Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks Saddle Up For Western Series TIN STAR

The western genre has experienced tons of ups and downs over the years, and after a bit of a dry spell recently, it seems like it's on the upswing again right now. Variety reports that 28 Weeks Later writer Rowan Joffe has written a TV series called Tin Star, and it has secured actors Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks for its lead roles.

“Tin Star” tells the story of Jim Worth, a former London police detective who has moved with his family to the Rocky Mountains to start a new life as a local police chief in an idyllic rural community. When his small town is overrun by migrant workers from a massive new oil refinery, the wave of drugs, prostitution and organized crime that follows them threatens to sweep away everything in its wake.

When Jim makes a stand, his act appears to prompt mysterious assassins to unleash sudden and violent retribution on him and his family; the resulting tragedy irrevocably shattering the peace they had found in this once perfect mountain idyll and transforming their remote sanctuary into a hellish and inescapable prison.

Roth and Hendricks both have TV experience (Lie to Me and Mad Men, respectively), and while Roth was recently seen in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, Hendricks popped up in a couple episodes of a little space western called Firefly back in the day. It has a tiny, quiet fan base, but you might have heard of it. The European company Sky has commissioned the series, and there's no word about how or when we'll be able to see it Stateside. We'll keep you posted as soon as we hear more.