Pierce Brosnan) Sets on a Path to Building a Ranching-And-Oil Dynasty of Unsurpassed Wealth and Privilege
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10 x 1 Hour • DRAMA AMC US PREMIERE RATING NE OF THE TOP FIVE CABLE SERIES PREMIERES OF THE CURRENT SEASON # 1 Original Cable Series of the Night Delivered Nearly 3 Million Viewers in Nielsen Live +3 Ratings Increase of More than +50% Over Live +Same Day Rating ACCLAIM Brosnan holds The Son together — not only as the series’ MARQUEE name, but also as an actor comfortable with his craft and himself. - Deadline A SPRAWLING EPIC. - RogerEbert.com Unlike most period pieces, it THRILLS to the unexpected dissonance and confusing blurred lines of history. - Entertainment Weekly An ENGROSSING family drama set against a formative era in our nation's history. - LA Times The acting is uniformly STRONG. Trading his James Bond suaveness for a more drawly sort of swagger, Brosnan makes a commanding slightly world-weary megalomaniac. - Vulture It shows promise to become a major critical hit for the network... the cast handles the materials to practical PERFECTION. - Cinema Blend OVERVIEW After losing everything on the wild frontier, Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan) sets on a path to building a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. His ruthlessness and quest for power triggers consequences that span generations, as the McCulloughs rise to become one of the most powerful families reigning in Texas. ORIGINSLEGACY Spanning 150 years, the epic saga is based on the New York Times best seller by Philipp Meyer. The acclaimed novel was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and has been translated around the world. CHARACTERS & CAST Eli Pete Sally Phineas Jeannie Maria Pedro Toshaway Prairie Flower Niles CHARACTERS & CAST PIERCE BROSNAN JACOB LOFLAND (James Bond franchise) (Maze Runner) HENRY GARRETT JESS WEIXLER DAVID WILSON BARNES SYDNEY LUCAS (Poldark) (The Good Wife) (Hell on Wheels) (Broadway’s Fun Home) PAOLA NUÑEZ CARLOS BARDEM ZAHN McCLARNON ELIZABETH FRANCES JAMES PARKS (Amor En Custodia) (Alacrán enamorado) (Fargo) (Love) (True Blood) CHARACTERS & CAST PIERCE BROSNAN as Eli McCullough Born on the day Texas first became an independent republic, earning him the popular nickname “First Son of Texas.” Believes that the essence of human nature is brutality, desire, envy and greed; and that, eventually, all men will revert to their natural condition of war. His unflinching and fearless presentation masks a deep love for his family and an unshakeable fear that they may not be equipped for what lies ahead. CHARACTERS & CAST PIERCE BROSNAN Pierce Brosnan is a legendary Irish-American actor, film producer, environmentalist, philanthropist, artist and two-time Golden Globe Award® nominee known for his rich and extensive career in front of the camera and behind the scenes as a producer. CURRENTLY SIGNED ON TO THREE SEASONS OF THE SON NOTABLE ROLES INCLUDE The Ghost Writer The Matador The Tailor of Panama The Thomas Crown Affair Die Another Day Goldeneye UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE The Foreigner The Only Living Boy in New York Across the River and Into the Trees CHARACTERS & CAST JACOB LOFLAND as Young Eli McCullough Born with innate tenacity, Eli has inner strength and the will to survive. He’s had to provide for his mother and siblings as they lived in the wilderness of the Texas prairie. The only survivor of the Comanche attack on his family's cabin. Over time, Eli doesn't just survive, he thrives and begins to understand the Comanches as his family and his home. Eli’s time among the Comanches is the first piece of an origin story that will ultimately grow into his legend. CHARACTERS & CAST JACOB LOFLAND Critically acclaimed actor Jacob Lofland is quickly amassing an impressive list of intelligent, diverse roles, earning a reputation as a promising young star to watch. He was recently seen in the eight-hour History channel miniseries Texas Rising, and was featured in a major recurring role on the fifth season of FX’s Justified. Additional projects include a starring role in the indie adventure-drama North, opposite Matthew McConaughey in Free State of Jones, Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, and an acclaimed performance in the Cannes Film Festival selection Mud. CHARACTERS & CAST PAOLA NUÑEZ as Maria Garcia Pedro's oldest daughter, who was supposed to marry well and carry on the family's noble legacy. Maria fled to New York City in her early twenties to study art, and immerse herself in the bohemian culture of lower Manhattan. Upon her return to Texas, she reconnects with her old acquaintance, Pete McCullough. Together they become complicit in some of the region's escalating violence. CHARACTERS & CAST PAOLA NUÑEZ Born in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, Paola began her acting career on stage at age twelve in various theater presentations. In 1999, she moved to Mexico City and entered into one of the best acting schools in the country. In 2003, Nuñez made her television debut in the successful and critically acclaimed TV show Amor En Custodia, which still holds the record for longest running TV series in Mexico with 280 episodes. Nuñez is also well known for her starring roles in films like Los Inadaptados, Dariela Los Martes and the critically acclaimed Mexican Gangster which won the Ariel for best movie in 2015. CHARACTERS & CAST HENRY GARRETT as Pete McCullough Eli's youngest son and head of the McCullough Ranch in South Texas, where he and his wife, Sally, raise their three children. He believes people have the choice and capacity to treat each other with basic goodness. Pete loves his father, but sees Eli's dark view of humanity as antiquated and unnecessarily cynical. Pete is forced to defend his home, his family and his views about human nature after violence pushes his emotional and psychological depths. CHARACTERS & CAST HENRY GARRETT Henry appeared in numerous acclaimed films including Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar-winning Zero Dark Thirty; BAFTA-winning and Golden Globe®- nominated Pride; Testament of Youth opposite Alicia Vikander; A Little Chaos, directed by and starring Alan Rickman, with Kate Winslet, Matthais Schoenaerts and Stanley Tucci; London Fields starring Johnny Depp and Billy Bob Thornton; and Criminal opposite Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman and Tommy Lee Jones. In television, Henry has recurred on the BAFTA- winning series Poldark and Peaky Blinders. DIRECTORS The Son is directed by some of the top names in dramatic television working today... BAFTA AWARD NOMINEE TOM HARPER (War and Peace, Peaky Blinders) EMMY AWARD NOMINEE JOHN DAVID COLES (Homeland, House of Cards, Berlin Station) KEVIN DOWLING (The Strain, Bosch, The Americans) EMMY AWARD NOMINEE JEREMY WEBB (TURN, Masters of Sex, Downton Abbey) SEASON TWO - RENEWED FOR 2018 Storylines are already being developed for the second season of THE SON, which has been renewed for 2018. Season Two will explore timelines in the book that were not depicted in Season One..