A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
Episodes
Leaving
Larry McMurtry's saga opens with two former Texas Rangers beginning a cattle drive to Montana.
On the Trail
A deadly pursuit on the plains pits Gus against a sadistic renegade named Blue Duck.
The Plains
Off the trail, Jake falls in with bad company, while Gus shares a bittersweet reunion with an old flame.
Return
A tragedy in the Montana Territory exacts a painful promise from Call that takes him on a haunting mission back to Texas. Conclusion.
Top Cast
Robert Duvall
Augustus "Gus" McCrae
Tommy Lee Jones
Woodrow F. Call
Diane Lane
Lorena Wood Parker
Robert Urich
Jake Spoon
D. B. Sweeney
Dish Boggett
Danny Glover
Joshua Deets
Rick Schroder
Newt Dobbs
Glenne Headly
Elmira Boot Johnson
Steve Buscemi
Luke
Anjelica Huston
Clara Forsythe Allen
