Texas Rising
Don't mess with Texas.
Created by Roland Joffé
On History
A historical action miniseries dramatizing the Texas Revolution with period spectacle and martial heroism, balancing grim conflict with a triumphalist narrative arc.
A chronicle of the Texas Revolution, the uprising against the tyranny of Mexican dictator Santa Anna, from the battle of the Alamo to the battle of San Jacinto, and the rise of the Texas Rangers.
Essence
Ensemble
Bill Paxton
Sam Houston
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Deaf Smith
Olivier Martinez
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Thomas Jane
James Wykoff
Max Thieriot
Jack Hays
Brendan Fraser
Billy Anderson
Ray Liotta
Lorca
Christopher McDonald
Henry Karnes
Jeremy Davies
Ephraim Knowles
Crispin Glover
Mosley Baker
Rhys Coiro
Vern Elwood
Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Emily West
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Dead Man's Walk
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Texas Rising, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
