Best French western series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch western shows from France, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Lucky Luke 1984
Lucky Luke, with his horse Double Six, travels the Old West to right wrongs and bring evildoers (usually his traditional enemies the Dalton Brothers) to justice. "The man who shoots faster than his shadow."
69The New Adventures of Lucky Luke 2001
The cowboy who draws a gun faster than his shadow is back! Lucky Luke, the famous wandering cowboy fights crime and injustice, most often in the form of the bumbling Dalton brothers. He rides Jolly Jumper, "the smartest horse in the world" and is often accompanied by Rantanplan, "the stupidest dog in the universe".
69The Big Valley 1965
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.
64Bordertown 1989
Bordertown is a television western-drama series that aired from 1989 to 1991. It depicts the town formerly known as Pemmican that was later renamed Bordertown when the western border between the United States and Canada was surveyed in 1880, dividing the town.
50Templeton 2015
30Les Indiens 1964
This French television production by Pierre Viallet tells the story of the Indian Mato, portrayed by Alain Emery. A total of 26 13-minute episodes were filmed in the Sologne plateau and the Alpilles area of the Camargue. Writer-director Pierre Viallet explained that the series was an attempt to present a historically accurate representation of the American Indian rather than the cliche-ridden depictions seen in Hollywood cowboy-and-Indian movies and TV shows. . In the very first episode, Mato gets into trouble. He wants to marry the Indian girl Wany, but her father, Chief Tanka, refuses to give his consent. However, when Mato presents him with horses captured by the enemy, the chief releases his reservations and gives his daughter to the young Indian as a wife.
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