The Young Riders: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 (some of whom are young versions of legendary figures in Old West history) based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War.

Series details

• Title: The Young Riders
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Western
• Premiere date: 1989-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-07-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14818
• IMDb ID: tt0096732
• TVDB ID: 71589

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen Baldwin — William F. Cody
• Josh Brolin — James Butler Hickok
• Ty Miller — The Kid
• Gregg Rainwater — Running Buck Cross
• Yvonne Suhor — Louise McCloud
• Anthony Zerbe — Teaspoon Hunter
• Don Franklin — Noah Dixon
• Travis Fine — Ike McSwain
• Clare Wren — Rachel Dunne
• Brett Cullen — Marshal Sam Cain
• Melissa Leo — Emma Shannon
• Christopher Pettiet — Jesse James

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-09-20; final listed air date 1990-05-14; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1990-09-22; final listed air date 1991-05-04; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-09-28; final listed air date 1992-07-23; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Young Riders 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.