It appears that FX believes Westerns are in after the network has added the post civil war drama Reconstruction to its catalog. The new show revolves around a civil war veteran who returns to his hometown in Missouri and struggles to rebuild his life. Director Peter Horton hopes to draw parallels between current events such as the recent economic collapse and attempts to rebuild a war ravaged Iraq. This should ad an interesting twist as FX continues to develop more quality programming.
Reconstruction won’t be the only Western to make an appearance on FX. Lawman, a contemporary Western starring Timothy Olyphant follows a Marshall’s attempts to clean up a small town. The show was recently picked up by FX and won’t air until sometime next year. Trailer Embedded below Warning, some strong language.
