Epic story about two former Texas rangers who decide to move cattle from the south to Montana. Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call run into many problems on the way, and the journey doesn't end without numerous casualties.
EPISODE 1
Leaving
Two former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and other residents of a Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.
EPISODE 2
On the Trail
Call (Tommy Lee Jones) and Gus (Robert Duvall) are forced into a confrontation with an old enemy who kidnaps and brutalizes Lorena.
EPISODE 3
The Plains
Jake's (Robert Urich) involvement with the Suggs gang reaches a tragic climax; Gus reunites with an old flame (Anjelica Houston).
EPISODE 4
Return
Gus (Robert Duvall) is injured during an Indian attack; Call (Tommy Lee Jones) has a final run-in with Blue Duck.
EPISODE 5
The Making of an Epic
A documentary tracing the development and production of the mini-series 'Lonesome Dove' (1989).
Tommy Lee Jones
Robert Duvall
Diane Lane
Robert Urich
Danny Glover
D.B. Sweeney
Chris Cooper
Frederic Forrest
Anjelica Huston
Timothy Scott
Barry Corbin