Family Entertainment Television (FETV) said that the Western series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp will be joining the network’s afternoon lineup starting Monday.

The series stars Hugh O’Brian as Earp. Known as the first Western written for adults, Wyatt Earn premiere four days before Gunsmoke in 1955 and aired for 229 episodes over six seasons on ABC.

To mark the launch of the series, FETV will be running “Life or Legend,” a special interactive true/false trivia contest, with questions on air and on the network’s Instagram account. 

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“We are thrilled to continue our acquisition momentum in 2024 with The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,” Adam Sumrall, executive VP of FETV and
Family Movie Channel, said. “Wyatt Earp is one of the most fascinating figures of the Wild West, and we believe our viewers will enjoy learning more about him through the Life or Legend trivia event.”

History will team with Vikings actorTravis Fimmel to create an anthology series featuring some of the most infamous anti-heroes throughout history.

The untitled scripted project, developed by Fimmel, will launch with a focus on 19th century outlaw Wyatt Earp, according to History. A+E Studios will produce the series in association with Atlas Entertainment and Imperative Entertainment.

“Travis is a remarkable actor and we’re honored to continue our relationship with him after his recent magnetic performance on Vikings,” said Arturo Interian, Senior Vice President, Scripted Programming, History in a statement. “Just as Travis brought a completely fresh and unexpected approach to his character Ragnar Lothbrok, this would be an unconventional portrayal of Earp like you’ve never seen. We intend to capture the violent spirit of the great Sergio Leone films through telling the true story of criminal turned lawman.”