TV series

The Young Riders

1989–1992 · 3 seasons

A warm, earnest frontier drama about young riders finding family and purpose, with steady tension and a nostalgic, old-fashioned feel.

Overview: The Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War. The series premiered on ABC on September 20, 1989 and ran for three seasons until the final episode aired on July 23, 1992.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Found family, coming-of-age, loyalty, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
coming-of-age
loyalty
survival
identity
Places: wilderness
home
military
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild