Zoe Kazan Says Adapting Lonesome Dove Is a Daunting Challenge
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Zoe Kazan says adapting Lonesome Dove is a daunting assignment. The writer and actor is developing Netflix 's new series with Jeb Stuart. Both creators have described their partnership as central to taking on Larry McMurtry's Western novel. In an interview published by ScreenRant on October 3, Stuart said the pair have a strong working relationship. Kazan said she wanted a partner in producing and showrunning the adaptation and praised Stuart's experience. She described the prospect of adapting the novel as daunting. Netflix confirmed the series in a September 9 announcement on Tudum. The company named Kazan and Stuart as co-showrunners and said the story follows retired Texas Rangers Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call on a cattle drive from the Rio Grande toward Montana. The announcement describes the project as a new adaptation of McMurtry's 1985 novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The creators' comments offer a small look at their working approach, rather than new casting or release news. Stuart and Kazan spoke about their collaboration while discussing their earlier Netflix project, East of Eden. Kazan said the two share a practical outlook on making a production, while Stuart characterized their working relationship as one built on mutual respect. The remarks matter because Lonesome Dove has already been adapted for television. The 1989 CBS miniseries starred...
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