Gunslingers

2014 - 2015 7.1 (5 votes) 2 Seasons

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Genres

Western Documentary

Networks

AHC

Overview

American Heroes Channel's new series Gunslingers reveals the infamous tales of survival and courage from the Wild West. Exposing little-known facts about America’s first villains and heroes, the six-part series features the stories of Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin and Tom Horn. Juxtaposed with vivid reenactments, expert commentary is layered throughout each episode to ensure the authenticity and historical accuracy of each story. Contributors include: David Milch, the creator of Deadwood; Bob Boze Bell, the executive editor of True West Magazine; and actor Kurt Russell (Tombstone).

Key Crew

Producer: Jake Pokluda, Matt Morrison

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

American Heroes Channel's new series Gunslingers reveals the infamous tales of survival and courage from the Wild West. Exposing little-known facts about America's first villains and heroes, the six-part series features the stories of Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin and Tom Horn. Juxtaposed with vivid reenactments, expert commentary is layered throughout each episode to ensure the authenticity and historical accuracy of each story.

6 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: The Tombstone Vendetta

2014-07-20

A look at Wyatt Earp through his eyes as he talks about the shootout at the OK Corral and the Earp "Tombstone Vendetta" that followed.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 2: Billy the Kid: The Phantom of Lincoln County

2014-07-27

On a bloodstained frontier where corruption is king, an unlikely hero becomes a crusader for justice... and revenge. By the time of his death at the age of 21, everyone in the country had heard of Billy the Kid.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 3: Jesse James: The South's Last Rebel

2014-08-03

From the ashes of the Confederacy rises a bold rebel outlaw determined to get rich... and get even. Jesse James is seen by many as a modern day Robin Hood - a Southern gentlemen avenging the efforts of Northern businessmen to exploit his territory.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 4: Wild Bill: Marksman... and Marked Man

2014-08-10

When the most famous man in the Old West outlives his legend, he becomes the target of gunslingers eager to make legends of their own - by shooting him dead.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 5: John Wesley Hardin: The Dark Heart of Texas

2014-08-17

In the turbulent aftermath of the Civil War, a volatile gunman wages a bloody crusade against anyone who stands between himself and his notions of freedom.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 6: Tom Horn: Grim Reaper of the Rockies

2014-08-24

As the Wild West becomes settled, this mysterious hit man kills for men who want to preserve the old order - where violence rules all. But the law isn't giving in this time.

Runtime: 45 min

Season 2 (2015)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: Butch Cassidy: The Perfect Criminal

2015-07-19

Until the day he died – whenever that was – nobody ever outsmarted Butch Cassidy. He always got away. Cassidy was an outlaw who lived more by his wits than by his gun.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 2: Seth Bullock: Sheriff of Deadwood

2015-07-26

In Deadwood, a mining camp swirling with violence and vice, Seth Bullock is the only stabilizing force standing in the way of utter chaos.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 3: Bat Masterson: Defender of Dodge

2015-08-02

This well-dressed gunfighter was a gambler, a hunter, an Indian fighter, and a scout – but above all else, Bat Masterson was a lawman. As Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas, Bat Masterson kept the peace on the volatile Frontier...

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 4: Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger

2015-08-09

Bass Reeves is no ordinary lawman. A slave set free by the Civil War, he hunts outlaws in the most dangerous territory in the nation. There is striking evidence that this fearless, legendary rider is the basis for the iconic character of the Lone Ranger.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 5: Bill Doolin: The Oklahombres

2015-08-16

In the 1890s, the Frontier had vanished... but in Bill Doolin, it's spirit burned on. He terrorized Oklahoma with his brazen robberies and fought the greatest shootout in Western history.

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 6: Deacon Jim Miller: The Pious Assassin

2015-08-23

His neighbors saw a devout family man. The last thing his victims saw was a shotgun aimed at their heads. If there's an outlaw who was born to kill it's Deacon Jim Miller – the Bible-thumping psycho-killer.

Runtime: 45 min