Lonesome Dove (1989)

Adventure · Drama · Western

A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.

IMDb rating: 8.6 (31,031 votes)
Episode average: 8.6 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

8.55 avg 4 episodes 8.1 → 8.8 93 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Leaving	8.1	852
2	On the Trail	8.6	736
3	The Plains	8.7	718
4	Return	8.8	731