In what period is Horizon: An American Saga set? Timeline explored

Kevin Costner's highly anticipated Western movie Horizon: An American Saga is making its way to theaters. Rooted in history, this will be the first of a four-part film series, and it is coming to theaters on June 28, 2024.

Horizon: An American Saga is a Warner Bros. movie, and it takes place over a 15-year period, which spans both before and after the American Civil War, leading to the expansion of the American West. Starring Costner alongside Sam Worthington, Sienna Miller, and Michael Rooker, among many others, the movie is bringing back Costner as director to deliver another epic Western film after a long wait.

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Horizon: An American Saga timeline explored

Horizon: An American Saga is a richly historical Western drama that is set in one of the most important eras of American history, the Civil War. Horizon will be a franchise consisting of four movies, spanning across a period of 15 years that covers the pre and post-Civil War era.

This means that the movies will chronicle actual events and battles that were pivotal during that time and must be explored if a tale of the Civil Wars is to be told. However, most of the characters in the franchise are fictional. Needless to say, there will be dramatizations of historical events, which is typical for Costner's hits.

Through small but symbolic stories, Costner paints a very detailed picture of the pre and post-Civil War era of America. He introduces us to various archetypes of the American West, starting with English settlers to suburban housewives and naive husbands. We also have our typical Western hero without whom the story would remain incomplete. History is entwined with personal drama, with occasional time jumps in Horizon: An American Saga.

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Everything we know about the upcoming movie

Set in the Civil War era, Horizon: An American Saga chronicles the expansion of the American West before and after the Civil War. The movie brings in perspectives of colonizers and Native Americans, all of which will intertwine to narrate the complex history of the Civil War.

The movie is a multi-million dollar project, marking Kevin Costner's return to directing after 21 years. Produced under Costner's Territory Pictures company, this will be a saga that chronicles the Civil War history over at least three individual films.

The first two chapters of Horizon are scheduled for release in cinemas this year. The first chapter, Horizon: An American Saga, is set to premiere on June 28, 2024. The second chapter follows closely behind and will be coming to theaters on August 16, 2024. If the first two installments prove to be successful, Costner has promised two additional movies.

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Cast list explored

Horizon: An American Saga stars Kevin Costner in a leading role. He will be joined by talents like Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, and Jamie Campbell Bower, among many others. Costner's teenage son, Hayes, will also be joining the production.

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Kevin Costner returns for a Western saga

The project has been written by Costner and it marks his first directorial endeavor since 2003's Open Range. His previous works, the Western projects, Dances With Wolves and Yellowstone, have both been acclaimed as outstanding works of authentic Western fiction. This explains the hype around Horizon: An American Saga, which is expected to be one of the most epic features of the year.

It will be exciting to see Costner back in the director's chair to deliver another movie. He has grown to become one of the most prominent faces of the Western genre over the years and his return stands to hold a lot.

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Catch the Kevin Costner Western drama in theaters this weekend.