The Magnificent Seven (1998)

Action · Drama · Western

The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which is a remake of the Japanese film Seven Samurai. It aired between 1998 and 2000. It was filmed in Newhall, California. The pilot, scripted by Chris Black and Frank Q. Dobbs, was filmed in Mescal, Arizona and the Dragoon Mountains of Arizona, near Tombstone. Robert Vaughn, who had starred in the original 1960 movie, frequently guest-starred as a crusading judge.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (2,220 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

8.21 avg 9 episodes 7.2 → 8.9 49 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Ghosts of the Confederacy	7.2	148
1	One Day Out West	8.2	104
2	Working Girls	8.0	91
3	Safecracker	8.3	86
4	Witness	8.3	80
5	Nemesis	8.6	82
6	The Collector	8.1	78
7	Manhunt	8.3	76
8	Inmate 78	8.9	93

Season 2 (1999)

8.42 avg 13 episodes 8.4 → 8.6 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The New Law	8.4	79
2	Sins of the Past	8.0	74
3	Love and Honor	8.7	72
4	Vendetta	8.3	68
5	Wagon Train: Part 1	8.1	73
6	Wagon Train: Part 2	8.1	69
7	Chinatown	8.7	72
8	Achilles	8.4	70
9	Penance	8.3	62
10	The Trial	8.5	72
11	Lady Killers	8.6	65
12	Serpents	8.7	73
13	Obsession	8.6	74

The Magnificent Seven (1998)

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