North and South (1985)

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…And now it begins

The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.

• Released: 1985-11-03
• Genres: Drama, War & Politics
• Seasons: 3, 15 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 30m
• Network: ABC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 186 votes

Created by Richard T. Heffron.

Top cast

• James Read as George Hazard
• Lesley-Anne Down as Madeline Fabray LaMotte
• Patrick Swayze as Orry Main
• Philip Casnoff as Elkanah Bent
• Terri Garber as Ashton Main Fenway
• Jonathan Frakes as Stanley Hazard
• Kyle Chandler as Charles Main
• Cathy Lee Crosby as Judith Main
• Mariette Hartley as Prudence
• Rya Kihlstedt as Willa

Full cast & crew

Where to watch North and South

• United States: buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go; buy on Apple TV Store

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