Into the West - Season 1 - Eps 1: Wheel to the Stars
The year is 1827. In Virginia, young Jacob Wheeler dreams of adventure. Leaving his family behind, he joins renowned mountain man Jedediah Smith on an expedition to California. Meanwhile, a young Lakota holy man, Loved by the Buffalo, receives disturbing visions about the coming of the white man and the demise of the buffalo. When his sister, Thunder Heart Woman, is saved by Jacob, the lives of the two families become forever intertwined.
About Into the West

Title: Into the West
First Air Date: 2005-06-10
Last Air Date: 2005-07-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 69 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 6
Network: TNT
Genres: Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: DreamWorks Television, Voice Pictures, Rosemont Productions
Synopsis
The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.
Cast

Will Patton
James Fletcher

Jessica Capshaw
Rachel Wheeler

Josh Brolin
Jedediah Smith

Matthew Modine
Samson Wheeler

Lance Henriksen
Daniel Wheeler

Irene Bedard
Margaret Light Shines Wheeler

Garrett Wang
Chow-Ping Yen

Skeet Ulrich
Jethro Wheeler

Rachael Leigh Cook
Clara Wheeler

Keith Carradine
Captain Richard H. Pratt