Children of the Dust: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the Oklahoma Territory of the late 1880s, Gypsy Smith is a bounty hunter of African American and Cherokee descent. Smith helps African American homesteaders to settle the territory under the specter of Jim Crow. Meanwhile, a young Native American raised by Whites must choose between the woman that he loves or his Cheyenne heritage.

Series details

• Title: Children of the Dust
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Western
• Premiere date: 1995-02-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-02-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50797

Cast and credited roles

• Farrah Fawcett — Nora Maxwell
• Sidney Poitier — Gypsy Smith
• Michael Moriarty — John Maxwell

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-02-26; final listed air date 1995-02-28; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Children of the Dust 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.