Saddle Up with Kevin Costner and ride on over to The History Channel.

A sweeping eight-part historical docuseries that aims to take an unvarnished look at the culture clash of western expansion. The West, premieres today on Memorial Day at 9/8c and streaming the next day with a two episode release, the first telling the story of Chief Little Turtle of the Miami.

This admirable journey gives viewers on a reminder of the hard work and sacrifice of Americans in the past and even today.

From Executive Producers Kevin Costner and Doris Kearns Goodwin, Kevin Costner’s The West is a docuseries that provides a fresh look at the epic history of the American West by delving into the desperate struggle for the land itself –and how it still shapes the America we know today.The West has fired the imaginations of Americans since the end of the Revolutionary War, when settlers first began their relentless push beyond the Appalachians. In their quest for new lands and better lives – or just hoping to strike it rich – many became legends: the explorers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, migrant families in covered wagons beating the trail to Oregon, feared outlaws and the lawmen that hunted them down, abolitionists who fought slavery on this new frontier, cowboys and ranchers who sought to claim their piece of the American dream through hard work. But the pioneers who staked their claims to the West also sparked fierce conflicts with native nations, and The Miami, Blackfeet, Comanche and Lakota brought together powerful alliances to defend their ancestral lands. While the West offers a chance to explore, to build, to strike it rich or start anew, there is a powerful truth at the heart of all these dreams: this land has the unique power both to promise bounty…and bring bloodshed.

Costner is no stranger to cinema involving the West and the Western frontier. His love for the western expansion and cowboy centric cinema has been boldly demonstrated for over two decades now. His filmography spanning from the 1980’s on to more recent films and roles in series like Yellowstone and self produced films like Horizon and the stories they portray have been very near and dear to his heart.

Check out this interesting and educational new series tonight on the History Channel.