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Texas Rising

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20152015
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.2K
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Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Crispin Glover, Ray Liotta, Christopher McDonald, Robert Knepper, Max Thieriot, Rhys Coiro, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson in Texas Rising (2015)
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The story of how the Texas Rangers were created.The story of how the Texas Rangers were created.The story of how the Texas Rangers were created.

IMDb RATING
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4.2K
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POPULARITY
2,355
571
  • Stars
    • Bill Paxton
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    • Olivier Martinez
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    • Bill Paxton
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    • Olivier Martinez
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    • 97User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 13 nominations total

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    2015

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    Bill Paxton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Texas Rising (2015)
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    Bill Paxton, Crispin Glover, Christopher McDonald, Max Thieriot, and Rhys Coiro in Texas Rising (2015)
    Texas Rising (2015)
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    Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Jeremy Davies, Christopher McDonald, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Joe Egender, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Rhys Coiro, and Trevor Donovan in Texas Rising (2015)
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    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Sam Houston
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    • 'Deaf' Smith
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Olivier Martinez
    Olivier Martinez
    • Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Thomas Jane
    Thomas Jane
    • James Wykoff
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Crispin Glover
    Crispin Glover
    • Mosley Baker
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Jeremy Davies
    Jeremy Davies
    • Ephraim Knowles
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Rhys Coiro
    Rhys Coiro
    • Vern Elwood
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Henry Karnes
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Max Thieriot
    Max Thieriot
    • Jack Hays
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Cynthia Addai-Robinson
    Cynthia Addai-Robinson
    • Emily West
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Robert Knepper
    Robert Knepper
    • Empresario Buckley
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Chad Michael Murray
    Chad Michael Murray
    • Mirabeau Lamar
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Jeff Fahey
    Jeff Fahey
    • Thomas Rusk
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Sarah Jones
    Sarah Jones
    • Pauline Wykoff
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Joe Egender
    Joe Egender
    • Beans Wilkins
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Robert Baker
    Robert Baker
    • Big Foot Wallace
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Stephen Monroe Taylor
    Stephen Monroe Taylor
    • Gator Davis
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
    Trevor Donovan
    Trevor Donovan
    • Kit Acklin
    5 episodes5 eps • 2015
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    • Trivia
      Bill Paxton is a distant relative of Sam Houston.
    • Goofs
      None of the landscape resembles the Texas areas portrayed in this series. There are no mountains between San Antonio and Houston. Filming occurred in Mexico.
    • Connections
      Edited into Texas Rising: The Lost Soldier (2015)

    User reviews97

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    6/10
    It'd be nice if the History Channel would do History occasionally
    Acting is fine, story is ok, history is meh Was expecting quite a bit more, but from the network of Ancient Aliens I may need to lower the bar. Worth a background watch while working at home.
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    • Why is America so willfully blind to the REAL real story of the creation of Texas?

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 텍사스 라이징
    • Filming locations
      • Durango, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • A+E Studios
      • ITV America
      • Thinkfactory Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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