The Young Riders
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.
First Aired
1989-09-20
Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Watch All →E1. The Kid
Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.
E2. Gunfighter
The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.
E3. Home of the Brave
Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.
E4. Speak No Evil
Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.
E5. Bad Blood
The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.
E6. Black Ulysses
Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.
Cast
Stephen Baldwin
Buffalo Bill Cody
Josh Brolin
Wild Bill Hickok
Travis Fine
Ike McSwain
Don Franklin
Noah Dixon
Ty Miller
The Kid
Gregg Rainwater
Running Buck Cross
Yvonne Suhor
Louise McCloud
Clare Wren
Rachel Dunne
Anthony Zerbe
Teaspoon Hunter
Christopher Pettiet
Jesse James
Don Collier
William Tompkins, Shop Keeper
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