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Klondike (miniseries)

Klondike is a three-part miniseries about the Klondike Gold Rush that was broadcast by the Discovery Channel on January 20–22, 2014. Based on Charlotte Gray's novel Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike, it is the Discovery Channel's first scripted miniseries. Klondike was directed by Simon Cellan Jones and stars Richard Madden as Bill Haskell, a real-life adventurer who traveled to Yukon, Canada, in the late 1890s during the gold rush.

This article is about the 2014 TV series. For the 1960 TV series, see Klondike (TV series).

Klondike

Historical drama

Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike
by Charlotte Gray

Paul Scheuring
Josh Goldin
Rachel Abramowitz

Simon Cellan Jones

Abbie Cornish
Marton Csokas
Ian Hart
Greg Lawson
Conor Leslie
Richard Madden
Tim Blake Nelson
Augustus Prew
Johnny Simmons
Tim Roth
Sam Shepard

Adrian Johnston

United States

English

3

Ridley Scott
Paul Scheuring
David W. Zucker
John Morayniss
Michael Rosenberg
Eileen O'Neill
Dolores Gavin
Chad Oakes
Mike Frislev
Clara George
Josh Goldin
Rachel Abramowitz

Mike Eley

Oral Norrie Ottey
Kristina Hetherington

272 minutes

Scott Free Productions
Discovery Channel
Entertainment One
Nomadic Pictures

Discovery Channel

January 20 (2014-01-20) –
January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)

Premise[edit]

Traveling west from New York City, friends Bill Haskell and Byron Epstein head to Yukon, Canada, when they learn of the Klondike Gold Rush. The two men must not only contend with harsh conditions and unpredictable weather as they look to profit from a mining claim near Dawson City, but also find themselves threatened by desperate and dangerous individuals who share their pursuit of riches.[1][2]

as Bill Haskell, a recent college graduate who travels west with Byron to partake in the gold rush.[3]

Richard Madden

as Belinda Mulrooney, a powerful entrepreneur who later allies herself with Bill.[4]

Abbie Cornish

as Father Judge, a humanitarian priest seeking to establish the first church in Dawson City.[5]

Sam Shepard

as The Count, an immoral, self-proclaimed aristocrat and Belinda's chief business rival.[5]

Tim Roth

as Joe Meeker, a bartender employed by Belinda who becomes Bill's partner.[1]

Tim Blake Nelson

as The Superintendent, the head of Dawson City's North-West Mounted Police detachment.[5]

Marton Csokas

as Sabine, a courtesan and later assistant to Father Judge.[6]

Conor Leslie

as Byron Epstein, Bill's ambitious friend and traveling companion.[7]

Augustus Prew

as Soapy Smith, a conman looking to profit from Dawson City's visitors.

Ian Hart

as Jack London, a young adventurer and aspiring writer.[1]

Johnny Simmons

Greg Lawson as Goodman, a former military sharpshooter participating in the gold rush.

at IMDb

Klondike