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Lonesome Dove: The Series: Season 1

21 episodes Premiered Sep 9, 1994 Updated Oct 4, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (16): Character development & subplots
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S1·E1 Mytharc

O Western Wind (1)

Sep 9, 1994 · 60 min

Ida Grayson shows up in Curtis Wells to meet up with her husband, but the proprietor of the hotel refuses to rent her a room because of her skin color.

S1·E2 Core

Down Come Rain (2)

Sep 16, 1994 · 60 min

Mosby and Shelby are revealed to be in league with the men who attacked Ida Grayson. Mosby leads Newt and Aaron to the men and shoots them dead.

S1·E3 Core

When Wilt Thou Blow (3)

Sep 24, 1994 · 60 min

Josiah finally gives Newt and Hannah his blessing to marry, and the two begin to plan the big day.

S1·E4 Core

Wild Horses

Oct 1, 1994 · 60 min

A young boy witnesses the slaughter of his family by a ruthless gang of horse thieves. Meanwhile, a convicted swindler en route to prison wins an unexpected reprieve when the marsh

S1·E5 Mytharc

Judgment Day

Oct 8, 1994 · 60 min

Newt and Hannah struggle to make ends meet. Newt and Austin go on a hunting trip.

S1·E6 Core

Duty Bound

Oct 15, 1994 · 60 min

Needing money to complete work on the cabin, Newt hires on as a scout for the Army, little knowing that his assignment will be tracking down deserters.

S1·E7 Core

Long Shot

Oct 22, 1994 · 60 min

Coming from different directions, Newt and Mosby join forces to pursue whiskey traders.

S1·E8 Core

Last Stand

Oct 29, 1994 · 60 min

Newt and Buffalo Bill team up to find the legendary Native American chief, Iron Bow, when he goes missing from the reservation.

S1·E9 Core

Ballad of a Gunfighter

Nov 5, 1994 · 60 min

A dispute over a woman pits Austin against a disgruntled cowboy who turns out to be a famous gunfighter, VERN PARKER.

S1·E10 Core

Where the Heart Is

Nov 12, 1994 · 60 min

Rustlers ambush Newt as he drives cattle belonging to the residents of Curtis Wells toward the railhead.

S1·E11 Core

Firebrand

Nov 19, 1994 · 60 min

When Newt and Hannah lose control of their new stallion FIREBRAND, he is stopped by JOHN LAWSON, a homesteader traveling with his wife to Oregon City.

S1·E12 Core

High Lonesome

Nov 26, 1994 · 60 min

In Sweetwater, Austin kills Emile Tousaint in a bar fight. His gang seeks revenge.

S1·E13 Core

Law and Order

Feb 25, 1995 · 60 min

When men attempting to purchase their land threaten Newt and Hannah, Newt turns to Curtis Wells' newest citizen, SHERIF OWEDN KEARNY for help.

S1·E14 Filler

The Road Home

Mar 4, 1995 · 60 min

The Hell Bitch is captured by Crow braves and Newt is left stranded.

S1·E15 Core

Blood Money

Mar 11, 1995 · 60 min

When TRAVIS PACKARD returns to Curtis Wells after three years in prison for bank robbery, he's welcomed by some, mistrusted by others.

S1·E16 Core

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

Mar 18, 1995 · 60 min

Newt and Hannah travel to Bismark to attend BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW, and end up helping Bill stave off financial ruin and keep his beloved show on the stage.

S1·E17 Core

Traveller

Mar 25, 1995 · 60 min

When photographer, CLAUDIA HARRELL sets up her camera in Curtis Wells she creates a stir because she doesn't act or dress like most frontier women.

S1·E18 Core

Rebellion

Apr 1, 1995 · 60 min

Newt trails horses to Sweetwater, only to find the deal he made with the livery no longer stands.

S1·E19 Core

The List

Apr 8, 1995 · 60 min

Mountain man, CURTIS, strikes gold near the town that bears his name and returns a rich man.

S1·E20 Mytharc

Ties that Bind

Apr 15, 1995 · 60 min

Newt is ambushed and left for dead by a prisoner he is escorting to the gallows.

S1·E21 Mytharc

Snowbound

Apr 22, 1995 · 60 min

Curtis Wells is cut off from the rest of the world until the snow clears in the passes. Newt and Kearny rescue a group of miners lost in the mountains and near frozen to death.

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