Deadwood
TV Series2004Canceled

Deadwood

Taste attributes: crimewesterndramahistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittycomplex relationshipfighting evil

See which match your taste

"A hell of a place to make your fortune"

Boxlist takeExpect a serious, rough-edged western series, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like grit over polish.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Where to watch

StrongsampleWhy this match?Show

What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for Deadwood.

Synopsis

The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evil

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Timothy OlyphantIan McShaneMolly ParkerJim BeaverW. Earl Brown

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2004
Runtime
57 min
Status
Canceled
Studio
HBO
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

Back to Discover