*The Son* is a Western drama starring Pierce Brosnan as the powerful Texas patriarch, Eli McCullough. The series unfolds across two timelines, revealing the story of how he became a ruthless tycoon. As a young boy in the 1840s, Eli is kidnapped by a Comanche tribe after his family is killed, and he learns to survive in a brutal new world.
Decades later, the older Eli applies these harsh lessons to build a vast cattle and oil empire, often resorting to violence to protect his legacy. The show explores the violent birth of the American West, the clash of cultures, and the dark consequences of ambition. This gripping family saga has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns.
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The Son is a drama series that aired on AMC, based on the novel by Philipp Meyer. The show follows Eli McCullough, played by Pierce Brosnan, as he rises from a kidnapped boy to a powerful Texas oil tycoon. Set across different time periods, The Son explores themes of family legacy, violence, and survival in the American West. It shows how Eli’s choices shape his descendants and reflect the harsh realities of frontier life. With its sweeping landscapes and complex characters, The Son offers an intense look at ambition and sacrifice over generations. Although The Son has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns with new episodes or special content in the future.
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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 story of Eli McCullough’s 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.
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