![]() And so I don't think is going to have this jarring effect. It’s in the paintings, it’s in the sculptures, it’s in the architecture, it’s something that I think we’re all familiar with, whether we realize it or not. I’m here in Austin right now and it's definitely around us. And it’s not just the Southwest - I’m from California and you see it over there too: The imagery and the kind of the lure of the West, it’s everywhere. Justin: Also, I spent some time last summer kind of traveling through the Southwest. I believe there’s an appetite for that now. It’s kind of refreshing to live vicariously through these characters that took care of justice. That’s a great way to put it - sort of help people transition back to that. Actually, I was talking to Kevin Costner about this recently, and discussed how Yellowstone, like you said, sort of whet the appetite again. ![]() So maybe people are ready to sample the real deal. And I think the energy of it is a good way to sort of transition people back to that world.Ĭ&I: Of course, you’ve recently had series that could qualify as modern-day Westerns, like Yellowstone and Walker. But also this Western is on the CW, so it’s going to be a little bit of a remix, as our showrunner said. It’s in all the people that are still dreaming and working towards something that they want, right? And whether it’s for their family or their career, whatever it might be, it’s in our blood to defend things and to fight for things - and to kind of travel new ground with a new set of people. I think the West captures a big part of the American spirit, right? And that’s in us, even today in 2022. So I think the human beings haven’t changed that much. We don’t have the cellphones and smartphones back in 1871, but our priorities are exactly the same. ![]() Matt: I just think we’re all still kind of fighting and dying for the same things, especially after the pandemic - our land and our honor and our families and what’s precious to us. How do you think contemporary audiences will respond to this show? Doesn’t it?Ĭ&I: We’ve gone back and checked, and it looks like Walker: Independence will be the first period Western series aired on broadcast TV - not on cable, not on a streaming service, but on broadcast TV - in about 20 years. Matt Barr: We don't know, but I’ve heard that as a strong possibility. Justin Johnson Cortez: We’re not a hundred percent sure about that yet. Here are some highlights from our conversation, edited for brevity and clarity.Ĭowboys & Indians: So are you two guys going to be, like, two points in a romantic triangle with Abby Walker? We spoke with Matt Barr and Justin Johnson Cortez about Walker: Independence last spring at the ATX Festival Austin. And it aims to offer a fresh new take on classical Western conventions. The show is a prequel to Walker, the popular action drama about a modern-day Texas Ranger played by Jared Padalecki (who serves as an executive producer for Independence). These three characters are central to Walker: Independence, the new Western series premiering Thursday, Oct. And Calian (Justin Johnson Cortez) is an Apache tribesman who ensures she makes it to Independence in the first place, and keeps a protective eye out for her even at the risk of, ahem, upsetting any of the more unenlightened folks in town. Hoyt Rawlins (Matt Barr of Hatfields & McCoys and Blood & Treasure), a lovable rogue who’s quick with a quip and even quicker on the trigger, becomes her kinda-sorta guide and advisor - when he’s not busy robbing banks, or up to other mischief. Fortunately, she crosses the paths of two formidable men who are in the right place at the right time to give assistance before she can prove she’s not just your stereotypical distressed damsel. The two actors join Katherine McNamara in the new Western series premiering October 6 on The CW.Īfter Abby Walker ( Katherine McNamara) sees her husband murdered before her eyes while they’re on their way to the Wild West town of Independence, she needs all the friends she can get.
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