TNT Goes 'Into the West'
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The American West usually is too big a subject for an entertainment project to cover completely.
In the case of a new miniseries executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, it takes six two-hour films by separate directors to span the region's history from 1825 to 1890. TNT's miniseries "Into the West" begins a weekly Friday run June 10, mirroring pivotal 19th-century events - from the Gold Rush and the establishment of the Transcontinental Railroad to the massacre at Wounded Knee - through the experiences of two families, one from Virginia and the other from the Lakota tribe.
The clans are linked by the marriage of Jacob Wheeler (Matthew Settle) to Thunder Heart Woman (Tonantzin Carmelo). Many subsequent challenges put their respective families and nations to environmental and human tests. Directors including Simon Wincer ("Lonesome Dove") and Timothy Van Patten ("The Sopranos") filmed the scripts, three of which were written by playwright William Mastrosimone ("Bang Bang You're Dead").
Other prominent members of the huge "Into the West" cast include Keri Russell, Skeet Ulrich, Beau Bridges, Gary Busey, Josh Brolin, Graham Greene, Irene Bedard, Tom Berenger, Keith Carradine, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jessica Capshaw, Balthazar Getty, Wes Studi, Lance Henriksen, Judge Reinhold, Craig Sheffer ("One Tree Hill") and Tyler Christopher ("General Hospital").
This sounds really interesting, I hope it comes to the UK.
I liked Lonesome Dove from several years ago, and Centennial from even longer ago!
Best,
Peter
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