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What to Know About Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1
The epic Western stars Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, and Sam Worthington.
By Ingrid Ostby
Jan. 10, 2025
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Directed by Kevin Costner and written by Costner, Jon Baird, and Mark Kasdan, the Western epic Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1 follows an Apache tribe, a group of settlers, and a wide-ranging cast of characters as they grapple with brutal circumstances while navigating life in the West. Starring Costner, Sienna Miller, and Sam Worthington, the film — the first in a series of four planned installments — takes place across 15 years in pre- and post-Civil War America.
When will Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1 be released?
Who’s in the cast of Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1?
- Kevin Costner (Yellowstone) as Hayes Ellison
- Sienna Miller (Anatomy of a Scandal) as Frances Kittredge
- Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water) as Trent Gephart
- Jena Malone (Love Lies Bleeding) as Ellen Harvey
- Owen Crow Shoe (Black Summer) as Pionsenay
- Will Patton (Outer Range) as Owen Kittredge
- Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things) as Caleb Sykes
- Giovanni Ribisi (The Offer) as Pickering
- Abbey Lee (Florida Man) as Marigold
- Tatanka Means (Killers of the Flower Moon) as Taklishim
- Danny Huston (Yellowstone) as Colonel Albert Houghton
- Michael Rooker (The Out-Laws) as Sergeant Major Thomas Riordan
- Tim Guinee (The Staircase) as James Kittredge
- Colin Cunningham (Preacher) as Chishold
- Scott Haze (Jurassic World Dominion) as Elias Janney
- Tom Payne (Prodigal Son) as Hugh Proctor
- Luke Wilson (No Good Deed) as Matthew Van Weyden
- Ella Hunt (Saturday Night) as Juliette Chesney
What happens in Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1?
In 1859, two surveyors draw lines in the desert to mark the place they intend to call home in Arizona’s San Pedro Valley. Soon, this’ll become a settlement called Horizon. But is this land really theirs? A few years later, an Apache tribe — among them, leader Pionsenay (Crow Shoe) — sets the town ablaze, killing a majority of the settlers in a violent raid. Those who survive, like mother-of-two Frances Kittredge (Miller), must now face the harsh reality of finding a new place to call home. Elsewhere, Ellen (Malone) outruns her violent past with her infant in tow, as dangerous brothers Caleb (Campbell Bower) and Junior Sykes (Beavers) attempt to track her down.
Is Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1 based on a book?
No, it’s an original story by Costner and Baird.
Is Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1 based on a true story?
No. While it’s based on Civil War-era America, it’s fictional.
Where does Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1 take place?
It takes place in locations across the American West, beginning in 1859.
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