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The Young Riders

1989 to 1992 Western, Drama 3 seasons

TMDB rating 7.4/10 Ended

The Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War. The series premiered on ABC on September 20, 1989 and ran for three seasons until the final episode aired on July 23, 1992.

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    TMDB rating 1.0/10

Cast and details

  • Stephen BaldwinBuffalo Bill Cody
  • Josh BrolinWild Bill Hickok
  • Travis FineIke McSwain
  • Ty MillerThe Kid
  • Gregg RainwaterRunning Buck Cross
  • Yvonne SuhorLouise McCloud
  • Anthony ZerbeTeaspoon Hunter
  • Don FranklinNoah Dixon
  • Brett CullenMarshal Sam Cain
  • Melissa LeoEmma Shannon
  • Don CollierWilliam Tompkins, Shop Keeper
  • Clare WrenRachel Dunne
Network
ABC
First aired
Sep 20, 1989
Latest episode
Jul 23, 1992

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