Strange Empire
Season 1
2014 • 13 Episodes
A fateful meeting in 1869 Alberta-Montana border country leads to tragedy, a struggle for survival and the search for justice and renewal. STRANGE EMPIRE is a Western whose heroes are women. With most of their men gone, and those who remain battling for control, the women struggle to survive, to find their independence, and to build a life in which to thrive and raise families. As the stories of Janestown's citizens unfold we see the clash between a power-hungry father and son and the deep prejudices among races, but also the start of something akin to community in this Wild West. Western stories take civilization as a goal; they begin in blood, and end in the morality of Main Street.
Episodes
1. The Hunting Party
October 6, 2014
A bloodthirsty massacre leaves a group of women in the hands of a ruthless man who wants to put them to whore.
2. Buckskin Princess
October 13, 2014
Isabelle uses powers to attract investors to the mine. Kat's girls end up captured by Slotter.
3. Other Powers
October 20, 2014
Slotter discovers that his son has been thieving. Isabelle trades her services for much needed cash. Kat is a witness to the cold blooded murder of a travelling preacher.
4. The Whiskey Trader
October 27, 2014
Slotter makes an attempt at hanging two Blackfoot as scapegoats for the massacre, but when the camp turns against her - Kat, ends up on the noose.
5. Lonely Hearts
November 3, 2014
Jeremiah is missing and the bounty hunters are still on her trail. Kat turns to Native hallucinogens hoping to find answers.
6. Electricity
November 17, 2014
Slotter puts his most brutal man in as sheriff while Kat considers whether she's administering justice or if she's just another ruthless killer.
7. The Oath
November 24, 2014
Rebecca believes the only way Thomas will survive is a amputation. The girls spend a night of terror with some cattle rustlers.
8. How Far Is Heaven
December 1, 2014
A self-proclaimed prophet from Utah territory sets his eyes on Kelly. Isabelle tries to orchestrate their union to get her hands on the prophet's money.
9. The Resistance
December 8, 2014
When the Slotter's miners and Ling's railway workers fight one another to control the mine, the women take sides resulting in loss on both sides.
10. The Cage
January 12, 2015
With the mine in ruins, Slotter’s depravity reaches new depths as the camp struggles to save the last surviving miners trapped underground.
11. Confession
January 19, 2015
Chase Sloat is hounded by ghosts. The women use his troubled mind to their advantage as the Slotter household turns on itself.
12. End Days
January 26, 2015
An army of militia men is hired by Slotter to secure his power in Janestown. Kat goes in search of weapons and makes a plan to take the camp back.
13. The Dark Riders
February 2, 2015
The women band together to take Slotter down.