Strange Empire — Season 1
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
About this season
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 (13)
1. The Hunting Party
4.0Aired 6 October 2014 • 60 min
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
Aired 13 October 2014 • 60 min
Isabelle uses powers to attract investors to the mine. Kat's girls end up captured by Slotter.
3. Other Powers
Aired 20 October 2014 • 60 min
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
Aired 27 October 2014 • 60 min
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
1.0Aired 3 November 2014 • 60 min
Jeremiah is missing and the bounty hunters are still on her trail. Kat turns to Native hallucinogens hoping to find answers.
6. Electricity
Aired 17 November 2014 • 60 min
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
1.0Aired 24 November 2014 • 60 min
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
Aired 1 December 2014 • 60 min
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
Aired 8 December 2014 • 60 min
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
Aired 12 January 2015 • 60 min
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
Aired 19 January 2015 • 60 min
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
Aired 26 January 2015 • 60 min
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
1.0Aired 2 February 2015 • 60 min
The women band together to take Slotter down.