Seasons
Curtis Wells is cut off from the rest of the world until the snow clears in the passes. Newt and Kearny rescue a group of miners lost in the mountains and near frozen to death.
Newt is ambushed and left for dead by a prisoner he is escorting to the gallows.
Mountain man, CURTIS, strikes gold near the town that bears his name and returns a rich man.
Newt trails horses to Sweetwater, only to find the deal he made with the livery no longer stands.
When photographer, CLAUDIA HARRELL sets up her camera in Curtis Wells she creates a stir because she doesn't act or dress like most frontier women.
Newt and Hannah travel to Bismark to attend BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW, and end up helping Bill stave off financial ruin and keep his beloved show on the stage.
When TRAVIS PACKARD returns to Curtis Wells after three years in prison for bank robbery, he's welcomed by some, mistrusted by others.
The Hell Bitch is captured by Crow braves and Newt is left stranded.
When men attempting to purchase their land threaten Newt and Hannah, Newt turns to Curtis Wells' newest citizen, SHERIF OWEDN KEARNY for help.
In Sweetwater, Austin kills Emile Tousaint in a bar fight. His gang seeks revenge.
When Newt and Hannah lose control of their new stallion FIREBRAND, he is stopped by JOHN LAWSON, a homesteader traveling with his wife to Oregon City.
Rustlers ambush Newt as he drives cattle belonging to the residents of Curtis Wells toward the railhead.
A dispute over a woman pits Austin against a disgruntled cowboy who turns out to be a famous gunfighter, VERN PARKER.
Newt and Buffalo Bill team up to find the legendary Native American chief, Iron Bow, when he goes missing from the reservation.
Coming from different directions, Newt and Mosby join forces to pursue whiskey traders.
Needing money to complete work on the cabin, Newt hires on as a scout for the Army, little knowing that his assignment will be tracking down deserters.
Newt and Hannah struggle to make ends meet. Newt and Austin go on a hunting trip.
A young boy witnesses the slaughter of his family by a ruthless gang of horse thieves. Meanwhile, a convicted swindler en route to prison wins an unexpected reprieve when the marshall escorting him (CALEB POWLER) drops dead. The prisoner takes the marshall's name and, reaching Curtis Wells, impersonates him. In doing so, he has the opportunity to redeem his past cowardice - until Newt recognizes that he's indeed an imposter. In a climatic siege, Caleb actually gets the chance to prove himself, winning Newt's respect and the freedom he'd long since given up on.
Josiah finally gives Newt and Hannah his blessing to marry, and the two begin to plan the big day.
Mosby and Shelby are revealed to be in league with the men who attacked Ida Grayson. Mosby leads Newt and Aaron to the men and shoots them dead.
Description
Set in the small western town of Curtis Wells, Lonesome Dove: The Series follows first the romance and later the marriage of Newt Call and Hannah Peale, and the obsession that Clay Mosby, who owns most of the town, has with young Hannah, who looks remarkably like his late wife, Mary. In addition to the talented regular Canadian cast of Scott Bairstow, Christianne Hirt, and Eric McCormack, the show also featured the recurring players of Dennis Weaver as legend Buffalo Bill Cody, Diahann Carroll as innkeeper and widow Ida Grayson, Paul Johansson as newspaperman and family member Austin Peale, and Paul Le Mat as Hannah's father and the editor of the local paper.
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Genres
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CastScott BairstowEric McCormackChristianne HirtDennis WeaverBret Hart
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Channel
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Premiere DateSeptember 09, 1994
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Rating6.9 (9)
