[2] The series was filmed in Texas, New York and Los Angeles and is altogether six and a half hours long.
[7] During their days as high school students in Texas, three friends – T.J. Luther, Mack Crawford and Kleber Cantrell – are involved in a rape.
25 years later, Kleber is a world-famous journalist, Mack is a movie star, and Luther is a demagogic evangelist who runs a controversial church.
Furthermore, the series has a great script, which includes the major events during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, such as the Vietnam War or the assassination of John F.
[3] Tom Shales (The Deseret News) adds that the tale is very well plotted and "irresistible as a good rumor".