Otto Bathurst will direct the first two episodes about the famous American outlaw Tim Baysinger | May 4, 2021 @ 9:20 AM Getty Images Epix has ordered a series on the famous American outlaw Billy the Kid from “Vikings” and “Tudors” creator Michael Hirst. Otto Bathurst will direct the first two episodes of the first season, which will be eight episodes in total. Donald De Line of De Line Pictures, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of Amblin Television, and Bathurst and Toby Leslie will all executive produce with Hirst. Billy the Kid, whose real name was William H. Bonney, was one of the most notable cowboys and gunslingers in the American frontier and played a key role in the Lincoln County War of 1878.