Django
Season 1
“Outcasts at birth. Outlaws by choice.”
Created by: Leonardo Fasoli, Maddalena Ravagli
Network: Canal+
Season aired: 2023-02-13
Overview
In the Wild West in the 1860s and 1870s, Sarah and John have founded New Babylon, a city of outcasts of all backgrounds. Haunted by the murder of his family eight years earlier, Django is still looking for his daughter, believing she may have survived the killing. When Django shockingly finds her in Babylon, about to marry John, Sarah - now a grown woman - wants Django to leave fearing he'll put Babylon in jeopardy. But Django, believing the city is in danger, is adamant that he will not lose his daughter twice.
About This Season
In 1872 Texas, a brooding drifter on a mission arrives in a city of outcasts built by a formerly enslaved man, just as another outsider menaces the town.
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Episodes · 10
New Babylon
In Texas, in 1872, John Ellis, a former slave, and Sarah, a young orphan, founded New Babylon, a city of outcasts. Django arrives in the city on a search for the murderer of his family. There he finds his daughter Sarah, the sole survivor of the massacre.
The Lady
Sarah makes a life-saving discovery for the finances of New Babylon: the city's basements are full of oil. With John, she pushes the door of the bank of Elmdale to finance a drill. They incur the wrath of Elizabeth Thurmann, the local potentate, who is preparing an ambush.
Nagadoches
John, his sons, Django and Sarah travel to Nagadoches, where an old friend of John's might sell them a drill; alerted by Aaron, her protégé who infiltrated New Babylon, Elizabeth organises an attack.
Fountainhead
Django and Seymour go on a mission to sell oil; Seymour is captured, and Django, Sarah and John must find a way to save him.
Chambersburg
Django uses a ruse to find out if Seymour is a traitor. He is supposed to accompany a bogus oil shipment to the north while another shipment is made to the south.
The Trial
With a lawsuit, Elizabeth tries to take the country from her opponent John. When John is arrested by Sheriff Boone, Django wants to help his friend and clear up the injustice.
The Giant
John orders weapons to defend the city and demands that the people of New Babylon use them. Sarah does not agree with his decision and an argument ensues.
Tobacco Tin
The revenge campaign against John continues; Elizabeth hires Leonard to kidnap Sarah; when Django finds out, he steps in and proposes a deal to Leonard.
Masquerade
John throws a big festival in New Babylon. Elizabeth wants to use this opportunity to sneak into town with her people without being recognised.
The Western Sea
Wanting revenge on Elizabeth, Kevin rides to Elmdale; Elizabeth uses the brutal escalation to turn the townsfolk against the people of New Babylon.
