The Young Riders (1989)

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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.

Released: 1989-09-20
Genres: Western, Drama
Seasons: 3, 68 episodes
Episode length: 45m
Network: ABC
Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 23 votes

Top cast

Stephen Baldwin as Buffalo Bill Cody
Josh Brolin as Wild Bill Hickok
Travis Fine as Ike McSwain
Don Franklin as Noah Dixon
Ty Miller as The Kid
Gregg Rainwater as Running Buck Cross
Yvonne Suhor as Louise McCloud
Clare Wren as Rachel Dunne
Anthony Zerbe as Teaspoon Hunter
Christopher Pettiet as Jesse James

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Where to watch The Young Riders

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Xumo Play, Tubi TV
United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV
Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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