Is Deadwood Historically Accurate? 10 Events The Show & Movie Got Right

Deadwood is still considered one of the best Western television series of all time, attributed in no small part to the historical accuracy of what it (and its movie sequel) got right about events that shaped the real frontier town of Deadwood. Starring Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane as sheriff Seth Bullock and saloon-owner Al Swearengen, two real figures in Deadwood’s origin story, it was also populated by some of the Wild West’s most enduring icons like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Deadwood blended truth with fiction to tell an exciting narrative about the hardships and opportunities that went with establishing the mining town.