At a time, Montana’s hottest club was the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. Season 5 of the hit series Yellowstone aired earlier this year, and as we roll into the end of 2023, we've been given a time of death. The series will end with season 5 part 2, which will air November 2024. If you've been waiting until the end to begin, the series centers around the Dutton family, owners of the largest ranch in the state of Montana, and the drama surrounding their land, the neighboring Broken Rock Indian Reservation, and national park red tape. The series stars Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Wes Bentley, Kelly Reilly, Kelsey Asbille, and others as the most powerful family in the west. Think Succession with spurs.
While we wait out the end of this iconic series, here are 21 shows like Yellowstone that match their vibe.
1883
The obvious place to start on this list, 1883 is a prequel series to Yellowstone starring Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill. The series follows the early days of the Dutton family’s legacy and how they came to own the namesake Yellowstone Ranch.
1923
Another step into the Yellowstone universe, 1923 is a prequel to the series, but a sequel to 1883. The series stars Hellen Mirren and Harrison Ford as leaders of the Dutton family during the prohibition and into the early days of the Great Depression.
Westworld
Despite the series’ recent cancellation, Westworld had a great four-season run and is a perfect follow up for Yellowstone fans. The series blends Western drama with Black Mirror-esque futurism, centering around a fictional Wild West-themed amusement park populated by robots that look like Evan Rachel Wood.
The Sopranos
Considered by many to be the greatest series of all time, The Sopranos follows mob boss Tony Soprano as he balances family, business, and therapy. While there may not be much cultural overlap between Italian-American mobsters in New Jersey and horse-riding Montana ranchers, the center of this diagram shares family drama, high stakes deals, and lots of money.
Tulsa King
Billed as a blend of Sopranos and Yellowstone, Tulsa King is a new series starring Sylvester Stallone as a New York mafia boss who ends up in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a 25 year stint in prison. The series comes from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, so if you’re looking to stay in the Yellowstone universe, this one’s for you.
Longmire
One of the most successful series from A&E, Longmire follows a sheriff investigating crimes in Wyoming, bumping up against his county’s neighboring Native American territory – à la Yellowstone. Netflix produced the final two seasons of the series, all of which are available to stream now.
Sons of Anarchy
This series follows the leader of an outlaw biker club in California who rises to power after the death of his father, who left a damning manifesto that leads him to question everything. The series ran for seven seasons and racked up many awards and nominations throughout its run.
Succession
We're still mourning the loss of this series, which trades cowboy hats and horses for designer suits and Uber blacks, but features the same high-stakes family drama.
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad follows a down-on-his-luck high school chemistry teacher who, after learning of his cancer diagnosis, decides to secure his family’s financial legacy through the production and distribution of meth.
Ozark
This Netflix hit stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as a couple who move their family to the Ozarks to build their illegal money laundering business. On the Yellowstone to Succession spectrum, Ozark leans more to the latter but will scratch that family business drama itch.
Justified
This FX drama takes place in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky and follows a U.S. Marshal and his unusual justice tactics as he returns to his hometown to clean up the streets. The series ran for six seasons, was nominated for eight Emmys, and took home two.
Hatfields & McCoys
This historical Western earns extra points as it stars Yellowstone’s leading man, Kevin Costner. The series follows the true story of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, which blazed between the two families from 1863 to 1891. The families straddled the line between Kentucky and West Virginia, fighting for years before literally battling it out in the 1888 New Year’s Night Massacre.
Deadwood
You guessed it, another Western! Deadwood is set in Deadwood, South Dakota in the 1870s and follows a group of misfits, driven by a rich gold strike to an outlaw settlement in a dangerous frontier town. Like many of the shows on this list, Deadwood is considered one of the greatest shows of all time, taking home eight Emmys and 28 nominations throughout its two year run.
Heartland
A lighter Western option, Heartland is a Canadian multi-generational drama centered around a family of ranchers. PSA: there are 241 episodes of Heartland, making it the longest running one-hour scripted drama in Canadian television history. Serial bingers, meet your match.
Mayor of Kingstown
Another gem from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, Mayor of Kingstown follows a powerful family (are you sensing a theme here?) of power brokers in Michigan, whose business is the prison industrial complex.
True Detective
Every season of True Detective is great, but for those truly western vibes, you’ve gotta start with season 1. Starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, the season follows two Louisiana detectives investigating a serial killer with a satanic style. If you, like us, become completely obsessed, the other seasons are just as great, starring the likes of Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, and Mahershala Ali.
Godless
This western miniseries is set in 1884 and follows an on-the-run outlaw in a New Mexico town run largely by women. Basically a frazzled cowboy finds himself in a utopian future.
Your Honor
This two-season hit stars Bryan Cranston as a judge in New Orleans who finds himself morally at odds when his son kills the son of a mob boss in a hit-and-run accident.
Outer Range
Starring Josh Brolin and Imogen Poots, this series blends the western aesthetic with the supernatural, a la Jordan Peele’s Nope. Outer Range follows a Wyoming rancher whose business is disrupted by a black void in the middle of his land and the arrival of a strange drifter.
Reservation Dogs
Reservation Dogs follows four Indigenous teenagers living in rural Oklahoma, reckoning with their personal lives and community while “committing crime and fighting it.” The three-season series officially ended in September of this year, but every season was considered one of the best on television in its year. Further, Reservation Dogs is the first series to feature an all-Indigenous cast and creative and production team.
Bloodline
This thriller series ran from 2015-2017 and follows the Rayburn family, digging into their dark past and their current life in the Florida Keys. Bloodline stars Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, and Linda Cardellini.
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