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A young man tragically died from Covid only a few days after celebrating his 21st birthday.

Tom Blyth was immediately lassoed in when he was offered to play gunfighter Billy the Kid. The British-born, New York-based actor is taking on the role of the legendary outlaw for a new EPIX series titled "Billy the Kid." The 27-year-old, who grew up watching American Westerns, said he was eager to explore the brief and bloody life of the 19th-century gunslinger. "I grew up with Westerns — reading and watching them," Blyth told Fox News Digital.

The Tudors and Vikings creator Michael Hirst has branded his upcoming big budget Billy the Kid drama a “new kind of western.”

The mum of a baby with Down's Syndrome claims that she was left feeling suicidal when she states that she was advised to terminate her pregnancy before her daughter's condition was confirmed.

Selome Hailu Epix announced that its upcoming adventure series “Billy the Kid” will premiere on April 24.The series follows famous outlaw William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid (Tom Blyth), from his Irish roots to his cowboy days on the American frontier, including his role in the Lincoln County War.The news came via Epix’s presentation at the Television Critics Association’s 2022 winter press tour, during which they also released a new trailer.Epix also announced three newly greenlit docuseries: “Women Who Rock,” Season 2 of “NFL Icons” and “The Making of a Haunting: The Amityville Murders.” “Women Who Rock” is a tribute to female pioneers in the music industry and features artists including Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan, Pat Benatar, Mavis Staples, Sheila E, Macy Gray, Rickie Lee Jones, Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Kate Pierson, Tina Weymouth and Nona Hendrix.

Global’s upcoming true crime series “The Thing About Pam”, starring Renee Zellweger and Josh Duhamel, now has a release date.

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Webber (The Dirt, Escape From Pretoria) is set to star opposite Tom Blyth in Billy the Kid, Epix’s hourlong drama series, written by Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst.

Epix has found its Billy the Kid. British actor Tom Blyth will star as the famous American outlaw in Billy the Kid, Epix’s hourlong drama series, written by Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst.

direct to your inboxA 'critical incident' has been declared at Lincoln County Hospital over rising numbers of coronavirus patients.Health bosses have said there around 200 patients with Covid-19 in the hospital in Greetwell Road and at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston at a time of staff shortages because of infection and self-isolation.

An Oklahoma state senator from Tulsa was charged with first-degree manslaughter after authorities say she was speeding and driving recklessly when her vehicle skidded off a rain-slickened road and crashed into a man’s disabled vehicle, killing him. Democratic Sen.

A Fort Hood soldier declared AWOL last week was located Tuesday in Louisiana, where he was arrested after a high-speed chase.  U.S. Army Pfc.

Fred Joseph Costanza – Photo: Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.