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Texas Rising

Texas Rising

Don't mess with Texas.

20156.11 Season5 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A chronicle of the Texas Revolution, the uprising against the tyranny of Mexican dictator Santa Anna, from the battle of the Alamo to the battle of San Jacinto, and the rise of the Texas Rangers.

Produced by Joanne Rubino, Herb Nanas, Darrell Fetty
NetworksHistory

Top Cast

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Sam Houston

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Deaf Smith

Olivier Martinez

Olivier Martinez

Antonio López de Santa Anna

Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane

James Wykoff

Max Thieriot

Max Thieriot

Jack Hays

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

Billy Anderson

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

Lorca

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Henry Karnes

Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies

Ephraim Knowles

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Mosley Baker

Themes & Keywords

texastexas rangerminiseriesdocudramaalamowild westhistorical drama19th century

About Texas Rising

Texas Rising is a drama, western series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of texas, texas ranger, miniseries, docudrama, alamo, wild west. it stars Bill Paxton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olivier Martinez. A chronicle of the Texas Revolution, the uprising against the tyranny of Mexican dictator Santa Anna, from the battle of the Alamo to the battle of San Jacinto, and the rise of the Texas Rangers.

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