What is Deadwood (TV series)?
{{Infobox television | runtime = approx. 60 minutes | creator = [[David Milch]] | starring = [[Timothy Olyphant]]<br>[[Ian McShane]]<br>[[Molly Parker]]<br>[[John Hawkes (actor)|John Hawkes]]<br>[[Jim Beaver]]<br>[[Brad Dourif]]<br>[[Paula Malcomson]]<br>[[William Sanderson]]<br>[[Kim Dickens]]<br>[[Robin Weigert]]<br>[[Dayton Callie]]<br>[[W. Earl Brown]]<br>[[Bree Seanna Wall]]<br>and [[Powers Boothe]]<br>with [[Keith Carradine]] | country = [[United States]] | network = [[Home Box Office|HBO]] | first_aired = {{start date|2004|03|21}} | last_aired = {{end date|2006|08|27}} | num_episodes = 36 }} '''''Deadwood''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[drama]]tic [[television programme|television series]]. It was first shown in March 2004 on [[Home Box Office|HBO]]. The series is a [[Western (genre)|Western]] set in the 1870s in [[Deadwood, South Dakota|Deadwood]], [[South Dakota]]. At the time, Deadwood was little more than a camp, but it was a popular place to go for those searching for [[gold]] in the [[Black Hills]]. The series shows Deadwood's growth from camp to town. It deals with ideas ranging from the creation of [[community|communities]] to western [[capitalism]]. ''Deadwood'' features many [[History|historical]] people. For example, [[Wild Bill Hickok]], [[Seth Bullock]], [[Sol Star]], [[Calamity Jane]], [[Al Swearengen]], [[Wyatt Earp]], [[E. B. Farnum]], [[Charlie Utter]] and [[George Hearst]] have all been used in the series. The stories that deal these [[fictional character|characters]] include historical truths as well as [[fiction]]al parts. Some of the characters are fully fictional, but they may have been based on actual persons. The series was created by [[David Milch]] (''[[NYPD Blue]]''). He was also [[executive producer]] and [[screenwriter|head writer]] of the show. The [[theme music]] was written by [[David Schwartz (composer)|David Schwartz]]. The third and final season ended on August 27, 2006. == Other websites == *[http://www.hbo.com/dea