Deadwood: The Movie

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Deadwood: The Movie is available in Australia on Foxtel Now and HBO Max, and in the US on HBO Max Amazon Channel and YouTube TV right now. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Timothy Olyphant sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it on Foxtel Now whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Deadwood: The Movie arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Deadwood: The Movie trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought. The performances from Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It hit screens in 2019. What elevates Deadwood: The Movie is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Deadwood: The Movie delivers. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Timothy Olyphant's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

Deadwood: The Movie was released in 2019, directed by Daniel Minahan. The full 110-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.