Series synopsis
Wild West Chronicles is an American documentary western television series that premiered on INSP on April 11, 2021. It was created by Michael S. Ojeda, Robert Kirbyson. It stars David Thomas Newman, Jack Elliott, Robert Gatewood and Yakov Kolontarov.
Once a feared lawman, the legendary Bat Masterson trades his sheriff's badge for a pen and becomes a newspaper reporter. He now travels the frontier to chronicle the amazing true stories of the Wild West and bring them to life once more.
Premise
Once a feared lawman, the legendary Bat Masterson trades his sheriff's badge for a pen and becomes a newspaper reporter. He now travels the frontier to chronicle the amazing true stories of the Wild West and bring them to life once more.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Thomas Newman as Heck Thomas
- Jack Elliott as Bat Masterson
- Robert Gatewood as Cowboy
- Yakov Kolontarov as Minor Williams
- Tom Gelo as Edgar
- Tavis L. Baker as Buffalo Bill Cody
- Jessica Lynn Parsons as Ellie
- Nicole Tompkins as Dr. Susan Anderson
Supporting cast
- Dan Milam as Spike Kenedy
- Dade Elza as Bill Tilghman
- Jesse LeNoir as Wyatt Earp
- Travis Lee Eller as Joe Boot
Guest cast
- Marek Meyers as Willie
- Noah Staggs as Old Miner Red
- Alejandro Fuenzalida as CowBoy
- Eduardo Fuenzalida as CowBoy
- Dan Pousson as Tom Miller
- Danny Arroyo as Tiburcio Vásquez
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 57 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 11, 2021 | July 18, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 11 | September 1, 2022 | |
| Season 3 | 13 | April 6, 2023 | June 29, 2023 |
| Season 4 | 12 | November 20, 2024 | |
| Season 5 | 8 | April 22, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wild Bill Hickok & the First Quick Draw Duel Former friends Wild Bill Hickok and Davis Tutt begin to argue over gambling debts and the affections of a beautiful woman. When they meet in the middle of town, their rift is settled once and for all in the Old West's first quick-draw duel. |
April 11, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Real Lone Star Ranger When a ruthless outlaw is on the loose, an aloof rancher volunteers to help the Texas Rangers track him down. Along the way, the rancher transforms from loner to lawman and begins a legendary career that inspires the hit novel, The Lone Star Ranger. |
April 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
Bass Reeves: Trailblazing Lawman Escaped slave Bass Reeves heads west to find sanctuary among the Native Americans. After the Civil War, he becomes the first black Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi and hunts down one of the most feared killers in the Indian Territories. |
April 25, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bone War | July 28, 2022 |
| 2 | The Texas Fence-Cutting War | July 28, 2022 |
| 3 | Pinkerton Detectives Track a Killer | August 4, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bat Masterson to the Rescue In 1880, Bat Masterson's old friend, Ben Thompson, asks him to help save his brother from the gallows. Ben's brother, Billy, has evidently shot off a man's thumb in a gunfight and is wounded himself. While Billy claims self-defense, an overzealous sheriff is eager to see him hang. Though he is no longer a lawman, and he lacks any kind of legal authority, Bat agrees to travel to Nebraska to talk to the sheriff. When his common-sense appeal fails to impress the sheriff, Bat hatches an elaborate plan to help Billy escape, which only succeeds when Buffalo Bill shows up to lend a hand. Years later, when Bat's editor balks at printing the tale, Bat tries to explain the difficulties of dispensing justice in the Old West. |
April 6, 2023 |
| 2 |
Billy the Kid: Birth of an Outlaw Teenaged fugitive William Bonney is given a second chance when a kindhearted ranch owner, John Tunstall, offers him a job. Within days, Tunstall becomes a close friend and something of a father figure to young Bonney. But when his new employer is killed in cold blood, Bonney reverts to his criminal ways and vows to seek vengeance. Enraged and once again alone, Bonney faces off with the men who gunned down Tunstall and the bullets begin to fly. Years later, gunfighter-turned-newspaperman Bat Masterson enters the campaign headquarters of congressional candidate Robert Widenmann, who also worked for Tunstall, to find out how a young William Bonney was transformed into the notorious Billy the Kid. |
April 13, 2023 |
| 3 |
Bass Reeves Tracks Belle Starr As U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves attempts to arrest Belle Starr and her outlaw husband, Belle asks for 24 hours to find someone to care for her young daughter, Pearl. When the Starr family decides to flee instead, the Marshal must track them down. |
April 20, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bat Masterson Leaves the West | September 4, 2024 |
| 2 | Bass Reeves A Fathers Justice | September 11, 2024 |
| 3 | Bronco Bills Treasure | September 18, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 4, 2026 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 11, 2026 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 18, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | INSP |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 11, 2021 |
| Last aired | June 29, 2023 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 19:30:00 |