The Young Riders is an American
Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young
Pony Express riders (some of whom are young versions of legendary figures in Old West history) 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.