Promised Land: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Promised Land Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Saving Grace (II)
Oct 1, 1998 · 60 min
Nathaniel is kidnapped by the woman whose family died because of Joe's reckless driving. The crossover starts on Touched by an Angel S05E02 Saving Grace (I).
Balancing Act
Oct 8, 1998 · 60 min
Josh defends Dinah's honor when her friend Eric begins spreading rumours about her.
Restoration
Oct 15, 1998 · 60 min
Russell and Claire attempt to restore a mansion and the lives of the family who call it home, including a girl whose mother won't recognize her health problems. Meanwhile, Dinah st
Chasin' the Blues
Oct 29, 1998 · 60 min
Josh sets out on the road by himself to help a troubled friend. Meanwhile Russell accidently gets mixed up with a con artist.
Denver: Welcome Home
Nov 5, 1998 · 60 min
A landlord allows the Greenes to move into a run-down house rent free on the condition that Russell fixes up the place. Meanwhile, Claire gets a job at the local school and neighbo
Anywhere But Here
Nov 12, 1998 · 60 min
Josh is recued by a homeless boy after he is attacked by a group of thugs, prompting Russell and Claire to locate the child's alcoholic father with hopes of repairing the shattered
And Baby Makes Three
Nov 19, 1998 · 60 min
Josh learns that his girlfriend has a 2 year old son. Meanwhile, Claire and Russell must decide whether or not to remain in Denver.
Out of Bounds
Dec 3, 1998 · 60 min
Russell becomes the object of a young drug addict's affection when he volunteers at a local youth shelter, while L.T. is between a rock and a hard place when his gangster friends g
The Visitor
Jan 7, 1999 · 60 min
L.T.'s estranged father, Lawrence Sr. shows up and announces he's dying of prostate cancer. Meanwhile Russell goes to the doctor for an overdue physcial.
Wounded Hearts
Jan 14, 1999 · 60 min
L.T.'s anger at his father nearly gets him expelled from school. Meanwhile, Dinah brings a quirky friend to a school costume party.
It's All in the Family
Jan 14, 1999 · 60 min
With Lawrence's death imminent, Russell tries to teach L.T. about forgiveness. Meanwhile some parents oppose Claire's plan to help pregnant teens.
Undercover
Mar 25, 1999 · 60 min
L.T. interprets Claire's silence as racism when she fails to tell him that his new girlfriend isn't really a high-school student.
In The Money
Apr 1, 1999 · 60 min
Russell risks losing a wealthy volunteer at the teen shelter when he tells her to stop throwing money around and explains how the money could really help the kids. Meanwhile, Dinah
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 8, 1999 · 60 min
Claire worries that Josh's involvement with Bobbie could be a problem. Margot is hit by a car but her mother refuses to visit her in the hospital. Meanwhile, L.T.'s award-winning p
What's in a Word
Apr 15, 1999 · 60 min
Nathaniel naively uses a racial slur and must deal with the ramifications with help from Russell and L.T.
Leaving the Life
Apr 29, 1999 · 60 min
Russell and L.T. try to help out a woman to break away from her life of crime after her gang leader demands that she shoot a rival gang member and threatens to kill her and her fam
Baby Steps
May 6, 1999 · 60 min
L.T. dates a white girl, and Margot and her mom deal with their issues.
Darkness Visible
May 13, 1999 · 60 min
L.T. is surprised to learn that the homeless man who stole his camera is actually a once-renowned landscape photographer.
Finale
May 20, 1999 · 60 min
L.T. finds himself in danger when he witnesses a drug addict selling her baby to a dealer, and wants to get the police involved. Meanwhile, Hattie returns home with big news, and C