The New Land (TV series)
| The New Land | |
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The New Land title card
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| Genre | Drama |
| Starring |
Bonnie Bedelia Scott Thomas Kurt Russell |
| Opening theme | performed by John Denver |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (7 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | William Blinn |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Warner Brothers Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 14 – October 19, 1974 |
The New Land is a 1974 American dramatic television series about a Swedish immigrant family to the United States trying to establish a life in rural Minnesota in 1858, loosely based from the Academy Award-nominated Swedish film The Emigrants and it's sequel. It stars Scott Thomas, Bonnie Bedelia, and Kurt Russell. It aired from September 14 to October 19, 1974.
Christian and Anna Larsen immigrate from Sweden to the United States with their children, nine-year-old Tuliff and eight-year-old Annaliese, in 1858 and settle in the wilderness outside Solna, Minnesota, where they set about establishing a new life for themselves and their family. Also there is Christian's brother Bo. Reverend Lundstrom and his wife Molly live in the area, and Murdock is the proprietor of the local general store.
William Blinn was the executive producer of The New Land.Philip Leacock produced the show and directed at least one of its episodes. Blinn wrote for the show, as did Gerry Day, Ray Goldrup, Bethel Leslie, Larry Brody, Michael Michaelian, and Katharyn Powers.
Loosely based on two Swedish movies, 1971's The Emigrants and 1972's The New Land, the show was filmed on location in California and central Oregon, near Sunriver.
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