Netflix Orders Straight-to-Series Lonesome Dove Adaptation
Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart are spearheading Netflix's new adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two retired Texas rangers.
Netflix has given a straight-to-series order to a new adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel Lonesome Dove, according to screenrant.com. Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart are spearheading the project.
The series adapts the novel's story of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, two retired Texas rangers who set out on a cattle drive from the Rio Grande to Montana.
Netflix did not announce a release date or further cast details in the order.
Western roots
In 2018, Taylor Sheridan launched the TV western Yellowstone. Sheridan has cited Lonesome Dove as a long-standing inspiration and one of his favorite westerns.
Quick answers
What is Netflix's Lonesome Dove adaptation about?
It adapts Larry McMurtry's novel about Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, retired Texas rangers on a cattle drive from the Rio Grande to Montana.
Who is behind the Netflix Lonesome Dove series?
Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart are spearheading the project.