Seth Davenport is masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo, unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker to stop the uprising by any means necessary. An epic saga of the secret history of the 1930’s American heartland, chronicling the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans, and prophets.
Seth Davenport is masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo, unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker to stop the uprising by any means necessary. An epic saga of the secret history of the 1930’s American heartland, chronicling the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans, and prophets.
7.2
Avg Rating
10
Rated Episodes
8.0
Best: S1E4
4.0
Worst: S1E1
The Emperor of Ice Cream
S1 E4
Den of Lost Souls
S1 E5
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
S1 E9
Sam Riley's Body
S1 E1
One Penny
S1 E3
Which Side Are You On?
S1 E2
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In a rural Iowa community during the Great Depression, a stranger with a violent past poses as a preacher and rallies the farmers to mount a strike.
When a farmer's strike led by a local preacher escalates, a man from his past is sent to restore order.
As Seth and the farmers ward off the treacherous Black Legion vigilante group, Creeley works to learn more about his brother’s new life and the woman he shares it with.
When the local farms face foreclosure, Seth and Amelia must find a way to win them back. Creeley and Bessie run afoul of the Black Legion.
Negotiations commence between the farmers and the bank. But things turn bloody when Creeley divides the farmers.
When a traveling carnival comes to Holden, a collection of new faces put Seth and Creeley on their toes, but it’s a friend from the past that truly shakes things up.
With banker Calvin Rumple run out of town, the local bank presents an unexpected opportunity for Seth and Lew.
Creeley meets his master on an exclusive hunting retreat, but finds there is more than one game at play here. Seth infiltrates a nearby factory.
When Bessie discovers the grand industrial plans for Holden, Seth and Amelia must decide whether to protect her from the Black Legion.
Seth and the farmers take on the Black Legion with help from unlikely allies.
Seth and Creeley must confront the truth about their past and figure out a way to survive the rapidly arriving future.
