James and Margaret face a heavy decision. Shea and Thomas take bold action to help one of their own.
A misunderstanding leads to a battle with serious consequences.
Elsa makes a big decision. Shea faces doubts as winter looms.
Elsa makes an unlikely friend. The group faces a harrowing challenge from mother nature. The camp searches for one of their own.
Shea helps Elsa cope with her loss. The group crosses another river and prepares to enter Indian territory. Thomas buys Noemi a gift.
Shea and Thomas cope with the aftermath of the river crossing, but there is little time to grieve and no shortage of challenges ahead. Elsa and Ennis share a romantic moment.
The group faces the harrowing task of crossing the river with their wagons and supplies. Thomas and Noemi grow closer.
James butts heads with Shea and Thomas about an important decision. Tensions rise in camp when an accusation is made. Elsa begins a flirtation with a cowboy.
Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. A stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana.