Wu
5/23/04
Season-only
An opium theft leaves Swearengen trying to find common language with his supplier, as well as navigating tricky waters to deal with the mess. Meanwhile, Silas Adams, bagman for the magistrate from Yankton, arrives with bad news for Swearengen; Bullock regrets having raised his hand at the government meeting.
11 Jewel's Boot is Made For Walking
6/6/04
Season-only
Alma's father, Otis Russell, arrives from New York to "help" with her claim; Swearengen strikes a bargain with Adams to rid him of some legal baggage; Jewel journeys to Cochran's cabin for help with her leg; Utter hazards an opinion on the safety of Nuttall's saloon; Leon and Sawyer resume work at the Bella Union; Bullock is angered by the choice of a new sheriff.
12 Sold Under Sin
6/13/04
Season-only
The U.S. Army--under General Crook a.k.a. "Custer's Avengers"--rolls into Deadwood, prompting a parade...and business solicitations from Farnum and Tolliver. Swearengen delivers a tortured soul from suffering; Bullock reacts decisively to Russell's intentions regarding Alma; and Bullock and Alma have a late-night meeting.

About this show

In an age of plunder and greed, the richest gold strike in American History draws a throng of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement where everything – and everyone – has a price. Welcome to Deadwood…a hell of a place to make your fortune.

The story begins two weeks after Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn, combining fictional and real-life characters and events in an epic morality tale. Located in the Black Hills Indian Cession, the "town" of Deadwood is an illegal settlement, a violent and uncivilized outpost that attracts a colorful array of characters looking to get rich – from outlaws and entrepreneurs to ex-soldiers and racketeers, Chinese laborers, prostitutes, city dudes and gunfighters.

Among the settlers are ex-lawman Seth Bullock, the legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok, and Machiavellian saloon owner Al Swearengen.

With its unflinching realism, adult themes and wickedly inventive storylines, DEADWOOD is an intense, character-driven drama that takes elements of the traditional western and turns them upside down.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
9 reviews
Tom Fury Zero News
December 20, 2022
One of the best shows EVER,. This show could easily be up for the best sets, the best portrayal of the west, acting, writing and attention to detail. It is full of the most vulgar language mixed with an old english, they make the vulgar sound like poetry The only reason it gets 4 stars is because due to costs and studio disputes(despite a lot of fiction) the true story it was trying to tell was set up. But it ended. a film made recently to complete it, skips deadwoods biggest events. shame
Suzanne Edgington
November 28, 2021
Love this!!
Michael Connell (Swegin)
June 21, 2018
The best show ever written.