The Deputy

The Deputy has built a devoted audience in the US on Pure Flix among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. The 2-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 6 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Henry Fonda — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Start it on Pure Flix whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Deputy earns its spot. The Deputy takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. The Deputy is an American western series that aired on NBC from September 1959, to July 1961. The series stars Henry Fonda as Chief Marshal Simon Fry of the Arizona Territory and Allen Case as Deputy Clay McCord, a storekeeper who tried to avoid using a gun. Henry Fonda and Read Morgan lead a cast that treats the material with real seriousness. Across 2 seasons (1959–1961), it never lost the thread that made it worth starting. The Deputy resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The Deputy is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. Viewers who responded to Vegas will find a lot to like here too. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Henry Fonda is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

The Deputy wrapped up in 1961, created by Norman Lear and Roland Kibbee — and 2 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. 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.