TV series

Lonesome Dove

1989 · 1 season

A sweeping, unhurried frontier journey that lingers on friendship and loss, leaving a quiet ache long after the trail ends.

Tagline: The epic film as big as the west.
Overview: A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, aging, loyalty, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
aging
loyalty
death
freedom
Places: countryside
wilderness
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild