Into the West

2005 - 2005

Wheel to the Stars

Episode 1

The year is 1827. In Virginia, young Jacob Wheeler dreams of adventure. Leaving his family behind, he joins renowned mountain man Jedediah Smith on an expedition to California. Meanwhile, a young Lakota holy man, Loved by the Buffalo, receives disturbing visions about the coming of the white man and the demise of the buffalo. When his sister, Thunder Heart Woman, is saved by Jacob, the lives of the two families become forever intertwined.

Manifest Destiny

Episode 2

The changes in the western frontier take their toll on the Native people. Some choose to cast their lot with the white man, while others cling to their traditional ways. Jacob Wheeler and his wife, Thunder Heart Woman, return to Virginia, but soon the promise of a new life in California entices Jacob to set out again along with his brother Jethro. The road is long and hard. Many are lost, and in the end, one brother makes the ultimate sacrifice.

Dreams & Schemes

Episode 3

Gold fever spreads throughout the land bringing thousands of prospectors to California, and leaving a wake of destruction across Lakota sacred land. Greed overtakes Jethro Wheeler, who risks his life to strike it rich. In exile, Loved By The Buffalo continues to seek the prophet who will save the Lakota and their land. Meanwhile, back east, the election of President Abraham Lincoln divides the Union.

Hell on Wheels

Episode 4

The race is on as the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads lay down track across the U.S. bringing east and west together. Jacob Wheeler's one son, Abe, joins the railroad crew, while his other son Jacob Jr. becomes a scout for the army. Jacob's daughter Margaret and her photographer husband are captured by the Cheyenne, but her Lakota heritage saves them and they are adopted by the tribe. When the village is attacked by overzealous U.S. soldiers, many are murdered. Witnessing the brutality, Margaret decides to stay with her Cheyenne family.

Casualties of War

Episode 5

When gold is discovered in the Black Hills, the Lakota's most sacred land is threatened. The government wants mining rights, but Chief Sitting Bull refuses. He later has an ominous dream that gives hope to the Lakota. This vision becomes reality when the ambitious General Custer and the 7th Calvary are outnumbered by Crazy Horse and his warriors at Little Big Horn. But the Lakota victory fuels hatred of the Indians among those who seek to destroy them and their culture.

Ghost Dance

Episode 6

Loved By The Buffalo believes he has found the foretold prophet when a mysterious Indian named Wokova inspires his people with the Ghost Dance and a vision of their restored land. But the ritual stirs up more fear among those who wish to contain the Indians. Sitting Bull is “accidentally” killed, further inciting the Ghost Dance rebellion, which in turn, leads to more brutality toward the Indians. As the circle closes, Loved By The Buffalo and Jacob meet again. Reunited with his family, Loved By The Buffalo resolves to pass on his Lakota traditions to the next generation so that their ways continue to live on.

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Will Patton•Jessica Capshaw•Josh Brolin

Western Drama Action & Adventure

The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.

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Full Cast

Will Patton Image

Will Patton

James Fletcher

Jessica Capshaw Image

Jessica Capshaw

Rachel Wheeler

Josh Brolin Image

Josh Brolin

Jedediah Smith

Matthew Modine Image

Matthew Modine

Samson Wheeler

Lance Henriksen Image

Lance Henriksen

Daniel Wheeler

Irene Bedard Image

Irene Bedard

Margaret Light Shines Wheeler

Garrett Wang Image

Garrett Wang

Chow-Ping Yen

Skeet Ulrich Image

Skeet Ulrich

Jethro Wheeler

Rachael Leigh Cook Image

Rachael Leigh Cook

Clara Wheeler

Keith Carradine Image

Keith Carradine

Captain Richard H. Pratt

Craig Sheffer Image

Craig Sheffer

Older Robert Wheeler

Keri Russell Image

Keri Russell

Naomi Wheeler

Beau Bridges Image

Beau Bridges

Stephen Hoxie

Christian Kane Image

Christian Kane

Abe Wheeler

Matthew Settle Image

Matthew Settle

Jacob Wheeler

Gary Busey Image

Gary Busey

Johnny Fox

Sean Astin Image

Sean Astin

Martin Jarrett

Alan Tudyk Image

Alan Tudyk

Nathan Wheeler

Eric Schweig Image

Eric Schweig

Sitting Bull

Tyler Christopher Image

Tyler Christopher

Jacob Wheeler Jr.

John Terry Image

John Terry

Older Jacob Wheeler

Daniel Gillies Image

Daniel Gillies

Ethan Biggs

Kwesi Ameyaw Image

Kwesi Ameyaw

Henry Foster

Michael Spears Image

Michael Spears

Dog Star

Annabella Piugattuk

Dancing Water

Russell Means Image

Russell Means

Older Running Fox

Emily Holmes Image

Emily Holmes

Leah Wheeler

Jay Tavare Image

Jay Tavare

Chief Prairie Fire

Nathaniel Arcand Image

Nathaniel Arcand

Brings Horse

Gil Birmingham Image

Gil Birmingham

Older Dog Star

David Richmond-Peck Image

David Richmond-Peck

Sergeant

Zahn McClarnon Image

Zahn McClarnon

Running Fox

Balthazar Getty Image

Balthazar Getty

David Wheeler

Jonathan Scarfe Image

Jonathan Scarfe

General George A. Custer

Tom Berenger Image

Tom Berenger

Colonel J. Chivington

Sheila Tousey Image

Sheila Tousey

Older Thunder Heart Woman

Tonantzin Carmelo Image

Tonantzin Carmelo

Thunder Heart Woman

Christian Bocher Image

Christian Bocher

Bloody Bill Anderson

Richard Speight Jr. Image

Richard Speight Jr.

Rupert Lang

Glen Powell Image

Glen Powell

Jackson Wheeler

Jeremiah Bitsui Image

Jeremiah Bitsui

Sgt. Red Tomahawk

Full Crew

Danielle Hanson

Assistant Makeup Artist

Steven Spielberg Image

Steven Spielberg

Executive Producer

Larry Rapaport

Producer

Wendy Hill-Tout

Producer

Michelle Wong Image

Michelle Wong

Producer

Geoff Zanelli Image

Geoff Zanelli

Original Music Composer

Alan Caso

Director of Photography

William Wages Image

William Wages

Director of Photography

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