7.085 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestThe Texas Rangers return to Victoria to celebrate their victory over Mexico and Houston is encouraged to take an important role in the future of the newly independent territory.
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.
Production
They built an actual Alamo set in Mexico, then barely used it effectively.
Acting
Jeffrey Dean Morgan commits harder than this script deserves.
Creator
Roland Joffé
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
Robert Knepper
Empresario Buckley
Chad Michael Murray
Mirabeau Lamar
Jeff Fahey
Thomas Rusk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series was originally pitched as a ten-episode event but was cut to five mid-production, explaining the rushed final episodes and abrupt character arcs.
This was Bill Paxton's final major television role before his death in 2017; his portrayal of Sam Houston carries an unintended elegiac weight in retrospect.
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