If you have been weighing whether to filter Marshals, the Yellowstone spinoff, that calculation probably sounds familiar. The show is tamer than the flagship. Broadcast standards see to that. However, tamer is not the same thing as “being fine with it.”

Here is the thing nobody says out loud: “not that bad” became a standard without anyone agreeing to it.

Yellowstone Set a Bar You Never Agreed To

Nobody argues about Yellowstone. The Dutton saga racks up roughly 1,487 f-words across its run. Not to mention the sex, nudity, and brutal violence. Consequently, the decision to filter it makes itself. You set your preferences, you skip what you want to skip, and the ranch war stays intact.

One of its spinoffs is a different conversation. Marshals follows Kayce Dutton off the ranch and into an elite U.S. Marshals unit in Montana. Moreover, it is the first series in the Yellowstone universe built for broadcast television. Network TV has the whole Yellowstone universe on its best behavior. Relatively speaking.

That is exactly what makes this one tricky. The filter numbers are lower. Therefore, the question feels settled before you ask it.

What Is Actually in the Marshals Season 2 Premiere

Numbers beat vibes. So here is the breakdown for the season 2 premiere.

Filter options available: A total of 54 filterable moments in the episode, including:

• 12 instances of foul language
• 1 instance of blasphemy
• 37 acts of violence
• and more

By Yellowstone standards, that is practically a church picnic. Twelve words across an hour of television barely registers next to its parent show.

Where the Assumption Creeps In

A low number does something sneaky. It turns a preference into a negotiation.

Suddenly you are not deciding what you want to watch. Instead, you are building a case for why you get to want it. Only twelve words. It is network TV, after all. Surely you can sit through that. Because what are you, delicate?

Most people run that argument in their own head and lose it. Then they sit through the episode slightly on edge, half-listening for the next one. That is not watching. That is bracing.

Nobody made that rule. Nevertheless, it operates like one.

Twelve Can Be Twelve Too Many

There is no threshold you have to clear before your preference counts. Twelve can be twelve too many. So can one.

Maybe the violence does not faze you at all. You have seen worse, and the gunfights are half the reason you tuned in. Maybe the language is what pulls you out of the story. Or maybe it is the reverse entirely.

Both are fine. Neither needs defending.

The same goes for the room you are watching in. A show you would happily watch alone on a Tuesday is a different show with a nine-year-old on the couch. Likewise, it is a different show with your mother-in-law visiting. Your line moves, and it is allowed to.

Nobody gets a vote on that but you.

How to Filter Marshals on VidAngel

VidAngel is not a streaming service. It is a filtering layer that sits on top of the subscriptions you already pay for.

The setup takes a few minutes.

1. Start a VidAngel subscription
2. Link your Paramount+ account with VidAngel.
3. Set your filters by category. Language, violence, blasphemy, and the rest are all separate toggles.
4. Search for Marshals and press play from inside VidAngel.

One detail matters more than any other. Filters only apply when you watch through the VidAngel app or website. Opening Paramount+ directly bypasses your settings entirely, so start from VidAngel every time.

After that, your filters follow you. Set them once and every title on VidAngel respects them, whether you are deep in a Sheridan western or something else altogether. Additionally, you can adjust them whenever you want. Profiles keep separate settings, which helps when the household does not agree.

Want the full breakdown of what each category covers? Learn about our filter categories before you set yours.

The Rest of the Sheridan Universe Is Here Too

If Marshals is your entry point, the larger Yellowstone universe is worth a look with filters on. The flagship carries a heavy count. The prequels and Dutton Ranch also bring the grit of the frontier, which plays very differently once you have decided which parts you want.

The point is not that these shows need fixing. They are excellent television. Rather, the point is that excellent television should not come with a toll you did not agree to pay.

Browse all available titles on VidAngel to see what else has filters built.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I filter only the language and leave the violence alone?

