Lawless gold rush pioneers carve a bleak, intimate existence in a gritty, evolving Western town.
Pulpy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
Heads up on strong sex and nudity. That is past what the TV-MA on the box suggests. Beyond that, brutal violence and frequent strong language.
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The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
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