This fresh look at the epic history of the American West delves into the desperate struggle for the land itself – and how it still shapes the America we know today.

Creator

Kevin Costner

Cast

Kevin Costner

Self - Host

Clay Jenkinson

Self - Author, The Character of Meriwether Lewis

Yohuru Williams

Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Presidential Historian

H.W. Brands

Self - Author, Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West

Elliott West

Self - Author, Continental Reckoning

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Kevin Costner's The West

2025 · 1 season · Ended

Documentary

This fresh look at the epic history of the American West delves into the desperate struggle for the land itself – and how it still shapes the America we know today.

Creator

Kevin Costner

Cast

Kevin Costner

Self - Host

Clay Jenkinson

Self - Author, The Character of Meriwether Lewis

Yohuru Williams

Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Presidential Historian

H.W. Brands

Self - Author, Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West

Elliott West

Self - Author, Continental Reckoning

View full details