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'''''Godless''''' is an American [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[ |
'''''Godless''''' is an American [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television [[miniseries]] created, written and directed by [[Scott Frank]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/netflix-sets-godless-limited-series-from-scott-frank-steven-soderbergh-1201712140/ |title=Netflix Sets 'Godless' Limited Series From Scott Frank & Steven Soderbergh |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=March 1, 2016|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> In the series, set in 1884, a young [[outlaw]] on the run from his vengeful mentor winds up in a small [[New Mexico]] town populated almost entirely by women. The seven-episode series began production in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], New Mexico, in September 2016, and was released on [[Netflix]] globally on November 22, 2017.<ref name=production>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/godless-sam-waterston-kim-coates-cast-jeff-daniels-scoot-mcnairy-1201813565/ |title='Godless' Adds Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, More; Scoot McNairy Confirmed |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=September 6, 2016|access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Snierson |first1=Dan |title=Godless: Get a First Look at Steven Soderbergh's Western Series for Netflix |url=https://ew.com/tv/godless-netflix-steven-soderbergh-western-jeff-daniels/welcome-to-godless |date=August 23, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921075354/https://ew.com/tv/godless-netflix-steven-soderbergh-western-jeff-daniels/welcome-to-godless/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Godless' Gets November Premiere Date On Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/godless-november-premiere-date-netflix-steven-soderbergh-jeff-daniels-michelle-dockery-1202155182/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 23, 2017 |access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref> The series received positive reviews,<ref name=MC/><ref name=RT/> and was named one of the year's 10 best by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''.<ref name=WP/><ref name=VF/> |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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===Main=== |
===Main=== |
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* [[Jack O'Connell (actor)|Jack O'Connell]] as Roy Goode, an injured outlaw on the run from his former boss |
* [[Jack O'Connell (actor)|Jack O'Connell]] as Roy Goode, an injured outlaw on the run from his former boss and mentor, Frank Griffin, as he no longer can stomach Griffin's behavior.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/jack-oconnell-to-star-in-netflix-series-godless/ |title=Jack O'Connell to Star in Netflix Series 'Godless' |work=[[TheWrap]] |first=Linda |last=Ge |date=May 11, 2016|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> |
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* [[Jeff Daniels]] as Frank Griffin, a menacing outlaw who is terrorizing the West.<ref name=Daniels>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/jeff-daniels-scoot-mcnairy-in-talks-scott-frank-godless-netflix-jack-o-connell-1201763014/ |title=Jeff Daniels, Scoot McNairy in Talks to Board Scott Frank's 'Godless' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Ali |last=Jaafar |date=May 27, 2016 |access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Thomas Brodie-Sangster]] as Whitey Winn, the town deputy who is devoted to the town and the sheriff and afraid of no one.<ref name=castings>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jeff-daniels-merritt-wever-star-netflix-western-godless-902389 |title=Jeff Daniels, Merritt Wever to Star in Netflix Western 'Godless' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |date=June 13, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> |
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* [[Sam Waterston]] as Marshal John Cook, the law in Santa Fe who is on the hunt for Griffin.<ref name=production/> |
* [[Sam Waterston]] as Marshal John Cook, the law in Santa Fe who is on the hunt for Griffin.<ref name=production/> |
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* [[Michelle Dockery]] as Alice Fletcher, an independent and aloof widow managing a small ranch outside La Belle with her mother-in-law and adolescent son.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/michelle-dockery-cast-female-lead-netflix-godless-miniseries-steven-soderbergh-scott-frank-1201792285/ |title=Michelle Dockery Cast As Female Lead In Netflix's 'Godless' Miniseries |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=July 25, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Thomas Brodie-Sangster]] as Whitey Winn, the young town deputy who is devoted to the town and the sheriff and afraid of no one.<ref name=castings>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jeff-daniels-merritt-wever-star-netflix-western-godless-902389 |title=Jeff Daniels, Merritt Wever to Star in Netflix Western 'Godless' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |date=June 13, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> |
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===Recurring=== |
===Recurring=== |
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* [[Tess Frazer]] as Callie Dunne, a former prostitute, current schoolteacher and lover of Mary Agnes McNue. |
* [[Tess Frazer]] as Callie Dunne, a former prostitute, current schoolteacher and lover of Mary Agnes McNue. |
