The American West

This article is about the 2016 docu-series. For the region, see Western United States.

The American West
Also known asThe West
GenreDocuseries
Written by
  • Brian Burstein
  • John Ealer
  • Zachary Herrmann
  • Steve Loh
  • Jeremiah Murphy
  • Jordan Rosenblum
  • David Schaye
Directed byJohn Ealer
Narrated byBert Thomas Morris
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Robert Redford
  • Stephen David
  • Laura Michalchyshyn
  • Tim W. Kelly
  • Shirley Escott
Producers
  • Brian Burstein
  • Zachary Herrmann
  • Petra Hoebel
  • Jordan Rosenblum
Production locations
CinematographyKevin M. Graves
Editors
  • Tim W. Kelly
  • John Kilgour
  • Jonathan Soule
  • Wyatt Rogowski
  • Christopher Martini
  • Neal Usatin
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAMC
ReleaseJune 11 (2016-06-11) –
July 30, 2016 (2016-07-30)
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The American West (formerly titled The West)[1] is a limited-event American television docu-series detailing the history of the Western United States in the period from 1865 to 1890. The series was executively produced by Robert Redford, Stephen David and Laura Michalchyshyn with Sundance Productions and aired for eight episodes on AMC from June 11 to July 30, 2016.[1][2][3]

As of June 2021, the series was streaming on Amazon Prime Video in some countries.[4]

  1. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie; Patten, Dominic (July 31, 2015). "AMC Orders 'The West' Docudrama From Robert Redford, Renews 'Making of the Mob'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Bryant, Adam (April 27, 2016). "AMC Sets Premiere Date for the Final 7 Episodes of Hell on Wheels and New Event Series The American West". amc.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Kissell, Rick (April 27, 2016). "AMC Sets Return Date for Final Season of 'Hell on Wheels,' New Series 'The American West'". variety.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "The American West". Amazon Prime. Retrieved June 5, 2021.