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From September 24, every Wednesday at 9:30 PM, HISTORY Channel (Sky channels 118 and 409) will exclusively premiere The West with Kevin Costner, an eight-part series that re-examines the epic saga of the American West.

Renowned actor and director Kevin Costner—long fascinated with America’s roots—serves as both narrator and executive producer, alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Together with leading historians and experts, the series brings to life a century of defining moments that shaped the United States, blending historical accuracy with cinematic storytelling.

“The West has a unique power: it sparks the imagination and stirs the soul,” Costner explains. “But beyond the evocative images, there are the human struggles—people claiming land at the expense of those already there, a nation demanding an entire continent whatever the cost. These stories are enthralling, inspiring, and tragic, and they deserve to be told. Even if the U.S. was born in the East, it was forged in the West.”

The series opens with the Treaty of Paris (1783), tracing the westward expansion of settlers across Indigenous territories and highlighting the fierce resistance of Native nations. Through vivid storytelling, The West revisits legendary figures and defining conflicts: explorers Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea, sheriffs and outlaws, cowboys and ranchers, pioneering women and fortune-seekers during the Gold Rush.


Episode 1: The Fall of the Confederation – After years of settler invasions, Chief Little Turtle leads the Native Confederation of the Northwest to a historic victory over the U.S. Army—only to face General “Mad” Anthony Wayne’s decisive counterattack.
Episode 2: The Escape of John Colter – The famed explorer ventures into fur trading, defying warnings from the Blackfeet. Captured for trespassing on sacred hunting grounds, he must fight for survival in a legendary escape.
Episode 3: The Oregon Trail – Missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman settle among the Cayuse, but cultural clashes and a measles outbreak lead to tragic consequences.
Episode 4: Comancheria – The abduction of Cynthia Ann Parker ignites violent conflict between the Comanche and Texas, shaping the fate of her son, the last great Comanche leader.
Episode 5: The Mexican Robin Hood – Outlaw Joaquin Murrieta becomes both feared bandit and folk hero during California’s Gold Rush.
Episode 6: Bleeding Kansas – Abolitionist John Brown and his family fight in a brutal clash over slavery that foreshadows the Civil War.
Episode 7: The Fetterman Battle – Colonel Carrington’s arrogance and Captain Fetterman’s miscalculation hand Crazy Horse and the Lakota a stunning victory.
Episode 8: The Johnson County Wars – In Wyoming, small ranchers fight back against powerful land barons, leading to one of the West’s most dramatic showdowns.