This fresh look at the epic history of the American West delves into the desperate struggle for the land itself – and how it still shapes the America we know today.
Cast: Kevin Costner
When Kansas becomes a battleground in the national debate over slavery, settlers on both sides of the issue pour into the territory to determine its future.
In Gold Rush California, Mexican immigrant Joaquin Murrieta forms a gang of outlaws that spreads terror across the newly formed state.
The abduction of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker kicks off a series of increasingly deadly confrontations between her Comanche captors and the newly independent Texas.
Missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman settle by the Columbia River to convert the Cayuse. Cultural clashes and a measles outbreak increase tensions, leading to a fateful confrontation.
John Colter, famed hunter from Lewis and Clark's Expedition, joins the fur trade. Ignoring Blackfeet warnings about hunting sacred beaver on their land, he's captured and must run for his life.
After settlers encroach on Native lands, Miami Chief Little Turtle leads Northwest Confederacy to victory over US forces. Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's counterattack defeats the Confederacy, enabling western expansion.