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* [[Samantha Soule]] as Charlotte Temple, a nervous and put-together woman always in her Sunday best. |
* [[Samantha Soule]] as Charlotte Temple, a nervous and put-together woman always in her Sunday best. |
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* [[Matthew Dennis Lewis]] as Donnie Devlin, murderous twin brother of Daryl in Griffin's gang of outlaws. |
* [[Matthew Dennis Lewis]] as Donnie Devlin, murderous twin brother of Daryl in Griffin's gang of outlaws. |
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* [[Joe Pingue]] as Alonzo Bunker, a member of Griffin's gang of outlaws. |
* [[Joe Pingue]] as Alonzo Bunker, a member of Griffin's gang of outlaws. |
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* Justin Welborn as Floyd Wilson, a skillful [[Tracking (hunting)|tracker]] in Griffin's gang of outlaws.<ref name=production/> |
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* [[Keith Jardine]] as Dyer Howe, a member of Griffin's gang of outlaws who is especially useful with knives. |
* [[Keith Jardine]] as Dyer Howe, a member of Griffin's gang of outlaws who is especially useful with knives. |
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* [[Christiane Seidel]] as Martha Bischoff, a mysterious German woman who raises some suspicion in La Belle.<ref name=production/> |
* [[Christiane Seidel]] as Martha Bischoff, a mysterious German woman who raises some suspicion in La Belle.<ref name=production/> |
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* [[Jessica Sula]] as Louise Hobbs, Whitey's love interest and a skilled violinist. |
* [[Jessica Sula]] as Louise Hobbs, Whitey's love interest and a skilled violinist. |
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* [[Erik LaRay Harvey]] as Elias Hobbs, Louise's father and a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veteran. |
* [[Erik LaRay Harvey]] as Elias Hobbs, Louise's father and a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veteran. |
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* [[Rob Morgan (actor)|Rob Morgan]] as John Randall, a [[10th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|10th US Cavalry's]] veteran.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/godless-rob-morgan-cast-netflix-limited-series-dustin-ingram-million-dollar-quartet-1201777816/ |title='Godless': Rob Morgan Joins Netflix Limited Series; Dustin Ingram In CMT's 'Million Dollar Quartet' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=June 22, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref> The |
* [[Rob Morgan (actor)|Rob Morgan]] as John Randall, a [[10th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|10th US Cavalry's]] veteran.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/godless-rob-morgan-cast-netflix-limited-series-dustin-ingram-million-dollar-quartet-1201777816/ |title='Godless': Rob Morgan Joins Netflix Limited Series; Dustin Ingram In CMT's 'Million Dollar Quartet' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=June 22, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref> The character is loosely based on the same-named [[American Indian Wars|Indian Wars']] hero, who is said (by legend) to have single-handed killed 13 Cheyenne warriors, so 'fathering' the creation of the American-Native's term 'buffalo soldiers'.<ref>In reality, the Indians were killed by soldiers coming to rescue private Randall. While Indians started to use the term Buffalo Soldiers around that time, there is no direct connection to the incident with Randall. See for instance: William H. Leckie, Shirley A. Leckie. ''The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West''. University of Oklahoma Press, 2012, {{ISBN|978-0-8061-8389-3}}, pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_V9J8XVvT4cC&pg=PA26 26-27]</ref> |
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* [[Julian Grey]] as William McNue, Bill's son. |
* [[Julian Grey]] as William McNue, Bill's son. |
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* Marie Wagenman as Trudy McNue, Bill's daughter. |
* Marie Wagenman as Trudy McNue, Bill's daughter. |
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===Guest=== |
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* [[Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)|Christopher Fitzgerald]] as J.J. Valentine, the smooth talking president of the Quicksilver Mining Company looking to take over the mine in La Belle.<ref name=production/> |
* [[Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)|Christopher Fitzgerald]] as J.J. Valentine, the smooth talking president of the Quicksilver Mining Company looking to take over the mine in La Belle.<ref name=production/> |
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* [[Whitney Able]] as Anna McNue, Bill McNue's deceased wife, who died giving birth to their daughter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/godless-whitney-able-samantha-soule-netflix-limited-series-steven-soderbergh-scott-frank-1201775553/ |title='Godless': Whitney Able & Samantha Soule Join Netflix Limited Series |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=June 20, 2016 |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref> |
