In the interim, many of the cast members got way more famous and way busier, and a few passed away.
There’s no announced release date for the Deadwood movie yet, but expect it to air on HBO at some point in 2019.
And series creator David Milch returned as well to write and produce the movie (Daniel Minahan, who helmed episodes of the Deadwood series, is its director).
Unless this whole thing is an elaborate ruse designed to break the hearts of Deadwood fans one last time.