Wild West Chronicles
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| Inspired by | Bat Masterson |
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| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | MorningStar Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | INSP |
| Release | February 23, 2020 – present |
Wild West Chronicles is an American television series, which airs on INSP. The historical docudrama series follows the life of Bat Masterson, a newspaper reporter that traveled the frontier during the late 1800s to uncover stories about the Wild West.
The show stars Jack Elliott as Masterson, with the first show airing in 2020.[1] The first season was temporarily halted during COVID-19, before returning in 2021.[2] A third season of the show premiered on April 6, 2023.[3] A fourth season of the show was greenlit in February 2023.
Plot[edit]
Once a feared lawman, the legendary Bat Masterson trades his sheriff's badge for a pen to chase stories instead of outlaws.[4] Each week, the gunslinger-turned-newspaperman travels the frontier to chronicle the wildest stories of the Old West, meeting eyewitnesses who share their vivid memories of remarkable characters such as Wild Bill Hickok, Pearl Hart, Stagecoach Mary, Butch Cassidy, and Bass Reeves.[5]
Episodes[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 15 | February 23, 2020 | July 18, 2021 | |
| 2 | 11 | July 28, 2022 | September 1, 2022 | |
| 3 | 13 | April 6, 2023 | June 29, 2023 | |
Season 1 (2020-2021)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Bandit Queen" | February 23, 2020 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Dalton Gang" | February 23, 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Great Train Robbery" | April 4, 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Legend of the Blue-Eyed Apache" | May 30, 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Real Lone Star Ranger" | April 18, 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | "Bass Reeves: Trailblazing Lawman" | April 25, 2021 |
| 7 | 7 | "Wild Bill Hickok & the First Quick-Draw Duel" | April 11, 2021 |
| 8 | 8 | "Dr. Susan Anderson: Frontier Medicine Woman" | May 2, 2021 |
| 9 | 9 | "Elfego Baca & the Frisco Shootout" | May 23, 2021 |
| 10 | 10 | "Bat Masterson & the Dodge City Dead Line: Part 1" | May 9, 2021 |
| 11 | 11 | "Bat Masterson & the Dodge City Dead Line: Part 2" | May 16, 2021 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Hunt for Outlaw Bill Doolin" | June 13, 2021 |
| 13 | 13 | "Stagecoach Mary" | June 13, 2021 |
| 14 | 14 | "Annie Oakley: Rise of a Shooting Star" | June 6, 2021 |
| 15 | 15 | "Charles M. Russell: The Cowboy Artist" | July 18, 2021 |
Season 2 (2022)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 16 | 1 | "The Bone War" | July 28, 2022 |
| 17 | 2 | "The Texas Fence-Cutting War" | July 28, 2022 |
| 18 | 3 | "Pinkerton Detectives Track a Killer" | August 4, 2022 |
| 19 | 4 | "The Legend of Nat Love" | August 4, 2022 |
| 20 | 5 | "The Masterson Brothers Part 1" | August 11, 2022 |
| 21 | 6 | "The Masterson Brothers Part 2" | August 11, 2022 |
| 22 | 7 | "Doc Susie Goes Underground" | August 18, 2022 |
| 23 | 8 | "The Gold Rush Lawman" | August 18, 2022 |
| 24 | 9 | "Last Shot at the OK Corral" | August 25, 2022 |
| 25 | 10 | "Jim Roberts Cleans Up Jerome" | August 25, 2022 |
| 26 | 11 | "Battle Beneath the Mountain" | September 1, 2022 |
Season 3 (2023)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 27 | 1 | "Bat Masterson to the Rescue" | April 6, 2023 |
| 28 | 2 | "Billy the Kid: Birth of an Outlaw" | April 13, 2023 |
| 29 | 3 | "Bass Reeves Tracks Belle Starr" | April 20, 2023 |
| 30 | 4 | "Burton Mossman Crosses the Line" | April 27, 2023 |
| 31 | 5 | "The Gold Rush Detectives" | May 4, 2023 |
| 32 | 6 | "Sister Blandina and the Killer" | May 11, 2023 |
| 33 | 7 | "Calamity Jane Saves the Day" | May 18, 2023 |
| 34 | 8 | "The Many Faces of Charles Siringo" | May 25, 2023 |
| 35 | 9 | "The Trials of Temple Houston" | June 1, 2023 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Discoveries of George McJunkin" | June 8, 2023 |
| 37 | 11 | "Al Jennings and the Legend of Dick West" | June 15, 2023 |
| 38 | 12 | "Annie Oakley & Buffalo Bill's Wild West Showdown" | June 22, 2023 |
| 39 | 13 | "The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight" | June 29, 2023 |
Reception[edit]
The Dove Foundation awarded the series the Dove Seal of Approval.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Milligan, Kaitlin (April 13, 2020). "INSP Greenlights New Western Docudrama Series Wild West Chronicles". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik. "Spring 2021 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Wild West Chronicles returns for Season 3 on INSP". Cowboys & Indians. March 23, 2023.
- ^ Maglio, Tony. "INSP Is the Cable Ratings Giant You've Probably Never Heard of". TheWrap.
- ^ "Rise of legendary lawman Bass Reeves 'great for Muskogee'". The Tulsa World. April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Wild West Chronicles: The Bandit Queen". The Dove Foundation.