Comanche Moon

Synopsis

Comanche Moon is a television miniseries that is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. It aired on CBS beginning Sunday, January 13, and continuing Tuesday, January 15, and Wednesday, January 16, 2008. It is a prequel to the original Lonesome Dove miniseries.

First Air Date: 2008-01-13

Last Air Date: 2008-01-16

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: CBS

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Top Cast

Steve Zahn as Gus McCrae
Linda Cardellini as Clara Forsythe Allen
Val Kilmer as Inish Scull
Elizabeth Banks as Maggie
Melanie Lynskey as Pearl Coleman
Karl Urban as Woodrow F. Call
Adam Beach as Blue Duck
Keith D. Robinson as Joshua Deets
Wes Studi as Buffalo Hump
Rachel Griffiths as Inez Scull

Seasons

Miniseries (2008)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Part 1 (2008-01-13)

In Part 1 of 3, the Rangers track a notorious horse thief, and Gus and Woodrow are promoted to captains after their leader, Capt. Scull (Val Kilmer), abandons his men to search for his beloved horse that is stolen. Also: Gus courts Clara, a local Austin beauty, and Scull's wife takes up with Jake Spoon, a young Ranger.
Ep. 2: Part 2 (2008-01-15)

Gus and Woodrow are ordered by the governor to rescue Capt. Scull from a Mexican bandit who is holding him for ransom; Comanches raid Austin and burn much of it to the ground; Woodrow worries that Maggie's baby doesn't belong to him; and Gus becomes convinced that Clara is going to marry another man.
Ep. 3: Part 3 (2008-01-16)

Seven years later, Gus grieves for his late wife and Woodrow gets jealous over the amount of time Jake is spending with Maggie, but Woodrow refuses to accept Newt as his own son; Blue Duck confronts his dying father; Clara visits Gus in Austin; and Scull is approached in Boston to lead an expansion of the West.