Yes. Every category is independent. There are individual instances within each category. Turn language off, leave violence on. Mute only one curse word and leave the rest, or build any combination you want. Your filters, your call.

Will filtering make the episode hard to follow?

Filters work at the moment level. VidAngel skips or mutes specific seconds rather than cutting scenes or storylines. As a result, the plot stays intact and the pacing holds.

What if a show I want does not have filters yet?

Then please send us a request! Submit your filter requests on our website or mobile app.

Stop the Self-Negotiations

You do not need a worse show to justify a filter. You do not need a reason that would hold up in front of a jury of your friends. The bar is not “Is this bad enough?” The bar is “Do I want it?”

Twelve words. One blasphemy. Thirty-seven acts of violence. Keep all of it, skip all of it, or pick and choose. Kayce Dutton does his job either way.

Set your filters and watch it on your terms. Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

New to VidAngel? Learn how VidAngel filtering works

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Marshals picks up after the events of Yellowstone (side note: here’s the order to watch Yellowstone and its many spin-offs), with Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) navigating life after the loss of his wife Monica. With his military background, moral compass, general willingness to run toward danger, he dives headfirst into a new role with the U.S. Marshals. The show asks one question all season: can a man shaped by as much loss and violence as Kayce build something new before the past swallows him whole?

If you loved Yellowstone for the Montana backdrop, the tension between tradition and modernity, and characters who carry their trauma like a second skin, this one’s going to feel familiar in the best way. So, if you need a refresher before season 2, we’ve got you covered with a full season 1 Marshals recap.

Quick note: Even though the series is rated TV-14, the show does contain some mature themes and scenes. The content advisory shows mild profanity and sexual content but moderate violence and gore. On VidAngel, there are an average of 59 filtering options per episode for skipping 18 scenes of violence, 12 uses of profanity, 9 instances of alcohol or drug use, and 3 scenes of sexual content. Themes include Crime & Procedural, Grief & Mourning, Violet Narratives, PTSD, and more. For additional information on themes, storylines, and content advisory, you can review the Marshals Content Guide on VidAngel. If you’re watching with someone who might need a buffer, VidAngel lets you filter content by category so you can keep the story without the moments that make you wince. More on that at the end.

Now, without further ado, here’s the Marshals Recap. SPOILERS AHEAD!

Kayce Finds His Footing (Episodes 1–3 Recap)

The season opens with Kayce still clearly carrying the weight of Monica’s death, trying to figure out who he is when he’s not defined by the Dutton name. His entry into the Marshals unit comes through a reunion with an old SEAL teammate, Pete “Cal” Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green). His team includes: Belle Skinner (Arielle Kebbel), a former ATF undercover specialist; Andrea Cruz (Ash Santos), a DC marshal with a rebel streak and something to prove; and Miles Kittle (Tatanka Means), a Broken Rock tribal member.

Immediately, Kayce’s thrown into the deep end. Kayce is pulled back into familiar territory when a bombing targets the Broken Rock Reservation. The bomber turns out to be a tribal member named Jim Kain, who didn’t act alone or willingly.

The bomber’s trail leads to an armed anti-government militia called the Trailkeepers. This sets up one of the season’s persistent tensions: a clash between federal authority and people who have decided they’re done recognizing it.

Kayce tracks down Jim’s family, takes out the Trailkeepers operatives, and officially joins Cal’s team. 

While actively trying to earn his place with the team, Kayce unearths Dutton family history that he’d rather leave buried. No matter how clean the badge looks, Kayce can’t just walk away from where he came from.

The Broken Rock Cases (Episodes 4–6 Recap)

A standoff between Broken Rock and local ranchers over a mine groundbreaking turns violent, launching a manhunt for the shooters that keeps the team scrambling. 

Kayce and Cal are out searching for survivors of a helicopter crash. The rest of the unit deals with a use-of-force complaint filed against Kayce. It’s the season’s first real test of whether this team will back each other when things get complicated. They do, just barely.

A girl goes missing from Broken Rock. Kayce doesn’t wait for a plan. He goes alone, operates entirely outside the team’s structure, and gets her back. It costs him trust with the unit, but it’s the first real signal that Kayce’s instincts and the Marshals’ protocols are going to keep bumping into each other. He has to choose between procedure and doing what he feels is right.

The Trafficking Arc (Episodes 7–8 Recap)

When trafficking victims go missing and the trail goes cold, Kayce must tell his son, Tate, that his friend may be gone for good. It’s the season’s hardest scene. The Marshals eventually learn the girls are in the hands of a violent motorcycle gang. The Marshals go undercover to infiltrate it. The op is dangerous, messy, and effective, though not without cost.

In a separate case, a car bomb targeting a federal judge and her family puts the Marshals on protection duty. As they dig into who wants this family dead, old secrets start surfacing that complicate who the good guys actually are. And then the fallout: an ambush they didn’t see coming as the team tries to hold the case together.

Old Wounds (Episodes 9–11 Recap)

A former SEAL brother drifts back into Kayce and Cal’s orbit just as they’re hunting a dangerous fugitive. This forces both men to reckon with what they did and who they were at war. It’s the arc where the show leans hardest into Kayce’s military past. 

When a Marshal is captured and the team has to plan a raid on a paramilitary facility, a prison bus crash splits the team between hunting escapees and triaging the injured, with ghosts from the past showing up on both sides of the chaos.

Kayce and Cal are stranded overnight on a mountain in a deadly blizzard with a dangerous fugitive in tow, and an unresolved wound between them keeps threatening to break the partnership entirely.

Mountain, Cartel, and Conspiracy (Episodes 12–14 Recap)

A drug cartel targeting Broken Rock puts Miles Kittle in the crosshairs. When he goes rogue to hunt down a trafficker, the team has to find him before the situation spirals. Miles ends up suspended for it.

An assassination attempt on Broken Rock chairman Thomas Rainwater sends Kayce racing to protect him at East Camp. The whole team eventually converges there for a full-scale armed assault by international mercenaries. Tate kills one of the attackers defending Rainwater upstairs. Ten men go down outside. Rainwater survives.

The investigation into who hired the mercenaries leads to Councilmember Nathan Irons. When Irons turns up dead, it’s ruled a suicide. But the coroner finds defensive wounds on his body and no gunshot residue on his hands. Someone killed him to close the trail.

That trail, it turns out, leads to Tom Weaver’s ranch foreman, Jeb. He’s a man who spent the season quietly circling the edges of the story.

The finale ends with Cal discovering a ranch hand dead inside his home, and Jeb driving away. Tate is at a private airport with Tom Weaver. Jeb’s last words to Tom: “It’s handled.”

Watching Marshals Without the Explicit Language and Scenes

With its TV-14 rating, Marshals is a significantly less graphic show than other Yellowstone series. However, it’s still a gritty action drama with violence, some heavy thematic content around trafficking, loss, and PTSD, and occasional profanity you might want to do without.

If you’re introducing Marshals to someone who’s a little more sensitive to the intense moments, VidAngel is a solid option. It lets you filter specific content categories, including foul language and graphic violence, so you can keep the story intact without the moments that don’t need to be there for everyone.

Marshals is ultimately a show about a man trying to do right by people who have been overlooked and outgunned, and that story lands whether you’re watching filtered or not.

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So you watched Yellowstone. You came for the cowboy hats and the sweeping Montana vistas. You stayed for the family drama. Then, somewhere around the third dramatic murder, you started wondering whether you’d accidentally signed up for a crime documentary with really nice horses.

You are not alone. Plenty of viewers love the ranch, the scenery, and the legacy, yet they could happily skip the body count. So what if you want to keep the wide open fields, the cowboy hats, and the family drama, but drop the murders, the revenge plots, and the occasional war crime?

Clarkson’s Farm: All the Ranching, Almost None of the Homicide

Here’s the curveball. The best Yellowstone alternative might not be a drama at all. Instead, it might be a 65-year-old British man arguing with local government about a gravel driveway.

Clarkson’s Farm follows former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to run Diddly Squat Farm despite a documented allergy to manual labor. Consequently, you get escaped sheep, baffling bureaucracy, robot tractors, and Kaleb Cooper reacting to all of it. Furthermore, you get genuine stakes, because real farms really do live or die on a single harvest.

In other words, it scratches the same itch Yellowstone does. You get people building something, protecting a legacy, and solving impossible problems. You simply lose the part where someone ends up in a ravine. With VidAngel, you can filter the foul language that tends to spike whenever a tractor breaks down, so the funny stays funny.

Shows Like Yellowstone (For People Who Don’t Actually Want Yellowstone)

Most “shows like Yellowstone” lists hand you the obvious suspects: 1883, 1923, Dutton Ranch, Landman, The Madison, and Marshals. The problem? Several of those keep the exact intensity you were trying to escape. As a result, you end up right back where you started, just with a different decade in the title.

Therefore, ask yourself one question. What did you actually like about Yellowstone? If the answer was the violence, carry on, and VidAngel can still help you skip the parts that go too far. However, if the answer was the building, the legacy, the family dynamics, and the thrill of watching people solve impossible problems, then the weirdest replacement on this list is also the best one.

That’s right. It’s still Clarkson’s Farm.

Ready to Watch It Your Way with VidAngel?

Ultimately, you shouldn’t have to choose between a show you love and a viewing experience that fits your standards. VidAngel adds a filtering layer to titles like Clarkson’s Farm, so you can mute or skip the language and keep all the chaos. Start your free trial and watch the sheep escape in peace.

Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

New to VidAngel? Learn how VidAngel filtering works

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If you’ve spent any time in the Taylor Sheridan universe, you know the appeal. The scope is enormous. The characters are layered. The dialogue is sharp and specific in a way that most prestige TV never manages. There’s a reason people binge Yellowstone and immediately go back for 1923 and Landman and everything else he’s ever touched.

It’s genuinely great television.

It also comes with a significant amount of content that has nothing to do with why it’s great.

Great Storytelling Doesn’t Require All of That

Here’s the thing about Taylor Sheridan shows specifically: the storytelling engine is the family dynamics, the land, the loyalty, the slow-burning tension between people who love each other and are constantly at odds. That’s the good stuff. That’s what keeps you up until midnight finishing one more episode.

The explicit content scattered throughout? It’s not doing that work. The story would still be exactly as compelling without it. Most viewers know this instinctively — it’s why so many people watch these shows with their thumb on the remote, bracing for scenes that feel like interruptions to the show they’re actually there for.

You shouldn’t have to watch your favorite shows that way.

The Wind-Down Ritual That Actually Winds You Down

There’s something specific about late-night TV with your person. Kids are asleep. The day is finally done. You’ve got snacks and nowhere to be and one episode left before you should probably sleep.

That ritual is worth protecting. It’s connection time dressed up as entertainment. And the last thing it needs is content that pulls you out of it — that turns a relaxing night into something you’re managing instead of enjoying.

VidAngel is how you keep the ritual intact.

Watch the Sheridan Universe. Your Way.

VidAngel works alongside your existing streaming platforms — Paramount+, Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Peacock, and more — to let you filter what you watch before it plays. 100+ customizable filters: profanity, sexual content, nudity, violence, and more. You set them once, they run automatically, and Landman stays Landman — just without the scenes that make you reach for the remote.

Yellowstone keeps all five seasons of family drama and Montana landscape. 1923 keeps its weight and scope. Dutton Ranch will be ready to watch from day one, exactly the way you want to watch it.

Over a million people are already using VidAngel. It covers 25,000+ titles. Free trial available — so your next watch party is already taken care of.

