So I recommend following the sequels before delving into the prequels. Then, if you do like Lonesome Dove, what next? The next best series and the one that continues the great story the best, is Return to Lonesome Dove. And if you do not like Lonesome Dove, you probably will not like any of the other series and should go on to something else. If you like it, you may pursue the other series. Or, if you are only interested in Larry McMurtry’s vision, you might watch all of them except Return to Lonesome Dove and the television series, which are the ones that do not follow his books.įor most people, though, you probably want to start with the superior original Lonesome Dove. You could start with Dead Man’s Walk and follow the characters chronologically. If you wish only to learn about events directly connected to the original, you might watch Comanche Moon and Return to Lonesome Dove, skipping the independent stories of Dead Man’s Walk and Streets of Laredo. If you have already seen the original Lonesome Dove, you have a number of options. See the previous posts for more details (links below). We also discussed the two seasons of the syndicated television series, starting with the first season, Lonesome Dove: The Series (4), and ending with Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (6), a hidden gem. In the previous posts, Chimesfreedom rated on a scale of 1-10 the various miniseries, listed here in chronological order: Dead Man’s Walk (7), Comanche Moon (5), Lonesome Dove (10), Return to Lonesome Dove (8), and Streets of Laredo (6). Additionally, we rank the performances of the six actors who played the main character in the series. This final installment of the Chimesfreedom analysis of the Lonesome Dove franchise concludes with our overall recommendations.

Larry mcmurtry's dead man's walk