Texas Rising (2015)

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Don't mess with Texas.

A chronicle of the Texas Revolution, the uprising against the tyranny of Mexican dictator Santa Anna, from the battle of the Alamo to the battle of San Jacinto, and the rise of the Texas Rangers.

• Released: 2015-05-25
• Genres: Drama, Western
• Seasons: 1, 5 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 25m
• Network: History
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 67 votes

Created by Roland Joffé.

Top cast

• Bill Paxton as Sam Houston
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Deaf Smith
• Olivier Martinez as Antonio López de Santa Anna
• Thomas Jane as James Wykoff
• Max Thieriot as Jack Hays
• Brendan Fraser as Billy Anderson
• Ray Liotta as Lorca
• Christopher McDonald as Henry Karnes
• Jeremy Davies as Ephraim Knowles
• Crispin Glover as Mosley Baker

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Texas Rising

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store

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