History Channel Developing Texas Rangers Mini-Series

The History Channel has announced that it is developing a Texas Rangers miniseries titled Texas Rising. The six-hour mini-series focuses on the formation and rise of the oldest law enforcement organization in North America.

Hatfields & McCoys producer Leslie Greif and writer Ted Mann have paired up with History Channel to create this mini-series set in America’s 19th century. Viewers will witness the group’s creation as well as its role during Texas’ secession from the U.S.

Bill Paxton will play father of Texas, Sam Houston. The all-star cast also includes Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olivier Martinez, Thomas Jane, Chad Michael Murray, Michael Rapapor and Max Thieriot.

The announcement for Texas Rising was made after Hatfields & McCoys‘ mini-series drew in 13.9 million viewers and held onto 14.3 million for part 3.

Texas Rising is scheduled to make it’s television premiere in 2015.

Below is The History Channel‘s official description of the show:

“In 1836, if west of the Mississippi was considered the Wild West then Texas was hell on earth. Crushed from the outside by Mexican armadas and attacked from within by ferocious Comanche tribes – no one was safe. But this was a time of bravery, a time to die for what you believed in and a time to stand tall against the cruel rule of the Mexican General Santa Anna. From General Sam Houston, to rag tag Rangers to the legendary “Yellow Rose of Texas” – this is a story of the human spirit rising in the face of insurmountable odds and claiming a piece of history for all eternity.”