‘Deadwood’ Movie Trailer Reveals Tense New Footage, Confirms May Premiere Date
Alright, I guess it’s time to admit theDeadwoodmovie is really, finally happening. There’s even a new trailer! And a premiere date! I never thought this day would come. HBO’s new film will reunite almost the entire original cast of the Shakespearian Western for one last hurrah, thirteen years after the series was cancelled. The movie premieres this May. Watch theDeadwoodmovie trailer below.
Dead Movie Trailer
“It’d be a pity not to recognize what’s at stake."#Deadwood: The Movie premieres May 31.pic.twitter.com/IQpwOmDOwL
— HBO (@HBO)June 20, 2025
I was already excited to return toDeadwood, but this brief trailer cranked that excitement through the roof. As a huge fan of the original series, I’ve been waiting so long for this day to come, while also just accepting that it wouldprobablynever happen. But after much rumor and delay,Deadwood: The Movieis a reality. In the film, “the indelible characters of the show are reunited after a decade to celebrate South Dakota’s statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds reopened as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought.”
Returning cast members includeIan McShane,Timothy Olyphant,Molly Parker,Paula Malcomson,John Hawkes,Anna Gunn,Dayton Callie, Brad Dourif,Robin Weigert,William Sanderson,Kim Dickens,Gerald McRaney,Sean Bridgers,W. Earl BrownandKeone Young,among others. The film will also feature new cast member Jade Pettyjohn.
Deadwoodran for three seasons between 2004 and 2006, and was among the first crop of great HBO original shows that kicked-off withThe Sopranos. WhileThe Sopranoshas had a much bigger cultural impact, I likedDeadwoodjust atinybit more (no disrespect to Tony and the guys). The brilliant performances coupled with the heightened, vulgar dialogue courtesy of creator David Milch made for some of the most engrossing, enthralling and entertaining television I had ever seen. I was heartbroken when the series was cancelled, but took solace in Milch’s assurance that he and HBO had discussed making possible movies to wrap things up.
Except, that never happened. Years ticked on, and while talk of at least one movie would pop-up from time to time, it seemed highly unlikely – until last year, when HBO Programming presidentCasey Bloysconfirmed the long-awaitedDeadwoodmovie was definitely happening. “All of these people worked hard to get this together,” Bloyssaid. “It’s been a logistics nightmare getting all the cast members' schedules together but we are there. It is greenlit.”