* [[Whitney Able]] as Anna McNue, Bill McNue's deceased wife, who died giving birth to their daughter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/godless-whitney-able-samantha-soule-netflix-limited-series-steven-soderbergh-scott-frank-1201775553/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621115152/https://deadline.com/2016/06/godless-whitney-able-samantha-soule-netflix-limited-series-steven-soderbergh-scott-frank-1201775553/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 21, 2016 |title='Godless': Whitney Able & Samantha Soule Join Netflix Limited Series |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=June 20, 2016 |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The series was filmed in New Mexico, primarily on location, although the production was based at Santa Fe Studios. The town of La Belle, with a full 28 buildings, was constructed at the San Cristobal Ranch near [[Lamy, New Mexico|Lamy]]. Other locations included [[Bonanza City, New Mexico|Bonanza Creek Ranch]] in Santa Fe, [[Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico|Santa Clara Pueblo]], a location near [[Abiquiú, New Mexico|Abiquiú]], Diablo Canyon near [[Los Alamos, New Mexico|Los Alamos]], El Rancho de las Golondrinas in Santa Fe, Cherry Meadow near [[Pecos, New Mexico|Pecos]], [[Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico|Jemez Pueblo]], and the Galisteo ranch; the latter, in the [[Galisteo Basin]] outside Santa Fe, also known as [[Cerro Pelon Ranch]], was the location for the town of Creede, attacked by the Griffin gang. |
The series was filmed in New Mexico, primarily on location, although the production was based at Santa Fe Studios. The town of La Belle, with a full 28 buildings, was constructed at the San Cristobal Ranch near [[Lamy, New Mexico|Lamy]]. Other locations included [[Bonanza City, New Mexico|Bonanza Creek Ranch]] in Santa Fe, [[Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico|Santa Clara Pueblo]], a location near [[Abiquiú, New Mexico|Abiquiú]], Diablo Canyon near [[Los Alamos, New Mexico|Los Alamos]], El Rancho de las Golondrinas in Santa Fe, Cherry Meadow near [[Pecos, New Mexico|Pecos]], [[Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico|Jemez Pueblo]], and the Galisteo ranch; the latter, in the [[Galisteo Basin]] outside Santa Fe, also known as [[Cerro Pelon Ranch]], was the location for the town of Creede, attacked by the Griffin gang. |
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According to one source, the final shot of the series, set on the California coast in a fictionalized version of [[Atascadero, California]], was filmed near [[Big Sur|Big Sur, California]], but inland, not on the coast. Filming commenced in September 2016 and continued for five months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1098068/dreaming-up-a-western-northern-nm-provides-perfect-setting-for-netflix-miniseries-godless.html |title=Dreaming up a Western: NM provides perfect setting for Netflix miniseries |
According to one source, the final shot of the series, set on the California coast in a fictionalized version of [[Atascadero, California]], was filmed near [[Big Sur|Big Sur, California]], but inland, not on the coast. Filming commenced in September 2016 and continued for five months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1098068/dreaming-up-a-western-northern-nm-provides-perfect-setting-for-netflix-miniseries-godless.html |title=Dreaming up a Western: NM provides perfect setting for Netflix miniseries 'Godless' |date=November 26, 2017 |website=Albuquerque Journal |first=Adrian |last=Gomez |access-date=December 16, 2020 |quote=Godless features the largest Western film set ever built in New Mexico.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theoutbound.com/josiahq/enchantment-in-santa-fe-county-at-the-godless-filming-locations |title=Enchantment in Santa Fe County at the Godless' Filming Locations |date=December 11, 2017 |website=The Outbound |first=Josiah |last=Roe |access-date=December 16, 2020 |quote=Godless features the largest Western film set ever built in New Mexico.}}</ref> |
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==Episodes== |
==Episodes== |
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|ShortSummary = In 1884, Marshal John Cook |
|ShortSummary = In 1884, Marshal John Cook and his posse, trailing outlaw Frank Griffin and his gang, comes to the mining town Creede, Colorado. Everyone there was killed, as well as all passengers but one young woman on a wrecked train outside town. This was the work of Frank's gang, and Roy Goode, a former member, rode off with the money that they had stolen from the train in an attempt to draw the gang away. Meanwhile, Roy seeks help at the ranch of Alice Fletcher outside La Belle, New Mexico, wounded. Alice nurses him back to health with the help of Iyovi, her [[Paiute]] mother-in-law, and Truckee, Alice's mixed-race son. Cook arrives in La Belle, a town consisting of mostly women after almost all the men were killed in a mining accident. He warns the local sheriff, Bill McNue, that Frank's gang may come there next. When Bill visits Alice's ranch to persuade her to sell the town some horses, Roy gives himself up and reveals his crimes. Frank's gang began killing everyone in Creede after Roy stole the money. Roy tried to stop the massacre but only succeeded in killing a few members of the gang and disabling Frank by shooting off his left arm. Bill takes Roy into custody. |
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|ShortSummary = The Quicksilver Mining Company, led by J.J. Valentine and accompanied by head of security Ed Logan, arrive in La Belle to discuss the future of the mine. Quicksilver proposes a deal to get La Belle back on its feet. While Mary Agnes McNue, Bill's sister and the widow of the town mayor, believes the deal to be suspicious, she is overruled and the town takes the deal. Frank confronts A.T. Grigg, a newspaper editor, and forces him to write an article enhancing Frank's image. Bill and Roy discuss finding Frank before he tracks Roy to La Belle. Bill goes off in search of Frank, leaving his deputy Whitey Winn in charge of Roy. However, Alice breaks Roy out. Alice strikes a deal with Roy, giving him food, a place to sleep, and teaching him to read in exchange for him breaking her horses. Bill hears a story from a cafe patron about a gang of |
