Deadwood Returns: It's the spring of 1877, and major changes are coming to Deadwood. As the camp moves closer to becoming an official part of the Dakota territory, new arrivals and the encroaching forces of modernism and capitalism promise to make life in Deadwood even more unpredictable and dangerous.

HBO's Emmy and Golden Globe-winning western drama series Deadwood kicks off its second season of 12 episodes Sunday, March 6, 2005, at 9 p.m., with the episode "A Lie Agreed Upon, Part I," followed by other episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time. The final four episodes of the second season of "Carnivàle" will debut following Deadwood in March.

Created and executive produced by David Milch ("NYPD Blue"), Deadwood wrapped its first season last June. The series was nominated for 11 Emmys(r) last year and won two Emmys(r) (Directing for a Drama Series - Walter Hill and Sound Editing for a Series). In addition, Deadwood recently received a Golden Globe Award, for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama (Ian McShane). HBO Video released the first season of Deadwood on DVD February 8, 2005.

Deadwood cast: (pictured above) Timothy Olyphant (Seth Bullock), Ian McShane (Al Swearengen), Molly Parker (Alma Garret), Powers Boothe (Cy Tolliver), John Hawkes (Sol Star), Robin Weigert (Calamity Jane), Brad Dourif (Doc Cochran), Leon Rippy (Tom Nuttall), Paula Malcomson (Trixie), Sean Bridgers (Johnny Burns), W. Earl Brown (Dan Dority), Dayton Callie (Charlie Utter), Jim Beaver (Ellsworth), William Sanderson (E.B. Farnum), Kim Dickens (Joanie Stubbs), Jeffrey Jones (A.W. Merrick), Titus Welliver (Silas Adams), Anna Gunn (Martha Bullock), Garret Dillahunt (Francis Wolcott), Bree Seanna Wall (Sofia Metz) and Josh Eriksson (William Bullock).

Directors for the second season include: MichaelAlmereyda, Ed Bianchi, Gregg Fienberg, Daniel Minahan, Steve Shill, Alan Taylor and Tim Van Patten. Writers include: David Milch, Regina Corrado, Sara Hess, Ted Mann, Bryan McDonald, Victoria Morrow, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steve Shill and Jody Worth.

March Episodes:

Episode #13: "A Lie Agreed Upon, Part I"
Debut date: Sunday, March 6, 2005 9 p.m.

Swearengen (Ian McShane) and Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) have an inadvertently public and violent confrontation over Bullock's relationship with Alma (Molly Parker); Bullock and Utter (Dayton Callie) discover that mistaken identity led to a fatal shooting at Nuttall's; and with a new business venture on the horizon, Stubbs (Kim Dickens) and Tolliver (Powers Boothe) await the arrival of some new whores on the next stage, which also bears two important reminders of Bullock's past. Written by David Milch; directed by Ed Bianchi.

Episode #14: "A Lie Agreed Upon, Part II"
Debut date: Sunday, March 13, 2005 9 p.m.

As the day's injured recoup, night brings new tensions; Alma and Bullock face an abrupt decision on their future, even as Bullock seeks to make good on a family pledge to recover his badge and guns; at the Gem, Swearengen readies for another showdown with Bullock and infighting between Adams (Titus Welliver) and Dority (W. Earl Brown) turns deadly; and Doc Cochran (Brad Dourif) is surprised by Calamity Jane's (Robin Weigert) return to camp. Written by Jody Worth; directed by Ed Bianchi.

Episode #15: "New Money"
Debut date: Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 9 p.m.

Francis Wolcott (Garret Dillahunt), tricky chief scout for a powerful mining operation, arrives to shake up the status quo, beginning with Tolliver; an ailing Swearengen refuses visitors and medical attention; Farnum (William Sanderson) finds a choice mark to buy the Hickok letter, but it becomes unclear who's conning whom; Stubbs' new partner Maddie (Alice Krige) reveals she's also running a game, and their new brothel, the Chez Ami, gets its first customer. Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff; directed by Steve Shill.

Episode #16: "Requiem for a Gleet"
Debut date: Sunday, March 27, 2005

Cochran contemplates a procedure that could cure Swearengen, or kill him; Dority attends to a former fellow bushwhacker who's come to request Swearengen's permission to pull a job, and to Wu (Keone Young), who has news of a "tong" rival newly arrived from San Francisco; Bullock attempts to settle into domesticity; Star gets a new bookkeeper/roommate, Trixie (Paula Malcomson); Alma cuts ties with Sofia's tutor, Miss Isringhausen (Sarah Paulson), who takes refuge with Adams; and the arrival of county commissioner Hugo Jarry (Stephen Tobolowsky) spawns rumors about the camp's future and legal ownership of the gold claims. Written by Ted Mann; directed by Alan Taylor.