‘LONESOME DOVE’ | A chronology

Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and its sister volumes have spawned five television productions:

“Dead Man’s Walk” (aired 1996): Best friends Gus McCrae (David Arquette) and Woodrow Call (Jonny Lee Miller) are young rangers just starting to build their legend.

“Comanche Moon” (airs next week): Now entering their middle years, Gus (Steve Zahn) and Woodrow (Karl Urban) struggle with their personal lives while rescuing Capt. Inish Scull (Val Kilmer) and bringing Blue Duck (Adam Beach) and others to justice. Meanwhile, Gus tries to forge a stable connection with Clara (Linda Cardellini).

“Lonesome Dove” (aired 1989): Gus (Robert Duvall), Woodrow (Tommy Lee Jones) and young Newt (Rick Schroeder) join their friends on a cattle drive to Montana, settling old business in the process. Meanwhile, Gus pines for Clara (Anjelica Huston).

“Return to Lonesome Dove” (aired 1993): Woodrow (Jon Voight), who has just buried his old pal Gus, plans on going back to his Montana ranch. Rick Schroeder returns as Newt.

“Streets of Laredo” (aired 1995): With most of his companions dead, elderly Woodrow (James Garner) is now a bounty hunter.

—The Washington Post