Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The battle between the Hatfields and McCoys is probably the most famous family feud in American history. Bad blood remains between the families more than a century later. But now the two clans are trying to put the past behind them and come together as the families' descendents have an opportunity that could rewrite history ... or keep their hatred going even longer. With moonshine legal in West Virginia, a liquor executive approaches Jim Quick, a maternal descendent of Randall McCoy, to propose a business partnership with the Hatfields to create a Hatfield and McCoy moonshine. The partnership would require Quick to work with Mark Hatfield, the great-great-great grandson of Devil Anse Hatfield, and the families to share their secret moonshine recipes with each other. This docuseries follows the families as they try to work together in a project that could net them millions.

Series details

• Title: Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2013-08-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-09-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13316
• IMDb ID: tt3089932
• TVDB ID: 271672

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-08-01; final listed air date 2013-09-19; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.