Trevor Donovan will be playing Kit Acklin in the History
Channel's four-night, eight-hour miniseries about the Texas
revolution and the Texas Rangers!
Sadly, we have to wait until it premieres on May 25, 2015, but
in the meantime we get to stare at these pictures of Mr. Delicious Donovan!
History will re-team with Thinkfactory Media's Leslie
Greif, the executive producer of the network's 2012 ratings hit (and first
scripted venture) "Hatfields & McCoys," on a new
eight-hour miniseries about the Texas Revolution tentatively titled "Texas
Rising."
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.
While History's EVP and
General Manager Dirk Hoogstra acknowledged that the series will be a
"massive undertaking," both he and Greif were equally enthusiastic at
the prospect of the challenge. “The battle for Texas independence was epic and
really the battle for the future of America," said Greif. "We
have Academy Award- and Emmy-nominated talent, a stellar ensemble cast is being
set, and with this team, we will seek to even further redefine and elevate the
term 'event television.’"
"Texas
Rising" is slated to premiere on History in 2015.
