History Channel To Premier New Series: Hatfields & McCoys

Fans of gun-slinging Westerns, get excited! The History Channel is premiering a new two-hour,  three-part mini series, Hatfields &McCoys— the true story of the legendary feuding families.

Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy’s story began at the end of the Civil War, when the two were still friends.  After the war, the friends– and neighbors– went home and quickly became enemies when they began feuding over land.  The families’ feud  quickly divided families, friends and eventually states, and almost resulted in a full-out war between Kentucky and West Virginia.

The story of the Hatfields and McCoys begins on the History Channel, on Monday, May 28, 2012, at 9/8c.

This six-hour series features some of Hollywood’s top talents:

Kevin Costner as Devil Anse Hatfield
Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy
Joe Absolom as Selkirk McCoy
Matt Barr as Johnse Hatfield
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance
Powers Boothe as Wall Hatfield
Ben Cartwright as Parris McCoy
Max Deacon as Calvin McCoy
Noel Fisher as Cotton Top Mounts
Jeremy Fredrick as Jeffeson McCoy
Jilon VanOver Ghai as Ransom Bray
Michael Greco as Bill Staton
Katie Griffiths as Alifair McCoy
Boyd Holbrook as William Cap Hatfield
Andrew Howard as Bad Frank Phillips
Lloyd Hutchinson as Floyd Hatfield
Tyler Jackson as Bud McCoy
Michael Jibson as Phamer McCoy
Jack Laskey as Sam McCoy
Jena Malone as Nancy McCoy
Tom McKay as Jim McCoy
Damian O’Hare as Ellison Hatfield
Sarah Parish as Levicy Hatfield
Greg Patmore as Good ˜Lias Hatfield
Lindsay Pulsipher as Roseanna McCoy
Sam Reid as Tolbert McCoy
Ronan Vibert as Perry Cline
Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy

Whose side are you on: Hatfield or McCoy?

Here’s a sneak peak at the series.