via CBSFilm & TV / NewsThe Coen brothers’ western anthology series goes to NetflixThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs is their first venture into televisionShareLink copied ✔️August 10, 2017Film & TVNewsTextAnna Cafolla News broke earlier this year that the Coen brothers were working on their first ever television series. Today, more details have emerged about the project, as well as the news that streaming service Netflix has picked up the show. The anthology series, titled The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, will feature six stories about the American frontier, with Tim Lake Nelson (of O Brother Where Art Thou?) starring as Buster. "We are streaming motherfuckers!," the Coen brothers said in a statement. The six-part series will hit Netflix in 2018. Though it’s the filmmaking duo’s first venture into television, they’ve previously explored the Wild West in films such as No Country for Old Men in 2007, and the 2010 remake of True Grit. The last feature film they directed was in the old timey Hollywood comedy Hail, Caesar!. In October 2016, we heard that Joel and Ethan Coen were working on a film about the dark net, chronicling the true story of the digital drugs marketplace Silk Road, and its kingpin, Ross William Ulbricht. However, there’s been no major word since on what stage that’s got to. Read up on the Dazed guide to the legendary Coen Brothers here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORENorthern roles should go to northern actorsAmanda Seyfried: ‘Community is everything. Socialism is a beautiful idea’The rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracks‘It’s been turned into something ugly’: Why fans are boycotting Scream 7You need to see Sirāt, an apocalyptic sci-fi about illegal desert raves FILAFrom track to concrete: Fila reimagines sportswear in the city for AW26Dazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s next screening is Sound Of FallingRose Byrne on A$AP Rocky, Hackney and the ugly side of motherhoodAkinola Davies Jr on his BAFTA-winning debut, My Father’s ShadowThe Secret Agent: A must-see thriller about fighting fascism in BrazilDerry Girls creator unpacks her new show and female friendship‘Fucking Dazed’: Aidan Zamiri and Bertie Brandes on making The MomentEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy