Now that Kevin Costner's series finale of Yellowstone, the sprawling story of the Dutton family and their fight to preserve their land has left a hole in many viewers' hearts, and one that could be filled by a new, equally engaging story.

Luckily, the Western genre has plenty to offer beyond the "Sherdianverse." From more classic Westerns set in the 19th century to gritty revisionist takes on the genre and even neo-Western police procedurals, there are plenty of great Western TV shows out there that can take Yellowstone's place. Almost every part of the acclaimed show has been remade in another series, and these 10 great Western shows all recapture some of Yellowstone's magic.

10 Hatfields & McCoys

Stream On: Prime Video

One of the best replacements for Yellowstone, 2012's Hatfields & McCoys, also has something very obvious in common with it: Kevin Costner. Costner starred in Hatfields & McCoys as William Anderson Hatfield opposite Bill Paxton as Randolph McCoy. The show, as its title suggests, follows the infamous feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families along the border of West Virginia and Kentucky from 1863 to 1891. Costner is once again great as the patriarch of a powerful and influential family, and Paxton proves to be a great rival on par with Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham).

Aside from putting Kevin Costner at the head of another powerful Western family, Hatfields & McCoys is great for Yellowstone fans for several other reason. Though it's set further east than Montana, Hatfields & McCoys' timeline makes it even more of a Western than Yellowstone. It also features the same type of massive cast filled with colorful characters that Yellowstone was beloved for, and the same type of decade-spanning, sprawling story. On top of it all, Hatfields & McCoys is just good television, and it's better than several of Kevin Costner's Western movies.

9 Longmire

Stream On: Paramount+

Not every show can replicate Kevin Costner's star-power in Yellowstone, but Longmire was able to find a main character who was just as magnetic as John Dutton III. Longmire follows Sheriff Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor) as he uses his own common sense and powers of deduction to solve murders across a massive and understaffed county in Wyoming. Walt is every bit as stubborn, strong, and determined as John III, he just traded in unruly children and a massive ranching empire for unruly deputies and a massive police jurisdiction.

Longmire is one of many detective shows that are reminiscent of Sherlock, but since it deals more in cattle rustlers, revolvers, and cowboys, it's very similar to Yellowstone. Another major reason Longmire seems so reminiscent of Yellowstone is because of the balancing act Walt has to play between his own Wyoming county and the nearby Cheyenne reservation. Because of their proximity, and because of Henry Standing Bear (Lou Diamond Phillips), Walt's best friend, Longmire deals with questions of true justice and seems extremely similar to John III's battle with Thomas Rainwater.

8 Deadwood

Stream On: Max

Long before Yellowstone became the biggest TV title in the Western genre, Deadwood was the premier piece of cowboy media. Deadwood follows a massive and star-studded cast - including Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, and Molly Parker - as they make a life in the Old Western town of Deadwood, South Dakota through the 1870s. Despite being set far before Yellowstone, Deadwood was incredibly topical to the early 2000s and set the bar for prestige television. It was so well-received that Deadwood is widely considered one of the best TV shows ever made.

If any Western show could be considered even better than Yellowstone, it would have to be Deadwood.

Yellowstone fans are also much more likely to enjoy Deadwood than most viewers would, even despite its widespread acclaim. Like the Duttons, the cast of Deadwood features so many interesting and well-developed characters that it's hard to pick a single favorite, or a single most hated. The fight for the town's development is also so complex and beautifully woven together that it seems like Yellowstone was trying to emulate it. If any Western show could be considered even better than Yellowstone, it would have to be Deadwood.

7 Justified

Stream On: Hulu

Another of Timothy Olyphant's Westerns is also a great replacement for Yellowstone. Olyphant played U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens in Justified for six seasons as he tracked down criminals across Kentucky and delivered his own brand of frontier justice in the modern day. Justified also boasted one of the best rivalries on television for a long time, between Olyphant's Givens and Walton Goggins' Boyd Crowder. Anyone who liked the moral ambiguity and frontier justice of Yellowstone is sure to enjoy Justified.

One of many reasons to watch Justified is its star: Timothy Olyphant. In the years since Deadwood, Olyphant has become one of the few remaining legends of the Western genre in modern times. He's starred in half a dozen great Western movies and shows, and Olyphant may be one of the only Western actors who can hold a candle to Kevin Costner as a leading man. If John Dutton III was your favorite part of Yellowstone, Raylan Givens could help heal the sting of his death.

6 Outer Range

Stream On: Prime Video

Josh Brolin, another rising star in modern Westerns, recently threw his hat in the ring to replace Yellowstone. Brolin stars in Outer Range as Royal Abbott, a Wyoming rancher embroiled in a property battle with his neighbors who discovers a mysterious black void on his land. Aside from the supernatural occurrences the show is built around, Outer Range still features land battles, Western settings, family drama, and more that Yellowstone fans will find familiar. As an added bonus, Brolin is impeccable in the role of Royal Abbott, and he's every bit as interesting as John III.

