Yellowstone’s next spinoff, Y: Marshals, will premiere on CBS on March 1, 2026. This is the fourth show in the franchise and the first

sequel, following the prequels, 1923 and 1883. The series will trail former U.S. Navy SEAL and rancher Kayce Dutton as he works with a

specialized group of U.S. Marshals to protect Montana from criminal elements. Surprisingly, Kayce’s wife, Monica, won’t be appearing in

 

 

the offshoot, an absence that is yet to be explained by Taylor Sheridan and Kelsey Asbille, the actress who portrayed the character in the parent show.

In Joe Pickett, the titular character (portrayed by Michael Dorman), is a game warden who moves with his family to watch over the wilderness surrounding Yellowstone National Park. While adjusting to life in the area and immersing himself in the affairs of locals, he makes a horrific discovery: a dead body in his backyard. You bet the devastated Pickett will stop at nothing to find out what the person knew and why they were killed. Hint: a powerful family is involved.

 

 

Yellowstone National Park in another show? That’ll definitely excite Yellowstone fans. Based on characters created by novelist C.J. Box, this engrossing, high-stakes neo-Western explores the conspiratorial collusion of powerful families, entrepreneurs, and government officials as they watch over beleaguered communities. Here, series creator and director John Erick Dowdle (best known for Waco) clearly wants viewers to feel the pain of the downtrodden, and his visceral and immersive visual style grips us right from the opening seconds of the premiere. The family arcs are wholesome, too.

 

 

Set in the late 1800s in the Cimarron Territory, which later became the Oklahoma Panhandle, Cimarron Strip stars Stuart Whitman as Jim Crown, the Marshall tasked in maintaining law and order in the area. Aided by saloon owner Dulcey Coopersmith (Jill Townsend), drifter Francis Wilde (Randy Boone), and scout MacGregor (Percy Herbert), Crown faces off against corrupt land barons, robbers, and cattle thieves.

Cynical and spellbinding, Cimarron Strip is as addictive as Westerns get. Stuart Whitman brings a dry gravity to his character’s numerous predicaments, and Jill Townsend couldn’t be better as the former upstairs maid who arrives in Cimarron City on the same train as Marshal Crown and becomes a saloon owner. You’ll also love the show’s theme, composed by the great Maurice Jarre, who scored Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and a few other 1960s Hollywood hits.

Initially intended as a Yellowstone spinoff, Lawmen: Bass Reeves was remodeled into a standalone tale, built around peace officer and first Black Deputy Marshall west of the Mississippi River, Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo). The lawman was famous for his knowledge of the languages of several Native American tribes, including Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Creek, and for taking down over 4000 dangerous outlaws without ever getting injured.

A resonant morality play about defiance, will, and honor, Lawmen: Bass Reeves is so good you can’t help but wonder why only a single season was made. Reeves could have been a star-making role for any upcoming actor, but Sheridan tends to prefer established Hollywood figures as the leads of his shows, and no person could have done a better job than the prodigiously talented Oyelewo. The series brilliantly covers the intense personal scrutiny that was often imposed on lawmen in the old times, particularly if the person with the badge was of a different color. This is, therefore, one of the most recommendable westerns featuring black protagonists. And the music is excellent, something the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards recognized.

Syndicated in numerous countries around the world, Walker, Texas Ranger is arguably Chuck Norris’ best work… way better than his movies. The ‘80s and ‘90s action star portrays Cordell Walker, a by-the-book Texas Ranger who enjoys sending miscreants flying, courtesy of round-kicks. Aided by his reliable partner, James Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.), Walker takes them all down, whether they are corrupt politicians or crime bosses.

Is there a better ‘90s opening theme song than “Eyes of the Ranger, composed by Tirk Wilder? It makes you drop everything and grab a seat. Overall, the neo-Western is wildly entertaining, delivering a perfect balance of action and dialogue. The show ranked among the Top 25 on Nielsen Ratings from 1995 until 1999, and remains popular in some territories to date. Unknown to many, Taylor Sheridan actually starred alongside Chuck Norris in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger, his first-ever acting role.