Sarah Gets It

Content creator Sarah (@sarahflipsit) and her husband are deep in the Taylor Sheridan universe — and VidAngel is how they watch it. Not because the shows aren’t worth watching. Because they’re too worth watching to spend half the time managing what’s on screen instead of just watching it.

One More Episode. Without the Interruptions.

The best part of the night shouldn’t come with a catch.

The post Watch Taylor Sheridan Shows Without the Scenes That Pull You Out appeared first on VidAngel Blog.

If you’ve never seen Yellowstone and someone told you to “get into the Taylor Sheridan universe,” you probably looked it up and immediately thought, why is there livestock lore?

So here’s the easy version.

Start with Yellowstone. Always. That’s the main story. John Dutton runs the largest ranch in Montana and spends five seasons fighting off developers, politicians, the reservation, and sometimes his own children. It’s the center of the whole thing.

After that, go back to 1883. That’s the origin story. It’s how the Duttons got to Montana in the first place, and it’s way less “ranch empire” and way more “cross-country survival with devastating consequences.”

Then watch 1923. Same family, next generation. Now it’s Prohibition, early economic collapse, and the ongoing family tradition of suffering beautifully while fighting for the same land.

Then you’ve got Marshals. This one is directly tied in because it follows Kayce Dutton after Yellowstone, as he joins a specialized U.S. Marshals unit in Montana. This is actual Yellowstone fallout with a badge.

And yes, there’s more coming, because apparently Taylor Sheridan looked at one hit franchise and said, “what if we made ranches endless?”

Dutton Ranch premiered on May 15, 2026 and continues Beth and Rip’s story in South Texas. 1944 is reported to be in active development. And 6666 is still part of the broader Yellowstone franchise plans as well.

So honestly, you can watch these in whatever order you want. No one is coming to quiz you. But if you want the cleanest path, do this:

Yellowstone → 1883 → 1923 → Marshals → Dutton Ranch

(BONUS: Here’s the ultimate watch guide to Taylor Sheridan shows)

Also, quick warning if you’ve never watched Sheridan before: he does not hold back. These shows can get very heavy, very fast, with language, violence, and nudity showing up when you are just trying to watch people argue about land.

That’s where VidAngel helps. It lets you customize what gets filtered, so instead of it being all or nothing, you can mute the language, skip nudity, and filter the violence based on what you actually want to keep in. That way you can follow the family tree, the betrayals, and the land wars without getting blindsided every episode.

Because figuring out this universe is already enough work. You don’t also need surprise trauma from a cowboy.

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It doesn’t have to be that way.

Watching a clean version of a movie or show is easier than you think. You don’t need to research every title before you press play. You don’t need to hover over the fast-forward button. And you definitely don’t need to give up on great entertainment just because it comes with content you’d rather skip.

What “Clean Version” Actually Means

A clean version isn’t a dumbed-down version. It’s not a censored version either. It’s simply your version.

Maybe you want to watch a gritty crime drama without the f-bombs. Maybe you love a particular romance series but skip the explicit scenes. Or maybe you’re watching with kids and want to cut the violence without losing the story.

A clean version means you decide what stays and what goes. The plot remains intact. The characters remain intact. You just remove the parts that don’t work for you.

Why Clean Versions Are Hard to Find

Streaming platforms don’t offer filtering options. Netflix, Prime Video, and others give you the content as is. What you see is what you get.

You could research every title before watching. But those guides are written for everyone. Their definition of “mild” might be very different from yours.

You could fast-forward through uncomfortable scenes. But that means spoiling what’s coming. It means awkward pauses in the middle of a movie night. And it means you have to be paying close attention every single second.

None of these solutions actually solve the problem. They just manage it badly.

A Better Way to Watch

With VidAngel filtering, you can get a clean version of movies or shows from your existing streaming services. It works with Netflix, Prime Video, Peacock, Paramount+, Apple TV, and more.

