The Son (TV Series)

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Original title: The Son (TV Series)
Year: 2017
Running time: 60 min.
Country: United States
Director: Brian McGreevy (Creator), Philipp Meyer (Creator), Lee Shipman (Creator), Kevin Dowling, Jeremy Webb, John David Coles, Tom Harper
Screenwriter: Philipp Meyer, Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman, Daniel C. Connolly
Music: Nathan Barr
Cinematography: George Steel
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Paola Nuñez, Henry Garrett, Shane Graham, Electra Avellán, Caleb Burgess, Natan Cruz, Sydney Lucas, Cherif Gacis, Luis John Soria, Sean Stone, Brett Bradford, Leticia Magaña, Kathryn Prescott, Manuel Uriza, Carlos Bardem, Jacob Lofland
Producer: AMC, Mad Hatter Entertainment
Genre: TV Series. Western. Drama | 19th Century. 1900s. 1910s
Synopsis / Plot: TV Series (2017-2019). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. A multi-generational epic telling of the story of America's birth as a superpower through the bloody rise and fall of one Texas oil empire. Based on the New York Times best seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel, The Son is a sweeping family saga that spans 150 years and three generations of the McCullough family. The ten-episode, one-hour drama traces the story of Eli McCullough’s (Pierce Brosnan) transformation from good-natured innocence to calculated violence, as he loses everything on the wild frontier, setting him on the path to building a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. The Son deftly explores how Eli’s ruthlessness and quest for power triggers consequences that span generations, as the McCulloughs rise to become one of the richest families reigning in Texas.

In may 2017 AMC Network announced a 2nd season.

Critics' reviews

"As I started 'The Son', I found myself less-than-engaged (...) As I worked my way through 10 episodes, I found ideas to latch onto and a number of supporting performances to appreciate"

Daniel Fienberg: The Hollywood Reporter
"Even if the viewer can ignore the familiar beats of the story, the only well-drawn characters are McCullough and his son"

Ira Madison III: Variety
"A brash American epic filmed with cruel enervating tastefulness, 'The Son' suggests a Faulkner novel adapted into a second-rate BBC drama."

Darren Franich: Entertainment Weekly
"[It] tells two stories, but only one works (...) The main protagonist, Eli McCullough (...) is flawed not only in character, but also in concept."

Ben Travers: IndieWire

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