Yellowstone (2018 — 2022)

Yellowstone is an American drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson that premiered on June 20, 2018, on the Paramount Network. It stars Kevin Costner, Wes Bentley, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, Cole Hauser, and Gil Birmingham. The series follows the conflicts along the shared borders of a large cattle ranch, a Native reservation, and land developers. In June 2019, Paramount Network renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on June 21, 2020. In February 2020 and ahead of the premiere of its third season, Paramount Network renewed the series for a fourth season, which is scheduled to premiere on November 7, 2021. The series follows the Dutton family, owners of the largest ranch in the United States. The plot revolves around family drama and the bordering Native reservations and national parks. The series was met with a mixed response from critics upon its premiere.

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 54 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews.” On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 53% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.82/10 based on 49 reviews. The website’s critical consensus of the first season reads, ‘Yellowstone’ proves too melodramatic to be taken seriously, diminishing the effects of the talented cast and beautiful backdrops.” Season 2 has an approval rating of 88%, based on 8 reviews. Season 3 has an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 6 critics.