15 TV Shows Like Yellowstone You Should Watch Next
From small beginnings, Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone has grown into one of television’s most popular franchises . The original series, starring Kevin Costner, ended after a relatively short five seasons, but that doesn’t count the three official spinoffs, three others in development, or Sheridan’s own series ( Landman , Madison , Bass Reeves ) that feel like extensions of the Yellowstone universe, even if they technically aren’t.
But given that success only fuels our hunger for more, here are 15 other shows that play on the themes and tones that made Yellowstone such a phenomenon.
“Madison” (2026 – )
I don’t want this list to be comprised entirely of Taylor Sheridan series, but they certainly have a special atmosphere. It’s too early to talk about the latest series, but it’s already been renewed for a second season, a testament to the power of its creator and the excellent casting of Michelle Pfeiffer in the lead role. She plays Stacey Clyburn, the matriarch of a wealthy New York family who decides to return to normalcy after a tragedy, reconnecting with her lost family by visiting her late husband’s secluded Montana estate to escape the show’s horrific version of New York City. Along the way, she learns lessons about love, grief, and the outdoors. Watch “Madison” on Paramount+ .
Queen Sugar (2016–2022)
Another tense family business drama with elements of a succession crisis, Queen Sugar follows three estranged siblings from different towns who reunite after the death of their father, who left them equal shares of an 800-acre sugarcane plantation in rural Louisiana. Produced (and sometimes directed) by Ava DuVernay, the series is full of scandal and soapy drama, but ultimately, it’s a show about a family reuniting to preserve its legacy. Watch Queen Sugar on Hulu .
Landman (2024 – )
Thornton plays Billy Norris, a top-notch consultant, problem-solver, and hitman for a major oil conglomerate in modern-day West Texas. Beyond the complex economic and political aspects of the oil industry, the poor guy must contend with complex family dramas, debt, criminal connections, and drug addiction. Call it “Dallas” for a new generation. Watch “Landman” on Paramount+ .
Dallas (1978–1991, 2012–2014)
Incidentally, a fairly direct line can be drawn between the Yellowstone Duttons and the Dallas Ewings, even though they’re separated by time and states. (Besides, the Texas Ewings specialize in the oil business, dabbling in cattle ranching.) On the primetime soap opera, led by Larry Hagman’s relentless J.R., the family finds itself embroiled in more than a decade of questionable business deals and personal trials, often intersecting (like when Ewing heir Bobby elopes with Pam from the rival Barnes family). The revived series, a direct sequel, is also quite funny: Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, and Larry Hagman return, joined by a new generation of greedy and lustful oil tycoons led by Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalfe, and Jordana Brewster. Buy Dallas on Prime Video , same goes for the revival series .
Mayor of Kingstown (2021 – )
Another Taylor Sheridan creation, this one stars Jeremy Renner as Mike McLuskey, the head of a family that has, one way or another, maintained order in this corrupt town for decades. The “business” of this corrupt town is incarceration, and the McLuskeys thrive when business is good, even if Mike himself has different ideas about how to run things. The series touches, at least in general terms, on systemic racism and inequality in the prison system, but it’s primarily a modern-day Western about restoring justice in a corrupt town. Watch “Mayor of Kingstown” on Paramount+ .
1923 (2022–2025)
It’s hard to ignore the casting: Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford certainly have television experience , but bringing these two legends together for a spinoff series is a real coup (especially with the addition of Timothy Dalton as the villain). Set between the best episodes of Yellowstone and the more Western-inspired 1883 , this tie-in series finds the Dutton family confronting Prohibition while the Great Depression looms in the background. Watch 1923 on Paramount+ .
Joe Pickett (2021–2023)
While the film doesn’t replicate the family and business drama of Yellowstone , it still adheres to the neo-Western style characteristic of Taylor Sheridan’s work. Michael Dorman plays Joe Pickett, a Wyoming game warden with a violent past and, indeed, a violent present. Pickett isn’t so much a tough-guy action hero as he is a likable regular guy who gets caught up in a murder while working. It’s not a comedy, but the film is certainly a bit stranger and more surreal than the more literal style of other contemporary neo-Westerns, which tend to lack highlights like Pickett’s memorable emu-wrestling scene. Watch Joe Pickett on Paramount+ .
