TV series
The Young Riders
Overview
The Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War. The series premiered on ABC on September 20, 1989 and ran for three seasons until the final episode aired on July 23, 1992.
Details
- First air date
- 1989-09-20
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 68 episodes
- Genres
- Western, Drama
- Network
- ABC
- Production
- MGM Television, Ogiens/Kane Company
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Stephen Baldwin as Buffalo Bill Cody
- Josh Brolin as Wild Bill Hickok
- Travis Fine as Ike McSwain
- Ty Miller as The Kid
- Gregg Rainwater as Running Buck Cross
- Yvonne Suhor as Louise McCloud
- Anthony Zerbe as Teaspoon Hunter
- Don Franklin as Noah Dixon
- Brett Cullen as Marshal Sam Cain
- Melissa Leo as Emma Shannon
- Don Collier as William Tompkins, Shop Keeper
- Clare Wren as Rachel Dunne
Creators and crew
- Jonas McCord - Producer
- James Keach - Director
- Joseph L. Scanlan - Director
- George Mendeluk - Director
- Lee H. Katzin - Director
- Michael Preece - Director
Seasons
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