After five twist-filled, guns-blazing, addictively melodramatic seasons of television, "Yellowstone" hung its cowboy hat on December 15, 2024, leaving a bit of a hole in the hearts of Western-loving viewers. Thankfully, the Taylor Sheridan Universe is a vast one, with several spinoff shows centered on the Dutton family's legacy, including already-existing prequels like "1883" and "1923" and upcoming dramas "1944," "The Madison," "Y: Marshals" and the Beth-and-Rip spotlight "Dutton Ranch."
If that's all a little overwhelming to keep up with, but you still want the same sweeping Western vistas, strained family dynamics, slow-burning romance and sense of frontier justice you know and love from "Yellowstone," "Longmire" might just be the next watch for you. Based on the "Walt Longmire Mysteries" series of novels by Craig Johnson and led by Aussie actor Robert Taylor, the modern-day Western centers on a world-weary sheriff navigating the vast, rugged landscapes of Wyoming as he cracks cases and calms tensions between the town and the nearby tribal reservations.
