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Deadwood S3E1 — Tell Your God to Ready for Blood

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Deadwood•Season 3•Episode 1

Tell Your God to Ready for Blood

8.3/10 · 1,773 votesJun 11, 200653 min

Ranked #6 of 12 in Season 3•matches the season avg

Elections are just days away, and Bullock lets his temper get away from him. Alma's pregnancy is not progressing as expected, and Swearengen baits Hearst.

Directed byMark Tinker

Written byTed Mann, David Milch

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Cast18

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Seth Bullock

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Al Swearengen

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Alma Garret

Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver

Whitney Ellsworth

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Dan Dority

Dayton Callie

Dayton Callie

Charlie Utter

Kim Dickens

Kim Dickens

Joanie Stubbs

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Amos Cochran

Anna Gunn

Anna Gunn

Martha Bullock

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Sol Star

Paula Malcomson

Paula Malcomson

Trixie

Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy

Tom Nuttall

Crew12

T

Ted Mann

Writer

David Milch

David Milch

Writer

Mark Tinker

Mark Tinker

Director

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Casting

L

Libby Goldstein

Casting

J

Janie Bryant

Costume Design

E

Ernie Bishop

Set Decoration

Johnny Klimek

Johnny Klimek

Original Music Composer

D

David Potts

Art Direction

M

Maria Caso

Production Design

Reinhold Heil

Reinhold Heil

Original Music Composer

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Stephen Mark

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" is episode 1 of Deadwood season 3. It scored 8.3/10 from 1,773 votes, ranking #6 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Mark Tinker and written by Ted Mann, David Milch, it aired on June 11, 2006.

Next: E2 · I Am Not the Man You Take Me For Best of Season 3