Few things do. That said, it spawned future novels and series. McMurtry would now explore the stories of these characters from before the Lonesome Dove novel, but also after, and so would television.

‘Lonesome Dove’ would win a Pulitzer Prize for McMurtry, spawn two prequels and a sequel, an incredible television mini-series, and three other mini-series centered around the characters in ...

Lonesome Dove became one of the most critically acclaimed miniseries of all time upon its release in 1989. The Western series received 18 Emmy nominations, winning seven, and garnered huge ratings.