《Lonesome Dove》(Lonesome Dove) reboot drama ordered

Netflix announced on September 8 that it had directly ordered the adaptation of Lonesome Dove.The project is adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1985 Western novel of the same name. Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stewart will jointly serve as the main creator, screenwriter and executive producer.The two had just completed the Netflix limited series East of Eden, and this time they continued to cooperate with the platform.

《Lone Dove》The original work won the Pulitzer Prize. The story of the West, herds and old friends later became a very important chapter in American western literature.Teton Ridge Entertainment, which is responsible for developing the new series, holds the rights to adapt the novel and subsequent works, and the rights cover the four novels in this series.When the company acquired the rights last year, it said it would start with Lone Dove and then consider other novels.

The story has been adapted for film and television before.In 1989, CBS launched a miniseries of the same name, starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones.This work won an Emmy Award that year and was recognized by a Golden Globe Award. Variety mentioned that its premiere attracted 26 million viewers.The new project is still based on the original novel, and Netflix has yet to announce the cast.

Kazan and Stewart said in a statement that they return to the work with love and respect and hope to continue their journey with Gus, Woodrow and the remaining characters.Ginny Howe, Netflix's head of drama in the United States and Canada, also said that the platform values ​​the two's ability to deal with characters, places and emotions, and is therefore willing to hand them over to continue adapting this classic western story.

The official plot synopsis for the new series places the time in the 1870s.Two old partners, Gus McCray and Woodrow Call, who had left the Texas Rangers, faced an uncertain future and once again embarked on a dangerous cattle drive.They set out from the Rio Grande River and prepared to cross the American West toward the untamed wilderness of Montana.

This journey is the main line of the story, and it also brings out the situation of the two people who have reached the later stages of their lives.The official introduction mentions that there will be a group of characters with different origins in the team. The journey is intertwined with fruitless feelings, solid friendships, harsh justice in the border areas, and the persistence of a meaningful life.The content disclosed at this stage is only here, and it has not been explained how the series will be divided into episodes.

Teton Ridge calls "Lonesome Dove" a rare classic American story, believing that its characters, scale, and depiction of friendship, love, and loss can still be accessed by today's audiences.Larry McMurtry's long-time creative partner Diana Ossana, as well as The McMurtry family's Curtis McMurtry, will also executive produce the new series.

Currently, Netflix has not given a start time, number of episodes or release date.It has been confirmed that the project has entered the next step of series development, with Kazan and Stewart taking on creative direction and Teton Ridge remaining involved in production.For viewers who are familiar with the 1989 version, how the new show will deal with the pairing of Gus and Woodrow will have to wait until follow-up materials are released.