Texas Rising: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Texas Rising is an 8-hour miniseries that details the Texas Revolution and the rise of the Texas Rangers.

In 1836, west of the Mississippi was considered the Wild West and the Texas frontier was viewed as hell on earth. Crushed from the outside by Mexican armadas and attacked from within by ferocious Comanche tribes—no one was safe. But this was a time of bravery, a time to die for what you believed in and a time to stand tall against the cruel rule of the Mexican General Santa Anna. The heroic General Sam Houston, the rag tag Rangers and the legendary "Yellow Rose of Texas" lead this story of the human will to win against insurmountable odds. At the end, the Texas flags stood tall and victorious, claiming a piece of history for all eternity.

Series details

• Title: Texas Rising
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Western
• Premiere date: 2015-05-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 1747

Cast and credited roles

• Bill Paxton — Sam Houston
• Brendan Fraser — Billy Anderson
• Christopher McDonald — Henry Wax Karnes
• Cynthia Addai Robinson — Emily D. West
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan — Captain Erastus "Deaf" Smith
• Jeremy Davies — Ephraim Knowles
• Joe Egender — Beans Wilkins
• Max Thieriot — John Coffee "Jack" Hays
• Olivier Martinez — President General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• Ray Liotta — Lorca / Tom Mitchell
• Rhys Coiro — Vern Elwood
• Stephen Monroe Taylor — Gator Davis

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-05-25; final listed air date 2015-06-15; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Texas Rising 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.