Season guide

Lonesome Dove: Season 1

4 episodes Premiered Feb 5, 1989

Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Feb 5, 1989

Larry McMurtry's saga opens with two former Texas Rangers beginning a cattle drive to Montana.

S1·E2 Core

Feb 6, 1989

A deadly pursuit on the plains pits Gus against a sadistic renegade named Blue Duck.

S1·E3 Core

Feb 7, 1989

Off the trail, Jake falls in with bad company, while Gus shares a bittersweet reunion with an old flame.

S1·E4 Mytharc

Feb 8, 1989

A tragedy in the Montana Territory exacts a painful promise from Call that takes him on a haunting mission back to Texas. Conclusion.