Netflix Developing New Lonesome Dove Series With Zoe Kazan, Jeb Stuart
Netflix is adapting Larry McMurtry's novel Lonesome Dove with Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart as showrunners, partnering with Teton Ridge Entertainment.
Netflix is developing a new adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel Lonesome Dove, with Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart serving as showrunners, according to movieweb.com.
The project is a partnership with Teton Ridge Entertainment, which acquired the rights to the novels from the McMurtry estate. No cast members have been announced.
McMurtry's novel received the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The previous adaptation aired in four installments on CBS in 1989 and was nominated for 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning six. An estimated 44 million people watched its first episode.
Kazan and Stuart previously worked together on the Netflix series East of Eden. Stuart also worked on the Vikings spin-off Vikings: Valhalla.
Quick answers
Who are the showrunners for Netflix's Lonesome Dove?
Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart are the showrunners.
Who is Netflix partnering with for the Lonesome Dove adaptation?
Netflix is partnering with Teton Ridge Entertainment, which acquired the rights to the novels from the McMurtry estate.
Has any cast been announced for the Netflix Lonesome Dove series?
No cast members have been announced.