|ShortSummary = The Quicksilver Mining Company, led by J.J. Valentine and accompanied by head of security Ed Logan, arrive in La Belle to discuss the future of the mine. Quicksilver proposes a deal to get La Belle back on its feet. While Mary Agnes McNue, Bill's sister and the widow of the town mayor, believes the deal to be suspicious, she is overruled and the town takes the deal. Frank confronts A.T. Grigg, a newspaper editor, and forces him to write an article enhancing Frank's image. Bill and Roy discuss finding Frank before he tracks Roy to La Belle. Bill goes off in search of Frank, leaving his deputy Whitey Winn in charge of Roy. However, Alice breaks Roy out. Alice strikes a deal with Roy, giving him food, a place to sleep, and teaching him to read in exchange for him breaking her horses. Bill hears a story from a cafe patron about a gang of twenty five men (the size of Frank's gang). He schedules a meeting with Cook. |
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|ShortSummary = At the canyon where Roy stood down Frank's gang, Bill meets a Native American |
|ShortSummary = At the canyon where Roy stood down Frank's gang, Bill meets a Native American. Cook meets with Valentine, and urges Quicksilver to go to La Belle and protect them against Frank Griffin. At Alice's ranch, Whitey and a posse ask for Roy back; however, they do not know it is really Roy Goode, as Bill told Whitey and others his name was "Mr. Ward". Alice agrees to sell her horses to the town if Roy can stay and break them. Bill comes across a Norwegian immigrant family traumatized by an encounter with Frank and his gang; they urge Bill to find and kill Frank. Whitey goes to [[Blackdom]], a small village near La Belle made up of Buffalo Soldiers, to take violin lessons from his friend Louise, in spite of the village and her father's animosity towards him. Grigg publishes Frank's story, declaring that the gang is coming and will kill Roy and anyone who protects him. Logan arrives at La Belle with his security men and declares himself "the law" in Bill's absence. Cook arrives at his meeting place with Bill, but the Griffin Gang are already there, and they kill him. |
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|ShortSummary = Bill arrives at the meeting place and finds Cook's body. Noting the local |
|ShortSummary = Bill arrives at the meeting place and finds Cook's body. Noting the local sheriff's apathy, and seeing that a Griffin gang member stole Cook's badge, Bill becomes more motivated to find Frank. The Griffin Gang finds a house full of people dead and suffering from [[smallpox]]. Frank decides to stay and help the sick; he is unafraid to do so because he claims to know exactly how he will die. Roy goes hunting with Truckee and Iyovi, where he finds a box of mail in a crashed [[stagecoach]]. Logan goes to Blackdom and tells the Buffalo Soldiers if they keep to themselves, Quicksilver will divert a river to the village. Grigg, believing Roy to be in La Belle, goes there, but the townsfolk (not knowing "Mr. Ward" is Roy) tell him he is being fooled. A flashback introduces Lucy Cole, a nun who cared for Roy and his older brother Jim as children. Whitey is told by Louise's father to stay away. Seeing him beat Louise, Whitey nearly shoots him but is interrupted by Roy; Whitey talks to Roy and realizes Roy is a good man. Bill encounters the Griffin gang. After initially trying to fool them, Bill admits he is the law. Frank contemplates killing Bill but thinks better of it and leaves with his gang. |
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|ShortSummary = Flashbacks show Roy's relationship with Frank and Frank's focus on the gang being family, as well as Roy meeting Frank after leaving Lucy. In the present, Grigg speaks with Charlotte, a calm, religious La Belle resident. Grigg learns of the man at the Fletcher ranch, whom he hypothesizes is Roy. Mary Agnes sees Callie with another woman, leading to an argument in the street; she and Whitey share in their heartbreak. Alice has been teaching Roy to read; their bond grows as he reads a love letter from the mail he found. Roy says he has become his own father and no longer needed Frank as a surrogate. Frank and the gang come upon the last known location of Lucy to find she is gone, but they learn she bought a nearby saloon. Grigg sees "Mr. Ward" and knows him to be Roy. He rides off to report his sighting. |
|ShortSummary = Flashbacks show Roy's relationship with Frank and Frank's focus on the gang being family, as well as Roy meeting Frank after leaving Lucy. In the present, Grigg speaks with Charlotte, a calm, religious La Belle resident. Grigg learns of the man at the Fletcher ranch, whom he hypothesizes is Roy. Mary Agnes sees her lover Callie with another woman, leading to an argument in the street; she and Whitey share in their heartbreak. Alice has been teaching Roy to read; their bond grows as he reads a love letter from the mail he found. Roy says he has become his own father and no longer needed Frank as a surrogate. Frank and the gang come upon the last known location of Lucy to find she is gone, but they learn she bought a nearby saloon. Grigg sees "Mr. Ward" and knows him to be Roy. He rides off to report his sighting. |
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|ShortSummary = Callie, Mary Agnes, and |
