“Hatfields & McCoys: White
Lightning” follows real life descendants of Randall McCoy and Devil Anse
Hatfield as they try to put aside their historic differences and enter into a
new business venture.
During the 14 episode series, the
characters will attempt to open a moonshine distillery in Williamson.
Even though more than 100 years
have passed since the feud started, Series Producer Bill Richardson said there
is still some conflict between the present day Hatfields and McCoys who are now
spread out across the United
States
“When we first started interviewing
these folks, they’d say, ‘No, I don’t have any problem with those people,’ and
after we started putting them together, it really started coming out,” Richardson
“There are people who really held
grudges about these things.”
“Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning” was scheduled to
premiere at 10 p.m. Thursday on The History Channel.
