Promised Land: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When Russell Greene loses his job, he decides to go on the road with his family. So he gathers his family including his wife Claire, his son Josh, his daughter Dinah his mother, Hattie, and his nephew Nathaniel and hits the road. With only an old Suburban, a trailer, and a dream, Russell and his family are now traveling across the country in search of adventure and helping many people along the way.

Promised Land was a spinoff of the series Touched by an Angel and had several crossover episodes with that series, as well as one with Diagnosis Murder.

Series details

• Title: Promised Land
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family
• Premiere date: 1996-09-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-05-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4912

Cast and credited roles

• Gerald McRaney — Russell Greene
• Wendy Phillips — Claire Greene
• Sarah Schaub — Dinah Greene
• Austin O'Brien — Joshua Greene
• Eddie Karr — Nathaniel Greene
• Celeste Holm — Hattie Greene
• Richard Thomas — Joe Greene

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-09-17; final listed air date 1997-05-20; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-09-25; final listed air date 1998-05-14; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1998-10-01; final listed air date 1999-05-20; episode order: 23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Promised Land 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.