|ShortSummary = Callie, Mary Agnes, and other women read Grigg's paper. They go to Alice's ranch to retrieve Roy, but he has already left. Mary Agnes suggests hiding in the hills, but Logan and his men stole the horses and fled. Roy and Bill stumble upon them; they incapacitate the men and ride to La Belle. Frank and his men go to Blackdom, where he warns them to stay out of the fight; however, the people recognize Frank. A shootout ensues that kills nearly all of Blackdom, except Louise, who is saved by Whitey. The women of La Belle arm themselves for a stand inside the hotel. Alice rides out looking for Truckee, but upon seeing the Griffin Gang, goes to La Belle and joins the fight. As the gang arrives, Whitey goes out to confront them, but is killed by a throwing knife. A shootout ensues. Midway through, Roy and Bill arrive. Many citizens of La Belle and all of the Griffin Gang die, but Frank flees. Roy gives pursuit, confronts Frank and kills him in a duel. The survivors hold a funeral for the fallen, during which the town's long-awaited preacher arrives and gives a eulogy for Whitey. Roy says goodbye to Alice and Truckee, and rides to California, leaving behind money for Alice. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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===Critical response=== |
===Critical response=== |
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The series received positive reviews. Review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave it an |
The series received positive reviews. Review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave it an 83% rating and average rating of 7.9 out of 10, based on 80 reviews, with critics consensus, "Vistas and violence root ''Godless'' firmly in traditional Western territory, but its female-driven ensemble sets it apart in a male-dominated genre."<ref name=RT>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/godless/s01 |title=Godless: Miniseries (2017) |website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=January 6, 2019}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a score of 75 out of 100, based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/godless |title=Godless reviews |website=Metacritic|access-date=November 22, 2017}}</ref> |
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[[Alan Sepinwall]] from ''[[Uproxx]]'' reviewed it positively, saying, "''Godless'' |
[[Alan Sepinwall]] from ''[[Uproxx]]'' reviewed it positively, saying, "''Godless'' doesn't quite find that happy middle, but the storytelling excesses created by this format make it more fun than the traditional movie version probably would have been."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uproxx.com/sepinwall/godless-review-netflix-western-jeff-daniels-michelle-dockery/ |title=Netflix Heads West To A Town Without Men In 'Godless' |website=[[Uproxx]] |first=Alan |last=Sepinwall |date=November 21, 2017 |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]'' included ''Godless'' on their "best shows of 2017" lists.<ref name=WP>{{cite news |last=Struever |first=Hank |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Best TV shows of 2017: 'Twin Peaks,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Vietnam War' and more |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/best-tv-shows-of-2017-twin-peaks-handmaids-tale-vietnam-war-and-more/2017/12/05/839f23b6-d3af-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html | |
''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]'' included ''Godless'' on their "best shows of 2017" lists.<ref name=WP>{{cite news |last=Struever |first=Hank |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Best TV shows of 2017: 'Twin Peaks,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Vietnam War' and more |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/best-tv-shows-of-2017-twin-peaks-handmaids-tale-vietnam-war-and-more/2017/12/05/839f23b6-d3af-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name=VF>{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=December 7, 2017 |title=The Best New TV Shows of 2017 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/best-tv-2017 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref> |
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Godless | |
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Genre | Western drama |
Created by | Scott Frank |
Written by | Scott Frank |
Directed by | Scott Frank |
Starring | |
Music by | Carlos Rafael Rivera |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Production location | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Cinematography | Steven Meizler |
Editor | Michelle Tesoro |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 41–80 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | November 22, 2017 |
Godless is an American Western drama television miniseries created, written and directed by Scott Frank.[1] In the series, set in 1884, a young outlaw on the run from his vengeful mentor winds up in a small New Mexico town populated almost entirely by women. The seven-episode series began production in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in September 2016, and was released on Netflix globally on November 22, 2017.[2][3][4] The series received positive reviews,[5][6] and was named one of the year's 10 best by The Washington Post and Vanity Fair.[7][8]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Jack O'Connell as Roy Goode, an injured outlaw on the run from his former boss and mentor, Frank Griffin, as he no longer can stomach Griffin's behavior.[9]
- Jeff Daniels as Frank Griffin, a menacing outlaw who is terrorizing the West.[10]
- Sam Waterston as Marshal John Cook, the law in Santa Fe who is on the hunt for Griffin.[2]
- Michelle Dockery as Alice Fletcher, an independent and aloof widow managing a small ranch outside La Belle with her mother-in-law and adolescent son.[11]
- Tantoo Cardinal as Iyovi, Alice's Paiute mother-in-law.
