15 Shows to Watch If You Love 'Yellowstone' and Can't Wait for Season 5
Tim McGraw, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Costner and more star in these top Western dramas.
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Paramount's Yellowstone has it all — action, adventure, romance, revenge, history and more. The show focuses on the prestigious Dutton family headed by John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his Montana ranch. But in the Duttons' world of corruption, greed and conflict with various parties, their legacy is at risk. With a talented cast that features Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille and Danny Huston, it's no surprise it's one of the top shows to stream right now, with fans eagerly waiting for season 5 to drop on November 13, 2022.
If you simply can't wait for more episodes of the Western drama, these shows like Yellowstone will help keep you intrigued until the new season drops. Looking for something that captures that big family energy? Try Succession or Sons of Anarchy. Want something with a little mystery and corruption? Walker is for you. Simply want something that encapsulates that small-town feeling? Deadwood is a great pick. And if you have no idea where to start, the Yellowstone prequel series, 1883, which follows the Dutton family before John, Kacey and Beth, is a sure winner. Time to start watching!
1883
Before there was John, Beth, Kacey and Jamie, there was James, Margaret and Elsa. Starring Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Rita Wilson, Billy Bob Thornton and multiple other familiar faces, 1883 shows Yellowstone fans the very beginnings of the Dutton family empire and how they came to own the land that would become their famous ranch.
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy follows an outlaw motorcycle club that operates outside of the fictional town of Charming, California, primarily through the eyes of the club's vice president and later president Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam). The series heavily explores vigilantism, racism and corruption, all while Jax deals with his on-again off-again girlfriend Tara (Maggie Siff), his mother Gemma (Katey Sagal) and the various members of the motorcycle club (Ron Perlman, Kurt Sutter, Ryan Hurst and Tommy Flanagan).
Big Sky
Private detectives Cody Hoyt (Ryan Phillippe) and Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) join forces with the former's ex-wife Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick) to solve the disappearance of two local sisters. But what starts as a seemingly ordinary case turns into a mystery involving drug dealers, cartel members and corrupt officials all set in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. This star-studded cast includes familiar faces like Jesse James Keitel, Jensen Ackles, Brian Geraghty and Sebastian Roché.
Ozark
Everyday family man and financial advisor Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) drags his family (Laura Linney, Julia Garner and Sofia Hublitz) from Chicago out to the middle-of-nowhere Missouri Ozarks to launder money for a Mexican drug cartel. Soon enough, the entire Byrde family is mixed up with shady individuals and local criminals.
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Hatfields & McCoys
What do you get when you have two families locked in a bitter feud? Absolute chaos. Based on two real-life American families, the Hatfields and the McCoys, this three-part Western starring Yellowstone's Kevin Costner tells the story of one of the oldest and most widely known family feuds in American history. The series also stars Bill Paxton, Matt Barr, Noel Fisher, Jena Malone and Sophia Bush.
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Succession
Allegedly inspired by the Murdoch family, Succession is the perfect show to stream if you like power, politics, money, big families and everything in between. This satirical series focuses on the Roys (Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook), a dysfunctional family known for their massive media and entertainment conglomerate, which the family is now fighting over as patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox)'s health starts to decline. Additional members of the cast include Hiam Abbass, Matthew Macfayden, Nicholas Braun and Alan Ruck.
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Walker
In this series full of action, crime and drama, widowed father Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki) returns home to Austin after a year away mourning the death of his wife (Genevieve Padalecki) hoping to reconnect with his children. Additionally starring Odette Annable, Keegan Allen and Molly Hagan, this reboot of the classic 1990s Western drama series has twists, turns, murder, greed and so much more.
Justified
Based on the stories of American novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard, Justified stars Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens, a no-nonsense Deputy U.S. Marshal in Kentucky. Over a span of six seasons, viewers watch as Raylan enacts his own special kind of justice on felons with the help of a cast that includes Nick Searcy, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Joelle Carter, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins and Jere Burns. Even more recently, fans of the show were excited to hear that Justified will be returning to TV as a limited series titled Justified: City Primeval.
Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels follows former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) as he embarks on a journey of revenge in 1865 after his wife is murdered by Union soldiers, all while showcasing the historical construction of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States occurring at the same time.
Longmire
Robert Taylor stars as Walt Longmire, a sheriff in the fictional town of Absaroka County, Wyoming, where he spends his time investigating major crimes with the help of his fellow staff members, friends and his daughter. The cast also includes Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Cassidy Freeman and Bailey Chase among others.
Warrior
What do you get when you mix crime, drama and martial arts? Warrior. Inspired by Bruce Lee and produced by his daughter Shannon, the series follows Ah Sahm (Andrew Julian Hiroaki Koji), a martial arts prodigy who emigrates from China to San Francisco in the 1870s. Set during the Tong Wars, a series of disputes between rival Chinese Tong factions across various American cities, Ah Sahm ends up being sold to one of the most powerful Tongs in Chinatown.
Mayor of Kingstown
Created by Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of Yellowstone, and set in the fictional city of Kingstown, Michigan, Mayor of Kingstown follows the influential McLusky family (Jeremy Renner, Kyle Chandler, Dianne Wiest and Taylor Handley) who make their money through the prison system. A thought-provoking crime drama that tackles the real issues of systemic racism, corruption and inequality rampant in the prison system, the series shows the stark experiences that many across the country face.
The Son
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Philipp Meyer, this limited series tells the story of the rise and fall of a Texas oil empire run by the ruthless Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan), a cattle-turned-oil baron back in 1815. Starring Henry Garrett, Zahn McClarnon, Jess Weixler and Paola Núñez, viewers see Eli struggle to keep his business going while also dealing with tense relationships with the local Native American tribes.
Billy the Kid
Real-life American outlaw and gunfighter Billy the Kid (Tom Blyth), also known by the name William H. Bonney in the Old West, was a man of murder who killed at least eight men back in the late 1880s before being shot himself at the age of 21. Follow along with the show as we see his short but very adventurous life full of conflict, romance and more on the American frontier.
Deadwood
Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker and Jim Beaver are in the cast of this show set in the late 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota. The three-season show includes real-life historical figures as characters — like Wyatt Earp, E.B. Farnum, Wild Bill Hickok and George Crook — and focuses on Deadwood before and after annexation by the Dakota Territory.
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