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'Texas Rising' with Bill Paxton and Brendan Fraser is to premiere on History next month

By Karen Butler
Actor Bill Paxton attends the premiere of the biographical motion picture thriller "Captain Phillips" in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sept. 30, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Bill Paxton attends the premiere of the biographical motion picture thriller "Captain Phillips" in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sept. 30, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 15 (UPI) -- History says its 10-hour event series Texas Rising will air over five nights, beginning May 25.

The drama details the Texas Revolution and the rise of the Texas Rangers. Helmed by Roland Joffé, the series stars Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olivier Martinez, Thomas Jane, Christopher McDonald, Jeremy Davies, Chad Michael Murray, Max Thieriot, Robert Knepper, Rhys Coiro, Crispin Glover, Jeff Fahey, Rob Morrow, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Trevor Donovan and Kris Kristofferson.

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"The Alamo was not the end of the story, it was only the beginning, and Texas Rising details what followed in the fight for an independent Texas," a synopsis said. "In 1836, west of the Mississippi was considered the Wild West and the Texas frontier was viewed as hell on earth. With colliding cultures all fighting for stakes to this territory, 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 fierce Mexican General Santa Anna and his forces. General Sam Houston, the rag-tag Rangers and the legendary 'Yellow Rose of Texas,' lead this story of the human will to fight for independence despite nearly insurmountable odds and to claim a piece of history for all eternity."

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Episodes will air May 25 and 26, and June 1, 8 and 15.

The program's title song "Take Me to Texas" is performed by George Strait and written by Brandy Clark. The soundtrack for the show will also include Kristofferson's remake of the Tom Petty classic "Won't Back Down" and new tracks from Jose Feliciano.

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