It premiered on Digital distribution platforms YouTube[1] and Vimeo[2] on June 14, 2017 with the first of six episodes, "Enter the Traveler"[3] In 2010 the filmmakers produced an original teaser for a feature film based on Bridger's screenplay with the web series cast.
[9] In a 2017 interview, Bridgers said Travelin' Productions is working towards making Arkansas Traveler a feature film or to continue the web series.
[10] Sam Gutelle, reviewed the series for Tubefilter, writing: "Thanks to its smooth-talking, whiskey-drinking, gun-slinging elements, Arkansas Traveler contains everything it needs to appeal to the western fans who are its target audience.
At the same time, its washed out, low-lit style brings something new to the genre..."[11] Laura Beck, in The Village Voice, included the series in her "...TV Not to Miss..." piece, writing: "...this Civil War–era tale stars the ever-wonderful Garret Dillahunt and Angela Bettis alongside [Sean] Bridgers, and it’s got tons of gun slinging and whiskey drinking, as you might expect from a production with serious Deadwood roots.
I have a feeling this will appeal to fans of the departed HBO series and it’s flying a bit under the radar, so consider this a PSA to watch it ASAP.