This article is about the 2016 docu-series. For the region, see Western United States.
The American West
Also known as
The West
Genre
Docuseries
Written by
Brian Burstein
John Ealer
Zachary Herrmann
Steve Loh
Jeremiah Murphy
Jordan Rosenblum
David Schaye
Directed by
John Ealer
Narrated by
Bert Thomas Morris
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
8
Production
Executive producers
Robert Redford
Stephen David
Laura Michalchyshyn
Tim W. Kelly
Shirley Escott
Producers
Brian Burstein
Zachary Herrmann
Petra Hoebel
Jordan Rosenblum
Production locations
Utah
West Virginia
Cinematography
Kevin M. Graves
Editors
Tim W. Kelly
John Kilgour
Jonathan Soule
Wyatt Rogowski
Christopher Martini
Neal Usatin
Production companies
Sundance Productions
Stephen David Entertainment
AMC Studios
Original release
Network
AMC
Release
June 11 (2016-06-11) – July 30, 2016 (2016-07-30)
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The American West (formerly titled The West)[1] is a limited-event American television docu-series detailing the history of the Western United States in the period from 1865 to 1890. The series was executively produced by Robert Redford, Stephen David and Laura Michalchyshyn with Sundance Productions and aired for eight episodes on AMC from June 11 to July 30, 2016.[1][2][3]
As of June 2021, the series was streaming on Amazon Prime Video in some countries.[4]
^ abAndreeva, Nellie; Patten, Dominic (July 31, 2015). "AMC Orders 'The West' Docudrama From Robert Redford, Renews 'Making of the Mob'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
^Bryant, Adam (April 27, 2016). "AMC Sets Premiere Date for the Final 7 Episodes of Hell on Wheels and New Event Series The American West". amc.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
^Kissell, Rick (April 27, 2016). "AMC Sets Return Date for Final Season of 'Hell on Wheels,' New Series 'The American West'". variety.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
^"The American West". Amazon Prime. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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