The Awakening Land: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Frontierswoman Sayward Luckett's struggles in Ohio during the late 18th-century and early 19th-century. A new look at how the West was won.  Adapted from the trilogy of novels by Conrad Richter, "The Awakening Land" spans 27 years of frontier settlement. It begins in 1790, when the dirt-poor Lucketts leave Pennsylvania in search of game in the Ohio Territory. The head of the clan, Worth Luckett (Tony Mockus), is a good provider but also a wanderer, so it's not long before his oldest daughter Sayward (Elizabeth Montgomery) is looking after her three sisters.

Series details

• Title: The Awakening Land
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1978-02-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-02-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30222
• IMDb ID: tt0076981
• TVDB ID: 289586

Cast and credited roles

• Elizabeth Montgomery — Sayward Luckett Wheeler
• Hal Holbrook — Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
• Jane Seymour — Genny Luckett
• Steven Keats — Jake Tench
• William H. Macy — Will Beagle
• Chelcie Ross — Billy Harbison

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-02-19; final listed air date 1978-02-21; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Awakening 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.