Outer Range is probably the least similar show to Yellowstone on this list, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth giving a chance. It's a unique blend of the neo-Western and science fiction genres, and while Yellowstone focused exclusively on the former, Outer Range handles both impeccably well. Even viewers who aren't normally sci-fi fans will find something to love about Outer Range, from its mind-bending story to its impressive visual effects and cinematography. In short, though it may be out of some audiences' comfort zones, Outer Range is well worth taking a chance on.

5 Godless

Stream On: Netflix

Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) is easily one of the best parts of Yellowstone, so a show that is basically predicated upon an entire Old Western town filled with Beths is a recipe for success. Godless follows the town of La Belle, which is almost exclusively inhabited by women after a massive mining disaster. There's no shortage of strong personalities in La Belle, however, and the entire town bands together to take on roaming outlaw Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels). It's easy to imagine Beth being based on any number of La Belle's residents, which is quite a compliment.

Godless is perhaps one of the best shows at emulating something Yellowstone was known for. Throughout Yellowstone's five seasons, there's an almost oppressive number of problems and crises that the Duttons have to solve, and the Yellowstone ranch is almost always in some form of peril. Godless perfectly recaptures the all-encoming hopelessness that made Yellowstone so suspenseful, and it perfectly applies it to a new century. It may not be the most uplifting show, but there's a reason so many people loved Yellowstone's often anxiety-inducing tone to begin with.

4 American Primeval

Stream On: Netflix

The most recent contender to replace Yellowstone is also one of the best Western shows from the last decade. Netflix's American Primeval is a dramatization of the Utah War between of the Church of Latter-day Saints and the United States government, along with several Native American tribes. American Primeval takes a harrowing and often depressing look at the reality of the mythical Old West, which often seems similar to (though to a much greater extent than) the way Yellowstone demystified the idea of a bucolic life on a ranch.

Like several other shows on this list, one of the biggest reasons American Primeval is a perfect follow-up to Yellowstone is because of its massive cast of interesting characters. There are almost too many conflicts, interpersonal dramatics, and life-or-death stakes going on simultaneously in American Primeval to summarize them all, which is exactly what Yellowstone became known for. None of the settlers in American Primeval ever got a break from their troubles, in much the same way none of the Duttons were ever able to let their guards down.

3 Dallas

Stream On: Freevee

For anyone missing Yellowstone's unique blend of Western themes and soap opera drama, Dallas is a nearly perfect replacement. By all s, Dallas was the 1980s equivalent of Yellowstone, most notably in of popularity. It spawned the iconic "Who shot J.R.?" ad campaign, and at the height of its 14-season run, Dallas became one of the most-watched broadcasts in television history. A big reason Dallas got so popular is because it had the same soap opera-esque storytelling style - complete with cliffhanger endings, massive character deaths, and villainous siblings - that propelled Yellowstone to massive fame.

One character in particular highlights the similarities between Dallas and Yellowstone best: J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) is extremely similar to Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley). Both of them started off as side characters in their respective shows' overarching stories, and both became massively popular main antagonists. They also both hatched similarly diabolical schemes and approached the family business with a level of disrespect that made them intensely easy to hate (or love). J.R. and Jamie, coupled with Dallas' Texas setting and the Southfork Ranch, makes Dallas seem like the blueprint for Yellowstone.

2 Hell on Wheels

Stream On: Hulu, Paramount+, AMC+

It seems the Western genre is well-suited to sprawling stories filled with moral ambiguity, as Hell on Wheels is yet another show that perfectly replaces that aspect of Yellowstone. Hell on Wheels follows Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) as he s the effort to build the transcontinental railroad and seek revenge for the deaths of his wife and son in the American Civil War. Just as Yellowstone focused on several different groups and people vying for the Yellowstone ranch's land, Hell on Wheels sees everyone trying to stake a claim on a piece of America's newest and most profitable industry as it's being built.

Hell on Wheels isn't unusual in being set in the Old West, but it is unusual that its setting is precisely why it's such a great follow-up to Yellowstone.

Hell on Wheels isn't unusual in being set in the Old West, but it is unusual that its setting is precisely why it's such a great follow-up to Yellowstone. The story of the Duttons - save for 1883 and 1923 - is one of an empire coming to its crumbling conclusion. John III and all his children are desperately clinging to an industry that doesn't have much future left, and trying to keep the vultures from picking them clean. Hell on Wheels is essentially the inverse of Yellowstone: Bohannon fights to protect a world that hasn't come yet, rather than one that's long past.

1 Dark Winds

Stream On: Netflix

Chief Rainwater and the Broken Rock reservation were always an integral part of Yellowstone, and Dark Winds is the perfect way to dive deeper into their story. Dark Winds follows Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) as he uncovers a massive web of lies and mysteries while policing the Navajo Nation. In similar fashion to Outer Range, Dark Winds isn't a typical Western show, but its story is so engrossing that fans of Yellowstone should have an easy time getting into its more unrealistic and experimental story.

The best thing about Dark Winds is its blend of the thriller and Western genres, which should help it scratch the itch Yellowstone left behind. Yellowstone was endlessly capable of delivering shocking moments, truly unexpected twists, and leaving viewers on the edge of their seats for entire seasons. Dark Winds more than holds its own in comparison, and the many turns its story takes are almost impossible to predict. There are a lot of replacements for Yellowstone out there, and Dark Winds is one of the best.