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The Son (2017)

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Genre
drama television series, Westerns on television
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 20 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 146 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Texas rancher and oil tycoon looks back on his violent life from his early days as a settler to his later years building a fortune. The show follows his rise and the conflicts with his family and rivals.

grittyslow-burnbleakatmosphericintrospectivehistoricalviolentmelancholic

What happens

The Son is an American Western drama television series based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Philipp Meyer. The show was created and developed by Meyer, Brian McGreevy, and Lee Shipman. Twenty episodes over two seasons aired from April 8, 2017, through June 29, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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