- Samuel Marty as Truckee, Alice's son.
- Scoot McNairy as Bill McNue, the sheriff of La Belle, a town where almost all of the men have died in a mining accident.[2]
- Merritt Wever as Mary Agnes McNue, the sheriff's determined, pragmatic and intrepid sister.[12] She is the widow of the late mayor of La Belle and has fallen in love with another woman: Callie Dunne, ex-prostitute and current schoolteacher.
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Whitey Winn, the young town deputy who is devoted to the town and the sheriff and afraid of no one.[12]
- Kim Coates as Ed Logan, an arrogant and abrasive company man who comes into La Belle.[2]
Recurring
[edit]- Tess Frazer as Callie Dunne, a former prostitute, current schoolteacher and lover of Mary Agnes McNue.
- Samantha Soule as Charlotte Temple, a nervous and put-together woman always in her Sunday best.
- Audrey Moore as Sarah Doyle, a randy woman in her thirties dying for a man's company.[2]
- Jeremy Bobb as A.T. Grigg, the editor of the Santa Fe Daily Review, who has been obsessed for years with writing about the Griffin Gang.[12]
- Adam David Thompson as Gatz Brown, Griffin's righthand man.
- Russell Dennis Lewis as Daryl Devlin, murderous twin brother of Donnie in Griffin's gang of outlaws.
- Matthew Dennis Lewis as Donnie Devlin, murderous twin brother of Daryl in Griffin's gang of outlaws.
- Joe Pingue as Alonzo Bunker, a member of Griffin's gang of outlaws.
- Justin Welborn as Floyd Wilson, a skillful tracker in Griffin's gang of outlaws.[2]
- Keith Jardine as Dyer Howe, a member of Griffin's gang of outlaws who is especially useful with knives.
- Christiane Seidel as Martha Bischoff, a mysterious German woman who raises some suspicion in La Belle.[2]
- Nathan Darrow as Webster, a Pinkerton man searching for Martha.
- Kayli Carter as Sadie Rose, a widow of La Belle.
- Russell G. Jones as Hiram, one of the only surviving men of La Belle.
- Randy Oglesby as Asa Leopold, one of the only surviving men of La Belle who runs the dry goods store.[2]
- Duane Howard as Shoshone Brave, a mysterious figure with a dog companion who is trailing Bill McNue.
- Jessica Sula as Louise Hobbs, Whitey's love interest and a skilled violinist.
- Erik LaRay Harvey as Elias Hobbs, Louise's father and a Civil War veteran.
- Rob Morgan as John Randall, a 10th US Cavalry's veteran.[13] The character is loosely based on the same-named Indian Wars' hero, who is said (by legend) to have single-handed killed 13 Cheyenne warriors, so 'fathering' the creation of the American-Native's term 'buffalo soldiers'.[14]
- Julian Grey as William McNue, Bill's son.
- Marie Wagenman as Trudy McNue, Bill's daughter.
- Marceline Hugot as Lucy Cole, a nun who cares for Roy and his older brother when they were children.
Guest
[edit]- Christopher Fitzgerald as J.J. Valentine, the smooth talking president of the Quicksilver Mining Company looking to take over the mine in La Belle.[2]
- Whitney Able as Anna McNue, Bill McNue's deceased wife, who died giving birth to their daughter.[15]
Production
[edit]The series was filmed in New Mexico, primarily on location, although the production was based at Santa Fe Studios. The town of La Belle, with a full 28 buildings, was constructed at the San Cristobal Ranch near Lamy. Other locations included Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, Santa Clara Pueblo, a location near Abiquiú, Diablo Canyon near Los Alamos, El Rancho de las Golondrinas in Santa Fe, Cherry Meadow near Pecos, Jemez Pueblo, and the Galisteo ranch; the latter, in the Galisteo Basin outside Santa Fe, also known as Cerro Pelon Ranch, was the location for the town of Creede, attacked by the Griffin gang.
