Main character from the American Western drama television series Billy the Kid (2022-), portrayed by Tom Blyth, and which offers a new depiction and different side to the well-known outlaw. Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21.] He is also known for his involvement in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders. Billy the Kid season 2 takes creative liberties with historical accounts, changing details about Billy's family, friends, and love interests. Throughout the first four episodes of the MGM+ series Billy the Kid, the show offers a somewhat honest retelling of the legendary Old West outlaw William H. Bonney. There are several critical pieces of information depicted in Billy the Kid that differ from historical accounts of the actual events surrounding Bonney's life and legendary affairs as a notorious gunslinger. While most of Billy the Kid's earliest years before adolescence were undocumented and thus unknown today, the MGM+ series takes several plausible creative leaps to fill in the blanks on Billy's days as a youth traveling with his family from New York City in the 1860s.
The Billy the Kid true story mostly centers on his various crimes, murders, and legacy as a well-known fugitive during his brief 21-year life. Billy the Kid season 2, episode 1 offers a thoughtful interpretation of how Billy's change of heart and moral awareness turned him away from longtime friend Jesse Evans. Billy the Kid season 2, episode 2 sees Billy's final attempt at finding common ground with Jesse, although the depiction in the MGM+ series diverts from historical accounts for the sake of the narrative. Both Billy the Kid season 2, episode 3 and Billy the Kid season 2, episode 4 chronicle several of the historical battles Billy took part in against Jesse in the violent Lincoln County War.
