Rueben's Ramblings

On April 8, the new 10-episode AMC period drama The Son will air its two-hour premiere at 9 PM.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Phillipp Meyer, the series traces the transformation of Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan), the charismatic family patriarch, from good-natured innocent to calculating killer. The series spans 150 years and three generations of the McCullough family.

The cast includes Zahn McClarnon (Longmire) and Jess Weixler (The Good Wife).

NOTE: The series will also air on SundanceTV.

Here is a trailer for The Son: