Kevin Costner's The West

Name: Kevin Costner's The West
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-05-26
Cast: Kevin Costner, Clay Jenkinson, Yohuru Williams, Doris Kearns Goodwin, H.W. Brands

ENDED1 Season8 Episodes★ 7.3

Kevin Costner's The West is a documentary series on History that premiered in 2025, ending after 1 season and 8 episodes.

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NetworkHistory

First AiredMay 26, 2025

Last AiredJun 30, 2025

GenreDocumentary

Runtime43 min

Created ByKevin Costner

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionRadicalMedia, Territory Pictures, Pastimes Productions

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Overview from TMDB

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.

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Cast

Kevin Costner

Self - Host

Clay Jenkinson

Self - Author, The Character of Meriwether Lewis

Yohuru Williams

Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Presidential Historian

H.W. Brands

Self - Author, Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West

Elliott West

Self - Author, Continental Reckoning

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 8 episodes

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E1Fallen Timbers

May 26, 202544m★ 5.3

Following years of land encroachments by American settlers, Chief Little Turtle of the Miami leads the Indian Nations of the Northwest Confederacy to a major victory over the fledgling U.S. Army. But a new force under General "Mad" Anthony Wayne embarks on a counteroffensive, leading to a final battle that will see the Confederacy defeated - and open a new era of westward expansion.

E2Colter's Run

May 26, 202543m

After building his reputation as a formidable hunter on Lewis and Clark's Expedition into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, John Colter chooses to stay out in the wilderness and enter the booming fur trade. But when he repeatedly ignores warnings from the Blackfeet not to hunt their sacred beaver on their lands, he's taken captive and forced to make a run for his life.

E3Oregon Trails

May 27, 202543m

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.

E4Comancheria

Jun 2, 202543m

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.

E5The Robin Hood of El Dorado

Jun 9, 202543m

In Gold Rush California, Mexican immigrant Joaquin Murrieta forms a gang of outlaws that spreads terror across the newly formed state.

E6Bleeding Kansas

Jun 16, 202541m

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.

E7The Fetterman Fight

Jun 23, 202542m

Civil War veteran Col. Henry Carrington takes command of Fort Phil Kearny in Northern Wyoming.

E8Johnson County Wars

Jun 30, 202541m

A cabal of cattle barons smear small-time ranchers as common thieves and plot an invasion.

About Kevin Costner's The West

Kevin Costner's The West is a documentary series on History. The show first aired on May 26, 2025 and currently has 1 season and 8 episodes. Kevin Costner's The West has ended. It has a rating of 7.3/10 based on 9 votes. The cast includes Kevin Costner, Clay Jenkinson, Yohuru Williams, Doris Kearns Goodwin, H.W. Brands. Created by Kevin Costner.