Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(1989)

Cast

Robert Duvall as Augustus "Gus" McCrae
Robert Duvall

as Augustus "Gus" McCrae

Tommy Lee Jones as Woodrow F. Call
Tommy Lee Jones

as Woodrow F. Call

Diane Lane as Lorena Wood Parker
Diane Lane

as Lorena Wood Parker

Robert Urich as Jake Spoon
Robert Urich

as Jake Spoon

D.B. Sweeney as Dish Boggett
D.B. Sweeney

as Dish Boggett

Danny Glover as Joshua Deets
Danny Glover

as Joshua Deets

Rick Schroder as Newt Dobbs
Rick Schroder

as Newt Dobbs

Glenne Headly as Elmira Boot Johnson
Glenne Headly

as Elmira Boot Johnson

Steve Buscemi as Luke
Steve Buscemi

as Luke

Anjelica Huston as Clara Forsythe Allen
Anjelica Huston

as Clara Forsythe Allen

Frederic Forrest as Blue Duck
Frederic Forrest

as Blue Duck

Barry Corbin as Roscoe Brown
Barry Corbin

as Roscoe Brown

Chris Cooper as July Johnson
Chris Cooper

as July Johnson

William Sanderson as Lippy Jones
William Sanderson

as Lippy Jones

Timothy Scott as Pea Eye Parker
Timothy Scott

as Pea Eye Parker

Barry Tubb as Jasper Fant
Barry Tubb

as Jasper Fant

Gavan O'Herlihy as Dan Suggs
Gavan O'Herlihy

as Dan Suggs

Frederick Coffin as Big Zwey
Frederick Coffin

as Big Zwey

Travis Swords as Allan O'Brien
Travis Swords

as Allan O'Brien

Kevin O'Morrison as Doctor
Kevin O'Morrison

as Doctor

Ron Weyand as Old Hugh
Ron Weyand

as Old Hugh

Lanny Flaherty as Soupy Jones
Lanny Flaherty

as Soupy Jones

James McMurtry as Jimmy Rainey
James McMurtry

as Jimmy Rainey

Sonny Carl Davis as Bert Borum
Sonny Carl Davis

as Bert Borum

Episodes

Leaving poster

Leaving 9.3

February 5, 1989

Larry McMurtry's saga opens with two former Texas Rangers beginning a cattle drive to Montana.

On the Trail poster

On the Trail 9.0

February 6, 1989

A deadly pursuit on the plains pits Gus against a sadistic renegade named Blue Duck.

The Plains poster

The Plains 9.0

February 7, 1989

Off the trail, Jake falls in with bad company, while Gus shares a bittersweet reunion with an old flame.

Return poster

Return 9.5

February 8, 1989

A tragedy in the Montana Territory exacts a painful promise from Call that takes him on a haunting mission back to Texa…