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The latest in Taylor Sheridan’s ever-expanding Yellowstone universe, Dutton Ranch has already garnered rave reviews for successfully carrying the mantle of the franchise’s legacy. Reprising their roles from Yellowstone, Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser lead the cast as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, who attempt to leave the ghosts of Yellowstone behind and start a fresh life in South Texas. A spin-off sequel to the parent show, Dutton Ranch serves as a narrative/thematic bookend to the Dutton family’s saga.
If you’re a fan of Dutton Ranch’s acclaimed first season, then you might also want to catch up on more sprawling Western shows of the 21st century. From frontier-era dramas to modern-day thrillers, each of these Western shows shares the common themes of power, family legacy, loyalty, and survival, as well as complex characters who bring it all to life. Read on to discover more shows like Dutton Ranch that you can watch right now.
1 ‘The Son’ (2017–2019)
Image via AMCDeveloped by Philipp Meyer, Lee Shipman, and Brian McGreevy from Meyer’s novel, The Son follows the life of Eli McCollough, kidnapped as a teenager in 1849 by the Comanche people and raised by their chieftain as his son. Decades later, Eli is a ruthless oil baron and rancher, struggling to maintain his power as his violent past threatens his future. Pierce Brosnan stars as the titular character, with Henry Garrett, Paola Núñez, Carlos Bardem, and Zahn McClarnon in key roles.
Shifting between the late 1800s and the 1900s, the story of The Son is told in two parallel timelines to explore the conflict between the past and the present. While it is not as contemporary as Dutton Ranch and is more traditional as a western, the AMC show shares some similar themes with the Yellowstone universe. With themes of family legacy, a ruthless patriarch, and generational conflict over land and business, The Son is closer in comparison to 1883 and 1923 than Dutton Ranch, but fans of the franchise might still find it an interesting watch.
2 ‘Ransom Canyon’ (2025–Present)
Image via Anna Kooris / ©Netflix / Courtesy Everett CollectionNetflix’s answer to the Dutton family saga, Ransom Canyon is a romantic Western drama developed by April Blair and based on the book series by Jodi Thomas. Set in the titular town, the story centers on grieving rancher Staten Kirkland and his relationship with his longtime family friend, Quinn O’Grady, as they navigate rival ranch families vying for control of the land. Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Garrett Wareing, and Marianly Tejada star in the main roles.
Ransom Canyon has several shared elements and motifs with Dutton Ranch, in terms of ruthless rivalries, rugged cowboys, and expansive ranches, but varies largely in tone. The Netflix original leans more towards intimate emotions and personal relationships akin to shows like Virgin River or Sullivan’s Crossing, while maintaining its high-stakes family drama narrative. While Ransom Canyon earned mixed reviews in its first season, it has found a following among fans of Western melodrama.
3 ‘Deadwood’ (2004–2006)
Image via HBOCreated and produced by David Milch, Deadwood is an HBO Western drama that follows the history of the titular South Dakota town before and after its annexation by the Dakota Territory. Set in the 1870s, the story chronicles its evolution from a lawless gold-mining camp into an organized civilization, focusing on the power struggle between Al Swearengen, a ruthless saloon owner, and Seth Bullock, a newly arrived, upstanding ex-Marshal. Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane play the central characters, leading an ensemble cast.
With moral tension, a lawless land, and complicated characters, Deadwood is an engaging western drama that trades family complications for social politics. The series might not have grown in size or popularity like Yellowstone, but it set new standards for the genre in the early 21st century. A 2000s television classic, Deadwood has aged well and become a landmark of the Western genre that is sure to appeal to Dutton Ranch fans.
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Which Taylor Sheridan
Show Do You Belong In?
Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn't write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
FIND YOUR WORLD →
01
Where does your power come from? In Sheridan's world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
ALand, legacy, and a name that's been feared and respected for generations. BKnowing the deal better than anyone else in the room — and being willing to walk away first. CReputation. I've earned it the hard way, and everyone in the room knows it. DBeing the only person both sides will talk to. That makes me indispensable — and dangerous.
