Bret Maverick: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this continuation of the 'Maverick' series, poker player and conman Bret Maverick moves to the town of Sweetwater, AZ, and tries to take up a normal life as a cattle breeder. However, Brett's past and the troubles of Sweetwater won't leave him alone, and he soon finds himself putting his skills to use to help out his fellow citizens.

Series details

• Title: Bret Maverick
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Western
• Premiere date: 1981-12-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-05-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 3559

Cast and credited roles

• James Garner — Bret Maverick
• Ed Bruce — Tom Guthrie
• David Knell — Rodney Catlow
• Darleen Carr — Mary Lou "M.L." Springer
• Richard Hamilton — Cy Whittaker
• John Shearin — Sheriff Mitchel Dowd
• Ramon Bieri — Elijah Crow

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-12-01; final listed air date 1982-05-04; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bret Maverick on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.