The Young Riders is a
western television series created by
Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young
Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the
Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the
American Civil War.
The series premiered on
ABC on September 20, 1989 and ran for three seasons until the final episode aired on July 23, 1992.
Production
Filming of the original
pilot for the series took place in
California. After the
ABC network
picked it up, the series production moved to Tucson, Arizona, with filming in "Mescal", a western-themed movie town operated by
Old Tucson Studios.