According to one source, the final shot of the series, set on the California coast in a fictionalized version of Atascadero, California, was filmed near Big Sur, California, but inland, not on the coast. Filming commenced in September 2016 and continued for five months.[16][17]
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | "An Incident at Creede" | Scott Frank | Scott Frank | November 22, 2017 | |
In 1884, Marshal John Cook and his posse, trailing outlaw Frank Griffin and his gang, comes to the mining town Creede, Colorado. Everyone there was killed, as well as all passengers but one young woman on a wrecked train outside town. This was the work of Frank's gang, and Roy Goode, a former member, rode off with the money that they had stolen from the train in an attempt to draw the gang away. Meanwhile, Roy seeks help at the ranch of Alice Fletcher outside La Belle, New Mexico, wounded. Alice nurses him back to health with the help of Iyovi, her Paiute mother-in-law, and Truckee, Alice's mixed-race son. Cook arrives in La Belle, a town consisting of mostly women after almost all the men were killed in a mining accident. He warns the local sheriff, Bill McNue, that Frank's gang may come there next. When Bill visits Alice's ranch to persuade her to sell the town some horses, Roy gives himself up and reveals his crimes. Frank's gang began killing everyone in Creede after Roy stole the money. Roy tried to stop the massacre but only succeeded in killing a few members of the gang and disabling Frank by shooting off his left arm. Bill takes Roy into custody. | |||||
2 | "The Ladies of La Belle" | Scott Frank | Scott Frank | November 22, 2017 | |
The Quicksilver Mining Company, led by J.J. Valentine and accompanied by head of security Ed Logan, arrive in La Belle to discuss the future of the mine. Quicksilver proposes a deal to get La Belle back on its feet. While Mary Agnes McNue, Bill's sister and the widow of the town mayor, believes the deal to be suspicious, she is overruled and the town takes the deal. Frank confronts A.T. Grigg, a newspaper editor, and forces him to write an article enhancing Frank's image. Bill and Roy discuss finding Frank before he tracks Roy to La Belle. Bill goes off in search of Frank, leaving his deputy Whitey Winn in charge of Roy. However, Alice breaks Roy out. Alice strikes a deal with Roy, giving him food, a place to sleep, and teaching him to read in exchange for him breaking her horses. Bill hears a story from a cafe patron about a gang of twenty five men (the size of Frank's gang). He schedules a meeting with Cook. | |||||
3 | "Wisdom of the Horse" | Scott Frank | Scott Frank | November 22, 2017 | |
At the canyon where Roy stood down Frank's gang, Bill meets a Native American. Cook meets with Valentine, and urges Quicksilver to go to La Belle and protect them against Frank Griffin. At Alice's ranch, Whitey and a posse ask for Roy back; however, they do not know it is really Roy Goode, as Bill told Whitey and others his name was "Mr. Ward". Alice agrees to sell her horses to the town if Roy can stay and break them. Bill comes across a Norwegian immigrant family traumatized by an encounter with Frank and his gang; they urge Bill to find and kill Frank. Whitey goes to Blackdom, a small village near La Belle made up of Buffalo Soldiers, to take violin lessons from his friend Louise, in spite of the village and her father's animosity towards him. Grigg publishes Frank's story, declaring that the gang is coming and will kill Roy and anyone who protects him. Logan arrives at La Belle with his security men and declares himself "the law" in Bill's absence. Cook arrives at his meeting place with Bill, but the Griffin Gang are already there, and they kill him. | |||||
4 | "Fathers & Sons" | Scott Frank | Scott Frank | November 22, 2017 | |
Bill arrives at the meeting place and finds Cook's body. Noting the local sheriff's apathy, and seeing that a Griffin gang member stole Cook's badge, Bill becomes more motivated to find Frank. The Griffin Gang finds a house full of people dead and suffering from smallpox. Frank decides to stay and help the sick; he is unafraid to do so because he claims to know exactly how he will die. Roy goes hunting with Truckee and Iyovi, where he finds a box of mail in a crashed stagecoach. Logan goes to Blackdom and tells the Buffalo Soldiers if they keep to themselves, Quicksilver will divert a river to the village. Grigg, believing Roy to be in La Belle, goes there, but the townsfolk (not knowing "Mr. Ward" is Roy) tell him he is being fooled. A flashback introduces Lucy Cole, a nun who cared for Roy and his older brother Jim as children. Whitey is told by Louise's father to stay away. Seeing him beat Louise, Whitey nearly shoots him but is interrupted by Roy; Whitey talks to Roy and realizes Roy is a good man. Bill encounters the Griffin gang. After initially trying to fool them, Bill admits he is the law. Frank contemplates killing Bill but thinks better of it and leaves with his gang. | |||||
5 | "Shot the Head off a Snake" | Scott Frank | Scott Frank | November 22, 2017 | |
Flashbacks show Roy's relationship with Frank and Frank's focus on the gang being family, as well as Roy meeting Frank after leaving Lucy. In the present, Grigg speaks with Charlotte, a calm, religious La Belle resident. Grigg learns of the man at the Fletcher ranch, whom he hypothesizes is Roy. Mary Agnes sees her lover Callie with another woman, leading to an argument in the street; she and Whitey share in their heartbreak. Alice has been teaching Roy to read; their bond grows as he reads a love letter from the mail he found. Roy says he has become his own father and no longer needed Frank as a surrogate. Frank and the gang come upon the last known location of Lucy to find she is gone, but they learn she bought a nearby saloon. Grigg sees "Mr. Ward" and knows him to be Roy. He rides off to report his sighting. | |||||
