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Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks, with six two-hour episodes. The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television (TNT) on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005. It was also shown in the UK on BBC2 and BBC HD from November 4, 2006, and in Canada on CBC Television. The series also aired in the U.S. on AMC during the summer (June/July) and fall of 2012.
Original Release
06/10/2005 on TNT
US Release
06/10/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Josh Brolin | Jedediah Smith |
| Skeet Ulrich | Jethro Wheeler |
| Will Patton | James Fletcher |
| Tyler Posey | Abe Wheeler |
| Keri Russell | Naomi Wheeler |
| Christian Kane | Abe Wheeler |
| Jessica Capshaw | Rachel Wheeler |
| Zahn McClarnon | Running Fox |
| Matthew Modine | Samson Wheeler |
| David Richmond-Peck | Sergeant |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheel to the Stars | Friday, 10 June 2005 |
| 2 | Manifest Destiny | Friday, 17 June 2005 |
| 3 | Dreams and Schemes | Friday, 24 June 2005 |
| 4 | Hell on Wheels | Friday, 08 July 2005 |
| 5 | Casualties of War | Friday, 15 July 2005 |
| 6 | Ghost Dance | Friday, 22 July 2005 |
Directors
Jeremy Podeswa, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Robert Dornhelm, Michael W. Watkins, Simon Wincer, Timothy Van Patten
Writers
William Mastrosimone, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Kirk Ellis, Craig Storper
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Josh Brolin | Jedediah Smith |
| Skeet Ulrich | Jethro Wheeler |
| Will Patton | James Fletcher |
| Tyler Posey | Abe Wheeler |
| Keri Russell | Naomi Wheeler |
| Christian Kane | Abe Wheeler |
| Jessica Capshaw | Rachel Wheeler |
| Zahn McClarnon | Running Fox |
| Matthew Modine | Samson Wheeler |
| David Richmond-Peck | Sergeant |
| Irene Bedard | Margaret Light Shines Wheeler |
| Nathaniel Arcand | Brings Horse |
| Annabella Piugattuk | Dancing Water |
| Balthazar Getty | David Wheeler |
| Sheila Tousey | Older Thunder Heart Woman |
| Garrett Wang | Chow-Ping Yen |
| Gil Birmingham | Older Dog Star |
| Eric Schweig | Sitting Bull |
| Tom Berenger | Colonel J. Chivington |
| Anna Popova | Thunder Heart Woman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Justin Falvey | Executive Producer |
| William Mastrosimone | Executive Producer |
| David A. Rosemont | Executive Producer |
| Darryl Frank | Executive Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Executive Producer |
| Michelle Wong | Producer |
| Kirk Ellis | Producer |
| Larry Rapaport | Producer |
| Wendy Hill-Tout | Producer |
| Karen Mayeda Vranek | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, or Movie | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Won |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