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02
Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan's universe is always absolute — and always costly.
AFamily — blood or chosen. The ranch, the name, the people who carry it with me. BThe company — or whoever's signing the cheques. Loyalty follows the contract. CMy crew. The men who stood with me when it counted — I don't abandon them for anything. DMy community — even when my community is a powder keg and I'm the only thing stopping it from blowing.
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03
Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it's crossed.
AQuietly, decisively, and in a way that sends a message to everyone watching. BI outmanoeuvre them legally, financially, and politically before they even know I've moved. CDirectly. Old school. You cross me, you hear about it to your face — and then you deal with the consequences. DI absorb it, calculate the fallout, and find the move that keeps the whole system from collapsing.
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04
Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan's worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
AWide open land — mountains, sky, silence. Somewhere you can see trouble coming from a mile away. BThe oil fields of West Texas — brutal, lucrative, and indifferent to whoever happens to be standing on top of them. CA mid-size city where the rules haven't quite caught up yet — fertile ground for someone with vision and nerve. DA rust-belt town built around a prison — where everyone's life is shaped by what's inside those walls.
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05
How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
AI do what has to be done to protect what's mine. I'll answer for it eventually — but not today. BGrey is just business. The line moves depending on what's at stake, and I move with it. CI have a code — it's not the law's code, but it's mine, and I don't break it. DI've made peace with it. Keeping the peace requires compromises most people don't have the stomach for.
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06
What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they're defending.
AA way of life that the modern world is doing everything it can to erase. BMy position — and the leverage that comes with being the person everyone needs to close a deal. CRelevance. I've been away, I've been written off — and I'm proving that was a mistake. DWhatever fragile order I've managed to build — because without it, everything burns.
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07
How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan's world is never given — it's established, maintained, and constantly tested.
ABy example and force of will. People follow me because they believe in what I'm protecting — and because they know what happens if they don't. BThrough negotiation and leverage. I don't need people to like me — I need them to need me. CBy being the smartest, most experienced person in the room and making sure everyone quietly knows it. DBy being the calm centre of a situation that would spiral without me — and accepting that nobody thanks you for it.
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08
Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
AThey'll learn. Or they won't. Either way, the land was here before them and it'll be here after. BI figure out what they want, what they're worth, and whether they're an asset or a problem — fast. CI was the outsider once. I give them a chance — one — to show they understand respect. DNew players destabilise everything I've built. I assess the threat and manage it before it manages me.
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09
What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
AMy family's peace — maybe their innocence. The ranch demands everything, and I've let it take too much. BRelationships, time, any version of a normal life. The job eats everything that isn't nailed down. CYears. Decades in some cases. Time I can't get back — but I'm not done yet. DMy conscience, mostly. And the ability to ever fully trust anyone on either side of the wall.
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10
When it's over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan's characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
AThat I held the line. That the land is still ours and everything I did was worth it. BThat I was the best at what I did and that no deal ever got closed without me at the table. CThat I built something real, somewhere nobody expected it, and I did it on my own terms. DThat I kept the peace when nobody else could — and that the town is still standing because of it.
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Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you're complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world's indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you're willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family's weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what's yours, you don't escalate — you finish it. You're not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone's world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn't make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You're a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they'll do to get it. You're not naive enough to think this world is fair. You're smart enough to be the one deciding who it's fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you're not above reminding people that the two aren't mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they'd be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they're more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don't need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you're the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky's world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You've made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
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4 ‘Longmire’ (2012–2017)
Image via NetflixA neo-Western crime drama developed by John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin, Longmire is based on the Walt Longmire Mysteries series of novels by Craig Johnson that follows the titular troubled sheriff in a Wyoming County. With the help of his daughter Cady, longtime friend Henry, and his team, Walt Longmire sets out to solve major crimes in his county while navigating troubles in the bordering native reservation. The series stars Robert Taylor as the titular sheriff, with Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Adam Bartley, and Cassidy Freeman in main roles.
