This marks the latest effort to bring North and South to the small screen. ABC broadcast a six-part miniseries over three years in 1985, 1986 and 1994 starring Patrick Swayze as Orry Main.

Discovery has announced the development of a new miniseries adaptation of John Jakes’ trilogy of “North and South” novels set during run-up to the Civil War. According to Discovery, the ...

John Jakes, Author of the Miniseries-Spawning ‘North and South’ Trilogy, Dies at 90. His historical books were turned in 15 episodes that were produced by David L. Wolper, starred the likes of ...

ABC’s “North and South” premiered in 1985 and starred Patrick Swayze as Orry Main and James Read as George Hazard. The miniseries also featured Elizabeth Taylor, Kirstie Alley, Jonathan ...

John Jakes, the celebrated author known for his historical North and South trilogy that sold 10 million copies and became three ABC miniseries in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. He was 90.

North And South, the first book in the series, was published in 1982, with Love And War arriving in ’84 and Heaven And Hell in ’87. All three were bestsellers.

In the mid-1980s, Francis played Brett Main in Books 1 and 2 of the Civil War-era miniseries North and South.She got to team up with some famous faces, includig Johnny Cash, while in that role.But ...