Texas Ranger Mini-Series (History)

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New Title and Cast added!!

TEXAS RISING

Network: History Channel

Date: Memorial Day, May 25th, 2015.

Directed By: Roland Joffé

Starring: (Partial)
Chad Michael Murray as Mirabeau Lamar
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as 'Deaf' Smith
Ray Liotta as Lorca
Brendan Fraser as Billy Anderson
Max Thieriot as Jack Hays
Bill Paxton as Sam Houston
Adam Hicks as Truett Fincham
Thomas Jane as James Wykoff
Sarah Jones as Pauline Wykoff
Johnathon Schaech as Colonel Sidney Sherman
Olivier Martinez as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Christopher McDonald as Henry Karnes
Courtney Gains as Cole Hornfischer
Kris Kristofferson as President Andrew Jackson
Robert Knepper as Empresario Buckley
Jeremy Davies as Sergeant Ephraim Knowles
Crispin Glover as Mosley Baker
Rob Morrow as Colonel Fannin
Rhys Coiro as Vern Elwood




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This looks really good!


History Greenlights Texas Rangers Mini From ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Producer; Bill Paxton & Brendan Fraser Lead Star Cast

History Greenlights Texas Rangers Miniseries From 'Hatfields & McCoys' Producer

History has given the green light to its next big-scope miniseries, the eight-hour Texas Rising (working title), for a 2015 premiere. The project, which had been in the works at the cable network for a year and a half, comes from Leslie Greif, the producer of History’s first miniseries, mega hit Hatfields & McCoys. It will feature a big-name cast led by Hatfield & McCoys star Bill Paxton, who earned an Emmy nomination for his role as Randall McCoy. The project will detail the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers.

Paxton will play Sam Houston, the father of Texas. He is joined by Brendan Fraser as Billy Anderson, a Texas Ranger with Comanche Indian ties; Ray Liotta as Lorca, an Alamo survivor seeking brutal revenge;

Jeffrey Dean Morgan as “Deaf” Smith, a deaf and grizzled veteran Texas Ranger with an advanced case of consumption; Thomas Jane as James Wykoff, a homesteader who finds himself living in the middle of hostile Indian territory; Olivier Martinez as President General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the tyrant dictator of Mexico; Chad Michael Murray as Mirabeau Lamar, a spirited Texas soldier who helps win the battle of San Jacinto; Michael Rapaport as Sgt. Ephraim Knowles, a would-be deserter and coward turned hero; and Max Thieriot as Jack Hays, a volunteer freedom fighter who becomes the youngest Texas Ranger.

Roland Joffé is is directing the mini, from A+E Studios and ITV Studios America, produced by Thinkfactory Media with Greif serving as executive producer. Greif also co-wrote the script for all four two-hour installments with Hatfields & McCoys producer Darrell Fetty; Hatfields co-writer Ted Mann co-wrote Night 1 with them. “From Hatfields & McCoys to The Bible to Vikings, History has made a major commitment to high-quality scripted historical dramas,” said the network’s EVP Dirk Hoogstra, “The Texas Revolution is one of the most gut-wrenching and inspirational events in our history. Doing the story justice will be a massive undertaking and we’re excited to begin production with one of the best teams in the business.”

In 1836, if west of the Mississippi was considered the Wild West then Texas was hell on earth. Crushed from the outside by Mexican armadas and attacked from within by ferocious Comanche tribes, no one was safe. But this was a time of bravery, a time to die for what you believed in and a time to stand tall against the cruel rule of the Mexican General Santa Anna. From General Sam Houston to rag tag Rangers to the legendary “Yellow Rose of Texas” — this is a story of the human spirit rising in the face of insurmountable odds and claiming a piece of history for all eternity. “It’s exciting to be back working with History and Bill Paxton, a team that made television history with Hatfields & McCoys,” said Greif. “The battle for Texas independence was epic and really the battle for the future of America.”
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Texas Rising (History)

Geoffrey Blake (Forrest Gump) and Dillon Lane (Bucket And Skinner’s Epic Adventures) have joined the cast of History’s miniseries Texas Rising (working title)…Blake…will play Colonel George Hockley, Sam Houston’s most trusted confidant and adviser, who senses the unrest among the men before the Alamo, but supports Houston even as others question his leadership. Lane will play Yancey Burns, one of the youngest Rangers who goes on a dangerous mission to help rescue his friend Truett Fincham’s family.
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Jake Busey has been cast in History’s miniseries Texas Rising

Jake Busey has been cast in History’s miniseries Texas Rising (working title) from A+E Studios and ITV Studios America. Leslie Greif (Hatfields & McCoys) is exec producing the project, which will detail the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers. Busey will play the older brother of “Big Foot Wallace”, Samuel Wallace, who recites the legendary admonition “Remember the Alamo.” Busey, repped by TalentWorks and manager Steven Jensen, also can be seen in Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn on El Rey Network.
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I have updated the first post with official title "Texas Rising" and air date of Memorial Day, May 25.

A partial cast list as well as which looks phenomenal as does this First Look Trailer!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXVyPBwC7rY[/youtube]
 
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First episode tomorrow night. This has the potential to be one of the best mini-series out there.

The History Channel is airing a special right now called Avenging the Alamo: Texas Rising. It's very informative and uses the actors from the show to talk about the history of their character.
 
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If this is anything like the Hatfields and McCoys you are doing yourself a great disservice by not watching.

H and M is among the best miniseries I have ever watched.
 
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So far so good IMO. Not sure they needed 2 hours to tell this part of the story, but I'm enjoying it so far.
 
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I'm pretty disappointed in this show, to be honest.

It's watchable, maybe even decent, but that's it. I was hoping it would be fantastic. 80% of the way through the show and it doesn't hold a candle to Hatfields and McCoys.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
I'm pretty disappointed in this show, to be honest.

It's watchable, maybe even decent, but that's it. I was hoping it would be fantastic. 80% of the way through the show and it doesn't hold a candle to Hatfields and McCoys.
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acting and dialogue is pretty bad
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
acting and dialogue is pretty bad
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That one girl, the one who the young guys who got killed were in love with, now the perv is chasing around, is possibly the worst actress I've ever seen. I mean, surely she's not going to try to make a career out of acting.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
That one girl, the one who the young guys who got killed were in love with, now the perv is chasing around, is possibly the worst actress I've ever seen. I mean, surely she's not going to try to make a career out of acting.
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The only thing that can redeem this show for me is to have Sam Houston standing over a mortally wounded Santa Anna and say "Game over man, game over" then blow his brains out.

Come on revisionist history!!
 
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