Horizon: An American Saga on Max
August 19, 2024
By Nik Roseveare
New Line Cinema and Territory Pictures’ Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 will make its streaming debut this week, exclusively on Max.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Kevin Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends, and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Giovanni Ribisi star alongside an ensemble cast that includes Abbey Lee, Will Patton, Jena Malone, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Jeff Fahey, Isabelle Fuhrman, Ella Hunt, David O’Hara, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Tim Guinee, Scott Haze, Tom Payne, Alejandro Edda, James Russo, Jon Beavers, Jaime Campbell Bower, Michael Anganaro and more.
The movie marks Costner’s return to directing for the first time since his 2003 hit Open Range, and revisits Civil War-era America, the setting for his 1990 directorial debut Dances with Wolves, which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. He produces alongside Howard Kaplan and Mark Gillard, with Danny Peykoff, Robert Scannell, Armyan Bernstein, Charlie Lyons, Barry Berg, and Rod Lake executive producing. Screenplay by Jon Baird & Kevin Costner; story by Jon Baird & Kevin Costner and Mark Kasdan.
The movie was released in cinemas on June 28th. Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 will have its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 7th, and is scheduled to be released in late 2024.