Longmire has earned the reputation of a subtle and quiet show that delights with its mystery and scenic visuals. It intelligently blends crime procedural elements with conventional, slow-burn drama in a gorgeous setting that would feel familiar to Dutton Ranch fans. Though it became the highest-rated original drama series on A&E during its run and is still considered one of the best modern westerns on television, Longmire has become sadly forgotten in more recent years.
5 ‘The Madison’ (2026–Present)
Image via Paramount+Following the phenomenal success of Yellowstone and its spin-offs, Taylor Sheridan wrote and created The Madison, another neo-Western story set within the Yellowstone universe that isn’t connected to its characters or plots. The series follows Stacy Clyburn, matriarch of the Clyburn family, who moves her family from New York City to an idyllic ranch home in Montana after suffering a tragic loss. Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Beau Garrett, Patrick J. Adams, and Elle Chapman star in the main roles.
Slow-burning and deeply emotional, The Madison is a dramatic shift from the rest of the Yellowstone shows. Unlike most sprawling westerns dealing with land disputes, corporate intrigue, or violent action, it dives more into character drama and the Clyburn family’s inner workings. On its premiere, The Madison received mixed reviews, with praise for its stunning cinematography and Michelle Pfeiffer’s powerful performance as the grieving matriarch.
6 ‘1923’ (2022–2025)
Image via Paramount+Created by Taylor Sheridan, 1923 is the third series in the Yellowstone universe and serves as a sequel to 1883 and a second prequel to Yellowstone. Set in the titular year, the plot focuses on one generation of the Dutton family as they navigate personal, social, and economic hardships in the early years of the Great Depression, which severely affected Montana before the entire economy collapsed decades later. The show’s ensemble cast stars Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Jerome Flynn, Timothy Dalton, and Brandon Sklenar in key roles.
The two-season Western drama became a major success for Paramount+ as its biggest debut, rising above the ratings of Yellowstone and other shows by Sheridan. The show draws its audience with the star power and keeps them engaged with its great cinematography and powerful acting. Since its premiere in 2022, the show has earned widespread acclaim, perhaps the most in the franchise, earning several awards and nominations, especially for Mirren and Ford’s performances.
7 ‘1883’ (2021)
Image via Paramount+The success of Yellowstone paved the way for its first spin-off and prequel, 1883, which follows the history of the Dutton family and the origins of the family saga. Set 125 years before the events of Yellowstone, in a post-Civil War America, 1883 follows James and Margaret Dutton as they leave behind the poverty of the southern states and settle in Montana, founding the Yellowstone Ranch. The series stars Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott, Isabel May, and LaMonica Garrett in main roles, alongside guest stars like Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Billy Bob Thornton, and Graham Greene.
During its concurrent run with Yellowstone, 1883 became more successful than the parent show, breaking several records. The series is closest in theme to Dutton Ranch than any other title in the Yellowstone universe. Beth Dutton’s journey is not only reminiscent of her ancestors’ journey from the South to the Great Plains but is also a poetic, full-circle moment for her bloodline. A well-crafted, well-acted period drama, 1883 enjoys high praise from fans and critics and is a must-watch for Dutton Ranch fans.
8 ‘Yellowstone’ (2018–2024)
Image by Federico NapoliA television phenomenon created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, Yellowstone is the reason why Dutton Ranch exists. The show follows the powerful Dutton family, owners of the largest ranch in Montana, and revolves around patriarch John Dutton as he navigates his family’s legacy, personal and social relationships, and legal conflicts with the local native reservation. The show’s ensemble cast includes Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, and Gil Birmingham.
The Dutton family generation that set off the titular franchise, Yellowstone revived the Western genre for television and became a groundbreaking show. Fans of Dutton Ranch will not only like Yellowstone as a previous chapter but might also find it useful to watch Beth Dutton’s history with her family and the events that led to her move to South Texas. Powered by gritty characters and terrific performances, the neo-Western drama has had increasingly positive reviews and has earned cult status.
Release Date 2018 - 2024
Network Paramount Network
Writers John Coveny, Ian McCulloch
English (US) ·