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How the West was ‘Cast Podcast: Into the Wild Frontier with Showrunner Paul Epstein

Paul Epstein sat down with the How the West was ‘Cast podcast to discuss the potential of Westerns in TV, the importance of Montana to Paul’s work, and how the genre will continue to evolve in coming years. 

Paul and host Andrew Patrick Nelson talk in depth about Paul’s process filming ‘Into the Wild Frontier' and why he chose the early period of the American Frontier as the setting for the show. He argues that this early period is one of America’s most consequential – and least understood – periods, and that it should be explored more in film and TV. 

They also discuss Montana’s versatility as a filming location and the inspiration that came from filming in the same locations that the real stories took place.

Listen to the podcast here