Season 1 follows the story John Marston, a former outlaw forced by the government in 1911 to hunt down his old Van der Linde gang members Bill Williamson and Javier Escuella to secure his family's freedom, exploring themes of redemption, the dying West, and the cycle of violence as he confronts his past and ultimately faces betrayal by the very officials who hired him. Season 3 follows the story of Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang in 1899 America, as they flee federal agents and bounty hunters after a botched robbery, struggling to survive in a West rapidly modernizing and losing its lawless freedom.
