Rough Riders is a 1997 television miniseries directed and co-written by John Milius about future President Theodore Roosevelt and the regiment. The series prominently shows the bravery of the volunteers at the Battle of San Juan Hill, part of the Spanish–American War of 1898. It was released on DVD in 2006. The series originally aired on TNT with a four-hour running time, including commercials.

Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, Gary Busey, Brad Johnson, Illeana Douglas, Dale Dye, Brian Keith, George Hamilton, Holt McCallany, James Parks, Dakin Matthews, Mark Moses, William Katt, R. Lee Ermey, Nick Chinlund, Chris Noth