The multigenerational epic follows two concurrent time periods: One, the story of young Eli McCullough after he is kidnapped and indoctrinated into a tribe of Comanches in 1849. The other, 60 years later, when we see a grown Eli struggle to maintain his family’s cattle empire during the turbulent Bandit Wars of South Texas. Based on Philipp Meyer’s acclaimed novel.
Pierce Brosnan
Eli McCullough
Jacob Lofland
Young Eli McCullough
Zahn McClarnon
Toshaway
Carlos Bardem
Pedro García
James Parks
Niles Gilbert
Sydney Lucas
Jeannie McCullough
Kathryn Prescott
Young Ingrid
The Son is a drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of texas, native american, oil tycoon, comanche. Created by Wes Brown, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Jacob Lofland, Zahn McClarnon. The multigenerational epic follows two concurrent time periods: One, the story of young Eli McCullough after he is kidnapped and indoctrinated into a tribe of Comanches in 1849. The other, 60 years later, when we see a grown Eli struggle to maintain his family’s cattle empire during the turbulent Bandit Wars of South Texas. Based on Philipp Meyer’s acclaimed novel.
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