The focus is on Ty Miller known simply as The Kid in this opening pilot for The Young Riders. Miller is making his way from ante bellum Virginia when he hears of
a place looking for unattached young wanderers like himself.
It's the Pony Express and in its existence of less than a year before the Civil War was the best method of communication between the country east of the Mississippi River and the Pacific coast. With stations and many relay horses, a pouch of mail could make it theoretically to California in about a week.
Anthony Zerbe is in charge and two future western legends Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody are among his young riders. Melissa Leo is the housekeeper den mother of this lot. US Marshal Brett Cullen is also on hand to court Leo and keep the peace and he has to ask for help from the express riders on more than one occasion.
One thing we learn as Miller learns. Rider Yvonne Suhor is a girl in male drag. Miller is the first to learn, gradually the rest do over the first season of the series.
The riders tangle with some nasty buffalo hunters in this episode.
t's a nice introduction to the characters.
It's the Pony Express and in its existence of less than a year before the Civil War was the best method of communication between the country east of the Mississippi River and the Pacific coast. With stations and many relay horses, a pouch of mail could make it theoretically to California in about a week.
Anthony Zerbe is in charge and two future western legends Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody are among his young riders. Melissa Leo is the housekeeper den mother of this lot. US Marshal Brett Cullen is also on hand to court Leo and keep the peace and he has to ask for help from the express riders on more than one occasion.
One thing we learn as Miller learns. Rider Yvonne Suhor is a girl in male drag. Miller is the first to learn, gradually the rest do over the first season of the series.
The riders tangle with some nasty buffalo hunters in this episode.
t's a nice introduction to the characters.