Son (2017–2019)
The popularity of Taylor Sheridan-style neo-Westerns inevitably leads us to something closer to a true Western. In this series, an adaptation of Philipp Meyer’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel of the same name, Pierce Brosnan plays Eli McCullough, a ruthless cattle baron seeking a stake in the booming oil industry of the Rio Grande Valley in 1915. A parallel narrative unfolds about young Eli, kidnapped and raised by the Nʉmʉnʉʉ family. While his backstory lends the character some needed complexity, in the present day, he is as determined to build his empire as he is to groom his son and grandson to inherit power after his death. Watch The Son on Prime Video .
Dogs Reserved for Boarding (2021-2023)
Despite featuring several Native actors and characters, Yellowstone receives… well, mixed reviews for its representation. While Reservation Dogs doesn’t have the big-time scale of Yellowstone, it’s set in a similar neo-Western setting, following a group of Muscogee teenagers who decide to honor their friend’s memory by traveling to California to experience the wider world for the first time. From producer/director/writer and Seminole citizen Sterling Harjo (along with Taika Waititi), this tragicomedy combines heartfelt laughs with moments of melancholy, exploring the struggles and emotions common to rural teens dreaming of moving elsewhere, but unique to these teenagers on an Oklahoma reservation. Watch Reservation Dogs on Hulu .
Empire (2015–2020)
Terrence Howard leads an impressive cast (including Taraji P. Henson, Gabourey Sidibe, and Vivica A. Fox) in this gripping, slick, hip-hop-infused soap opera. Howard plays Lucious Jackson (née drug dealer Dwight Walker), who turned his fortunes around by building Empire Entertainment from the ground up. At the series’ outset, the music mogul is diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and given only a few years to live. Unwilling to accept the demise of his business, he orchestrates a conflict between his three sons to determine who will run the company after his death. His plans are complicated by the release from prison of Cookie Lyon (Henson), the company’s co-founder and Jackson’s ex-wife. Drama! Watch Empire on Hulu and Tubi.
Embankment (2025)
Trading a large cattle ranch for a family fishing operation may seem like a big step, but this Netflix series still has plenty of crime, shady deals, and family turmoil. Holt McCallany plays Harlan Buckley, who returns to running the family business, which is entangled with several warring drug cartels and untrustworthy family members—at least one of whom is trying to avoid legal trouble by collaborating with the FBI against her father and brother.Watch “The Waterfront” on Netflix.
Dark Winds (2022–)
Based on Tony Hillerman’s book series, Dark Winds takes viewers back to the 1970s and the Four Corners region of the American Southwest (where the borders of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet). Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten lead a cast of mostly Native Americans as three Navajo police officers who are drawn together by a bank robbery on the border with Navajo territory that intersects with the deaths of two Native Americans. The series combines elements of a crime thriller and a police procedural, but excels in its exploration of the complex history and relationships between these neighboring, closely knit communities.Watch Dark Winds on Netflix .
Pedigree (2015–2017)
Maybe you’re not into the drama of “Big Cattle” in Yellowstone. Okay! But what about a beachside inn in the Florida Keys? Everything is relative (pun intended), and big family drama can happen anywhere. In the series starring Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, and Sissy Spacek, Mendelsohn’s “black sheep,” Danny, returns home for the 45th anniversary of the family business to uncover a multitude of hidden traumas that lead to his father’s death from a series of strokes. And that’s before we even learn about the drug dealing, cover-ups, and murders past and present. Frankly, it all makes the Dutton dramas seem a little innocuous.Watch Bloodline on Netflix .
Succession (2018–2023)
Coastal elites with office jobs can enjoy business and family dramas as much as cattle ranchers. Succession is the darkly comic story of the Roy family, owners of the media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and the chaos and gossip that erupts when patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) suffers a stroke, sparking a struggle for control of the country after his inevitable death. Prior to this incident, Logan had allowed his third wife to participate in succession plans and elevated his estranged nephew to a top position within the company, setting the stage for a (slightly less bloody) modern-day Game of Thrones scenario. Watch Succession on HBO Max.
Heartland (2007–)
This is a foreign series. From Canada! Based on the popular book series by Linda Chapman and Beth Chambers (writing under the pen name Lauren Brooke), this series follows a family of horse ranchers in western Canada, led by sisters Amy and Lou (Amber Marshall and Michelle Morgan). It’s more of a family drama than Yellowstone , with more of a home-based feel, but it still has a strong Wild West feel—even if it’s set in western Alberta. If you’re unfamiliar with it, you’ve got something to think about: Season 19 just wrapped. Watch Heartland on Netflix .