The Son (2017)

Drama · History · Western

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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (8,695 votes)
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): AMC+ · YouTube TV · Philo · Spectrum On Demand · The Roku Channel · OnDemandKorea
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Season 1 (2017)

7.63 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 8.3 43 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Son of Texas	7.3	531
2	The Plum Tree	7.5	432
3	Second Empire	7.4	380
4	Death Song	7.7	357
5	No Prisoners	8.0	352
6	The Buffalo Hunter	7.7	317
7	Marriage Bond	7.2	313
8	Honey Hunt	7.6	293
9	The Prophecy	7.6	291
10	Scalps	8.3	345

Season 2 (2019)

7.38 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 7.3 43 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Numunuu	7.3	224
2	Ten Dollars and a Plucked Goose	7.3	185
3	The Blind Tiger	7.3	173
4	Scalped a Dog	7.5	174
5	Hot Oil	7.2	170
6	The Blue Light	7.3	173
7	Somebody Get a Shovel	7.7	177
8	All Their Guilty Stains	7.4	165
9	The Bear	7.5	157
10	Legend	7.3	194

The Son (2017)

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