One writer-rancher put the Western back on television — then built an empire out of it. From Yellowstone to Landman to the brand-new Dutton Ranch, here is the complete map of Sheridan country, and our power ranking of everything he’s made.
The empire splits into four territories — the sprawling Dutton saga, the modern-crime cities, the new American frontier, and the films that started it all.
Our ranking of the whole catalog — the empire-builders up top, the curiosities at the bottom. (Argue with us; that’s the point.)
Succession with horses instead of board meetings. The damaged-family saga that grew into the most-watched drama on cable, won Kevin Costner a Golden Globe, and made a cowboy hat the only headshot prop that matters. Before it, the TV Western was dead. After it, there was an empire.
His best idea outside the Dutton-verse — and the perfect vehicle for Billy Bob Thornton. Season 2 added Sam Elliott and Demi Moore, posted a Paramount+ record, and led all of television for the first five weeks of 2026. A third season is already reset and coming. Read the full cast guide →
The sequel Yellowstone fans were waiting for. Beth and Rip (Kelly Reilly & Cole Hauser) gamble everything on a new life in South Texas — only to collide with a rival ranch that will burn it all down to protect its empire. Ed Harris and Annette Bening join; it opened as the #1 show on streaming.
You want cowboys? Sheridan handed the reins to Sam Elliott and let Tim McGraw and Faith Hill walk the earliest Duttons up the Oregon Trail to Montana. The ideal origin story — gorgeous, brutal, and the limited series that proved the prequel machine could work.
The screenplay that got Sheridan in the room. Emily Blunt’s FBI agent, Josh Brolin’s spook, and Benicio del Toro’s ghost of an assassin chase a cartel lieutenant into the dark — and a generational screenwriter announces himself.
Nine episodes, premiered May 15 on Paramount+ and Paramount Network. Rip and Beth chase a future far from the ghosts of Montana — and find brutal new realities waiting in South Texas. With Finn Little back, plus Ed Harris and Annette Bening leading a rival dynasty, it debuted at #1 on streaming.
Sheridan’s first true melodrama trades gunfire for grief. Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell anchor a story that lives in the contrast — the quiet of fly-fishing the wilds of the Montana river valley set against the noise and cold of New York City. It’s the softest the empire has ever played, and it stands out for exactly that reason.
Billy Bob Thornton’s West Texas oil saga led all of television to open 2026, and Season 2 only raised the stakes with Sam Elliott as Tommy’s estranged father. Season 3 is reset and on the way. See the full cast & character guide →