Scarlett: Season 1
Following the death of her sister-in-law Melanie Wilkes, Scarlett O'Hara sets out to reclaim her doomed romance with Rhett Butler. Her journey takes her from home to Tara, to Charleston, to Savannah, and ultimately to Ireland, where she learns of her family's roots. This 1994 American television miniseries is loosely based on Alexandra Ripley's eponymous book, which serves as a sequel to Margaret Mitchell's 1936 nove
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Scarlett O'Hara is navigating the aftermath of the death of her sister-in-law Melanie Wilkes.
- Scarlett's primary narrative drive is setting out to reclaim her doomed romance with Rhett Butler.
- The overarching story serves as a sequel to the historical events and character dynamics established in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind.
- The narrative follows Scarlett's geographical and personal transitions away from her established life toward her family roots.
Season overview
Following the death of her sister-in-law Melanie Wilkes, Scarlett O'Hara sets out to reclaim her doomed romance with Rhett Butler. Her journey takes her from home to Tara, to Charleston, to Savannah, and ultimately to Ireland, where she learns of her family's roots. This 1994 American television miniseries is loosely based on Alexandra Ripley's eponymous book, which serves as a sequel to Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind. The production was filmed across the United States and abroad, featuring a cast that includes Joanne Whalley and Timothy Dalton, and was broadcast in multiple parts.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Part 1
Nov 13, 1994 · 92 min
Atlanta, Georgia, 1873: Scarlett O'Hara attends the funeral of Melanie Wilkes, her late sister-in-law and rival for Ashley Wilkes' affection, at which her estranged husband Rhett B
Part 2
Nov 15, 1994 · 91 min
Scarlett travels to Charleston to visit Rhett's family and tries to corner him by winning his mother's affection. She convinces Rhett to take her for a sail on the harbor, where th
Part 3
Nov 16, 1994 · 91 min
Scarlett connects with the O'Hara clan in Savannah, where she learns that her grandfather has offered Scarlett his inheritance only if she remains with him until his death and cuts
Part 4
Nov 17, 1994 · 90 min
Scarlett keeps her daughter's birth a secret from Rhett to spite him, thinking that if Cat grows up not knowing her father she will, unlike Bonnie, not love him. The day that Rhett