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The Son is an American Western drama series adapted from Philipp Meyer’s novel. Created by Meyer, McGreevy, and Shipman, the show spans two seasons with twenty episodes broadcast between 2017 and 2019. It explores themes within the American West through a multi-generational narrative.
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What novel is The Son television series based on?
The Son is adapted from Philipp Meyer's novel of the same name. The television version expands the book's family history through the McCullough dynasty and its rise in Texas.
Who is Eli McCullough in The Son?
Eli McCullough is the central patriarch, played as an adult by Pierce Brosnan and as a younger man by Jacob Lofland. His transformation from a kidnapped boy in 1849 Texas into a powerful cattle baron and oilman drives the series.
How many seasons and episodes does The Son have?
The AMC drama ran for 2 seasons and 20 episodes between 2017 and 2019. Its story moves between Eli's nineteenth-century experiences and the family's later Texas business conflicts.
What time periods does The Son cover?
The series moves between the Comanche conflict and frontier Texas in 1849 and the McCullough family's later life in the early twentieth century. That multi-generational structure connects young Eli's captivity with the older Eli's oil and ranching empire.
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