S01E01 Wheel to the Stars
The year is 1827. In Virginia, young Jacob Wheeler dreams of adventure. Leaving his family behind, he joins renowned mountain man Jedediah Smith on an expedition to California. Meanwhile, a young Lakota holy man, Loved...
Into the West
S01E04: Hell on Wheels
The race is on as the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads lay down track across the U.S. bringing east and west together. Jacob Wheeler's one son, Abe, joins the railroad crew, while his other son Jacob Jr. becomes a scout for the army. Jacob's daughter Margaret and her photographer husband are captured by the Cheyenne, but her Lakota heritage saves them and they are adopted by the tribe. When the village is attacked by overzealous U.S. soldiers, many are murdered. Witnessing the brutality, Margaret decides to stay with her Cheyenne family.
Overview
The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.
Episodes
S01E02 Manifest Destiny
The changes in the western frontier take their toll on the Native people. Some choose to cast their lot with the white man, while others cling to their traditional ways. Jacob Wheeler and his wife,...
S01E03 Dreams & Schemes
Gold fever spreads throughout the land bringing thousands of prospectors to California, and leaving a wake of destruction across Lakota sacred land. Greed overtakes Jethro Wheeler, who risks his life to strike it rich. In...
S01E04 Hell on Wheels
The race is on as the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads lay down track across the U.S. bringing east and west together. Jacob Wheeler's one son, Abe, joins the railroad crew, while his other...
S01E05 Casualties of War
When gold is discovered in the Black Hills, the Lakota's most sacred land is threatened. The government wants mining rights, but Chief Sitting Bull refuses. He later has an ominous dream that gives hope to...
S01E06 Ghost Dance
Loved By The Buffalo believes he has found the foretold prophet when a mysterious Indian named Wokova inspires his people with the Ghost Dance and a vision of their restored land. But the ritual stirs...
Cast
Will Patton
James Fletcher
Jessica Capshaw
Rachel Wheeler
Josh Brolin
Jedediah Smith
Matthew Modine
Samson Wheeler
Lance Henriksen
Daniel Wheeler
Irene Bedard
Margaret Light Shines Wheeler
Garrett Wang
Chow-Ping Yen
Skeet Ulrich
Jethro Wheeler
Rachael Leigh Cook
Clara Wheeler
Keith Carradine
Captain Richard H. Pratt
Craig Sheffer
Older Robert Wheeler
Keri Russell
Naomi Wheeler
