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Deadwood

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Deadwood

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Series Details & Credits

HBO | Release Date: March 21, 2004

Starring: Dayton Callie, Paula Malcomson, Jim Beaver, Titus Welliver, Anna Gunn, Geri Jewell, William Sanderson, Ian McShane, John Hawkes, Keone Young, Brad Dourif, Leon Rippy, Kim Dickens, Sean Bridgers, Robin Weigert, Molly Parker, Timothy Olyphant, Powers Boothe, W. Earl Brown, Bree Seanna Wall

Summary: 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. From Executive Producer David Milch ("NYPD Blue") comes DEADWOOD, a new drama series that focusesIn 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. From Executive Producer David Milch ("NYPD Blue") comes DEADWOOD, a new drama series that focuses on the birth of an American frontier town and the ruthless power struggle that exists in its lawless boundaries. The story begins two weeks after Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn, 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. … Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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S3:E12. Tell Him Something Pretty
Air Date: August 27, 2006
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S3:E11. The Catbird Seat
Air Date: August 20, 2006
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S3:E10. A Constant Throb
Air Date: August 13, 2006

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Metascore

85

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57

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Critic Reviews

100

New York Post

Adam Buckman

Season 3 Review: Its scripts - always among the finest on TV - are even stronger this time around. Read full review

100

Newark Star-Ledger

Matt Zoller Seitz

Oct 4, 2013

Season 2 Review: The greatest dramatic series in the history of American television. [6 Mar 2005, p.1]

100

New York Daily News

David Bianculli

Oct 4, 2013

Season 2 Review: When you care about everyone in a town like Deadwood, every hot argument, every passionate embrace, every sudden murder is liable to delight, disgust or surprise. Once a week, Deadwood is a phenomenal place to visit - but I wouldn't want to live there. [4 Mar 2005, p.127]

88

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times

Charlie McCollum

Season 3 Review: The series returns with its creative six-shooters blazing, its florid language and baroque manner of storytelling still gloriously riveting. Read full review

80

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rob Owen

Sep 30, 2013

Season 1 Review: It's a true character piece with top-notch acting all around. [21 Mar 2004, p.TV-5]

80

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rob Owen

Season 3 Review: [A] fascinating, challenging series. Read full review

40

Newsday

Verne Gay

Season 3 Review: Yes, "Deadwood" was incomprehensible last season. It is incomprehensible this season. Fans will be delighted. Read full review

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mling

Sep 9, 2020

How could you not love this show? While it has some inaccuracies for sure, it is a great period piece. The acting performances of Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane stand out not just among their peers in the show, but among all TV series performances.

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metasebii

Jun 25, 2020

Simply one of the greatest shows in the history of television, ended prematurely.

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Trailesque

Apr 28, 2022

The story meanders some, but I have that complaint about a lot of those long series. It is a gritty look at the "Wild West", which is here presented as a very rough place where civilized society had to struggle to get a toehold.

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Seasons & Episodes

85

Series Overview
Season 3

85
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 11, 2006
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  S3:E12. Tell Him Something Pretty
  Air Date: August 27, 2006
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  S3:E11. The Catbird Seat
  Air Date: August 20, 2006
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  S3:E10. A Constant Throb
  Air Date: August 13, 2006
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  S3:E9. Amateur Night
  Air Date: August 6, 2006
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  S3:E8. Leviathan Smiles
  Air Date: July 30, 2006
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  S3:E7. Unauthorized Cinnamon
  Air Date: July 23, 2006
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  S3:E6. A Rich Find
  Air Date: July 16, 2006
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  S3:E5. A Two-Headed Beast
  Air Date: July 9, 2006
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  S3:E4. Full Faith And Credit
  Air Date: July 2, 2006
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  S3:E3. True Colors
  Air Date: June 25, 2006
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  S3:E2. I Am Not The Fine Man You Take Me For
  Air Date: June 18, 2006
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  S3:E1. Tell Your God to Ready for Blood
  Air Date: June 11, 2006
Season 2

93
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 6, 2005
Season 1

80
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 21, 2004