6 | "Dear Roy..." | Scott Frank | Scott Frank | November 22, 2017 | |
Grigg prepares a special edition of his paper which will report Roy being in La Belle. Instead of warning the people, Grigg wants a shootout so he has a story to report. Mary Agnes reunites with Callie. Roy prepares to leave the ranch, and finally reads the letter from his brother Jim (which he carried with him years ago), which says he is living happily in California. Truckee learns Roy plans to leave and becomes furious, lashing out at him, making Roy emotional. Alice approaches Roy, showing him her scars, and they have sex. The next morning, Roy rides off, but leaves the letter for Alice to read, which she does. Frank reads Grigg's article, and rides off to La Belle. | |||||
7 | "Homecoming" | Scott Frank | Scott Frank | November 22, 2017 | |
Callie, Mary Agnes, and other women read Grigg's paper. They go to Alice's ranch to retrieve Roy, but he has already left. Mary Agnes suggests hiding in the hills, but Logan and his men stole the horses and fled. Roy and Bill stumble upon them; they incapacitate the men and ride to La Belle. Frank and his men go to Blackdom, where he warns them to stay out of the fight; however, the people recognize Frank. A shootout ensues that kills nearly all of Blackdom, except Louise, who is saved by Whitey. The women of La Belle arm themselves for a stand inside the hotel. Alice rides out looking for Truckee, but upon seeing the Griffin Gang, goes to La Belle and joins the fight. As the gang arrives, Whitey goes out to confront them, but is killed by a throwing knife. A shootout ensues. Midway through, Roy and Bill arrive. Many citizens of La Belle and all of the Griffin Gang die, but Frank flees. Roy gives pursuit, confronts Frank and kills him in a duel. The survivors hold a funeral for the fallen, during which the town's long-awaited preacher arrives and gives a eulogy for Whitey. Roy says goodbye to Alice and Truckee, and rides to California, leaving behind money for Alice. |
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]The series received positive reviews. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave it an 83% rating and average rating of 7.9 out of 10, based on 80 reviews, with critics consensus, "Vistas and violence root Godless firmly in traditional Western territory, but its female-driven ensemble sets it apart in a male-dominated genre."[6] On Metacritic, it has a score of 75 out of 100, based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
Alan Sepinwall from Uproxx reviewed it positively, saying, "Godless doesn't quite find that happy middle, but the storytelling excesses created by this format make it more fun than the traditional movie version probably would have been."[18]
Vanity Fair and The Washington Post included Godless on their "best shows of 2017" lists.[7][8]
Awards and nominations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 1, 2016). "Netflix Sets 'Godless' Limited Series From Scott Frank & Steven Soderbergh". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Petski, Denise (September 6, 2016). "'Godless' Adds Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, More; Scoot McNairy Confirmed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Snierson, Dan (August 23, 2017). "Godless: Get a First Look at Steven Soderbergh's Western Series for Netflix". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 23, 2017). "'Godless' Gets November Premiere Date On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Godless reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "Godless: Miniseries (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Struever, Hank (December 6, 2017). "Best TV shows of 2017: 'Twin Peaks,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Vietnam War' and more". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Robinson, Joanna (December 7, 2017). "The Best New TV Shows of 2017". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ Ge, Linda (May 11, 2016). "Jack O'Connell to Star in Netflix Series 'Godless'". TheWrap. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (May 27, 2016). "Jeff Daniels, Scoot McNairy in Talks to Board Scott Frank's 'Godless'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 25, 2016). "Michelle Dockery Cast As Female Lead In Netflix's 'Godless' Miniseries". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c Goldberg, Lesley (June 13, 2016). "Jeff Daniels, Merritt Wever to Star in Netflix Western 'Godless'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 22, 2016). "'Godless': Rob Morgan Joins Netflix Limited Series; Dustin Ingram In CMT's 'Million Dollar Quartet'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ In reality, the Indians were killed by soldiers coming to rescue private Randall. While Indians started to use the term Buffalo Soldiers around that time, there is no direct connection to the incident with Randall. See for instance: William H. Leckie, Shirley A. Leckie. The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West. University of Oklahoma Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-8061-8389-3, pp. 26-27
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 20, 2016). "'Godless': Whitney Able & Samantha Soule Join Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ Gomez, Adrian (November 26, 2017). "Dreaming up a Western: NM provides perfect setting for Netflix miniseries 'Godless'". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
Godless features the largest Western film set ever built in New Mexico.
- ^ Roe, Josiah (December 11, 2017). "Enchantment in Santa Fe County at the Godless' Filming Locations". The Outbound. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
Godless features the largest Western film set ever built in New Mexico.
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