Kevin Costner’s Bold Western Series Revives a Forgotten Movement That Changed America Forever

Kevin Costner's The West is an eight-episode docuseries that premiered on the History Channel on May 26th, has been lauded for being a well-balanced, nuanced, and accurate look at the history of the expansion of the United States westward. Hosted by Kevin Costner, a long-time devotee of the Western, the aim of the series is to shine a light on the truths behind that history, warts and all, an aim that Costner himself revealed to have uncovered shocking realities about the deep tragedy the West was built on.