Here’s how it works. You connect VidAngel to your streaming accounts. You set your filter preferences once (and you can always adjust later, if you want). Then VidAngel automatically skips or mutes whatever you’ve chosen to filter.

You’re not editing the content. You’re simply watching the same movie or show with your preferences applied automatically in real time. Think of it like a preprogrammed remote, muting the words you don’t want to hear and skipping the scenes you don’t want to see.

What You Can Filter

VidAngel gives you granular control over five main content categories.

Profanity is one of the most commonly filtered categories. You can filter all foul language broadly or get specific. Want to mute f-words and crude jokes but keep mild profanity? You can do that. Want to filter blasphemy specifically? That’s an option too. Want to only mute 3 of the 24 s-words? Well, sure, you can do that, too. 

Intimacy and Nudity are other major categories. You can filter explicit scenes, nudity, or sexual content at whatever level feels right for you and whoever is in the room.

Violence and gore are filterable too. Some people love action movies but skip the most graphic moments. VidAngel lets you do exactly that without losing the tension or excitement of the story.

Other content includes things like drug use, drinking, and smoking. These are filterable as well, giving you a genuinely comprehensive set of options.

Filtering Works on the Shows You Already Love

This isn’t a separate streaming library of pre-cleaned titles. VidAngel works on the content you’re already watching on services you already pay for.

That means your favorite drama on Netflix. The thriller you’ve been meaning to watch on Prime Video. The new series everyone is talking about on Peacock. Filtered to your preferences.

You don’t have to choose between great content and comfortable viewing. You can have both.

Watching With Family Just Got Easier

One of the biggest benefits of filtered viewing is family movie night. Pre-screening a movie takes time. Fast-forwarding is clumsy and ruins surprises. And some content is simply too difficult to explain to younger kids in the moment.

With VidAngel, you set your filters once. From that point forward, every title you watch through VidAngel applies those preferences automatically. No prep work. No hovering over the remote. Just the story.

You can also adjust your filters title by title. Watching something with the whole family on Friday? Set stricter filters. Watching something solo on Saturday night? Adjust accordingly. The control is always yours.

The Content You Love, the Way You Want It

Great entertainment shouldn’t come with an asterisk. You shouldn’t have to tolerate content you don’t want just to access a story you love.

Watching a clean version of any movie or show isn’t about avoiding great entertainment. It’s about accessing it on your own terms. The plot twists, the performances, the moments that make a great story great—those all stay exactly where they belong.

The parts you never wanted? Those are gone.

That’s what VidAngel does. 

What VidAngel Users Are Saying

“I have VidAngel and I love it! I finally get to watch Yellowstone without the filthy talk. If you don’t mind the language, then watch it unfiltered. We all have the right to choose what we want. Some of us choose the clean version. I won’t judge you for your choices so please don’t judge me for mine.”
– Gail

“We just downloaded [VidAngel] and watched [Top Gun:] Maverick with our kids – wonderful to have a clean version of a film! Impressed and we will continue subscribing!!”
– Kelly

“We are really enjoying this fascinating storyline [The Night Agent] and great actors. Thank you for proving clean entertainment is very entertaining!!”
– Priscilla 

“Oh yay! We love Spirited so much but there’s some stuff that I’d love to clean up in it. Stuff not even necessary to the story that often disrupts the sincere good messages of the movie. Thanks VidAngel.”
– Jenna

“Every Friday after school I would take the kids to rent a movie. … I wanted them to experience the movies I watched as a kid. But as a kid myself we didn’t have much money growing up so back then we didn’t see the movies until they were shown on TV and consequently cleaned up. When showing them to my kids I was shocked at the foul language in ‘kids’ movies. Thus the search began for filtering. VidAngel truly was an answered prayer.”
– Bruce

Ready to get started?

Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:

1. Sign up for VidAngel
2. Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
3. Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
4. Press play and actually enjoy movie night

New to VidAngel? Learn how VidAngel filtering works

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The Taylor Sheridan universe is… a lot. Like “wait, is this the same ranch?” a lot. Between prequels, sequels, spinoffs, and shows that feel like they should be connected but technically aren’t, it’s easy to get lost somewhere between Montana and an oil rig in Texas.

So if you’ve ever asked yourself, “Do I need a flowchart to watch these in order?”—don’t worry. We made one (mentally). Here’s your complete, no-nonsense, slightly sarcastic guide to Taylor Sheridan shows so you can finally say, “Yes, I’ve seen them all.” Or at least pretend you have.

Yellowstone (Where It All Started)

Welcome to the main event. The one that launched a thousand cowboy hats.

Yellowstone follows the Dutton family, led by the ever-intimidating John Dutton, as they fight to protect the largest contiguous ranch in the U.S. from… basically everyone. Land developers, political forces, neighboring reservations, and yes—even a national park.

Expect: Family drama, power struggles, and more violence than your average “ranch life” TikTok.

1883 (The Prequel That Hurts Your Feelings)

Before Yellowstone, there was… suffering. Lots of it.

1883 tracks the Dutton family’s brutal journey across the Great Plains to Montana. It’s less “fun Western adventure” and more “wow, this is emotionally devastating and also historically intense.”

Expect: Wagon trains, heartbreak, and a deep appreciation for modern plumbing.

1923 (Trauma, But Make It Generational)

Because one Dutton timeline simply wasn’t enough.

Set in the early 20th century, 1923 shows the family battling pandemics, drought, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. You know, just a casual list of life challenges.

Expect: High-stakes survival, generational drama, and the realization that being a Dutton is… not relaxing.

The Madison (Feelings in the Mountains)

A shift from chaos to something a little more… reflective.

The Madison centers on a New York City family navigating grief and connection in Montana’s Madison River Valley.

Expect: Slower pacing, emotional storytelling, and fewer shootouts (probably).

Marshals (Kayce Gets a New Job)

Because one Dutton spinoff wasn’t enough.

This series follows Kayce Dutton after his time on the ranch as he joins an elite U.S. Marshals unit. Think cowboy meets Navy SEAL meets law enforcement.

Expect: Action, internal conflict, and the ongoing theme of “can this man ever just have a peaceful day?”

Landman (Cowboys, But With Oil Money)

Same intensity, different dirt.

Set in West Texas oil boomtowns, Landman dives into the world of roughnecks and billionaires chasing fortune. It’s an upstairs/downstairs story—if “upstairs” had private jets and “downstairs” had oil rigs.

Expect: Big money, bigger egos, and a crash course in how oil shapes literally everything.

Tulsa King (Fish-Out-of-Water Mafia Edition)

What happens when you drop a New York mob boss into Oklahoma? Chaos. Obviously.

After 25 years in prison, Dwight “The General” Manfredi is sent to Tulsa to start fresh. Instead, he builds a brand-new criminal empire with a crew that probably wasn’t in the original business plan.

Expect: Crime, dark humor, and a lot of “this is not how we did things in New York.”

Mayor of Kingstown (Everyone Needs Therapy)

Set in a Michigan town where prisons are basically the economy, this show follows the McClusky family—aka the unofficial middlemen between inmates, cops, and politicians.

Expect: Heavy themes, moral gray areas, and the overwhelming urge to take a deep breath afterward.

Special Ops: Lioness (Spy Drama, But Make It Intense)

This one trades cowboy boots for covert operations.

The series follows Cruz Manuelos, a Marine recruited into a CIA program to infiltrate terrorist networks. It’s high-stakes, high-tension, and very much not a “watch while folding laundry” kind of show.

Expect: Espionage, emotional depth, and constant stress (in a good way?).

So… Where Should You Start?

If you want the “proper” experience:

• Start with 1883 → 1923 → Yellowstone

If you want the “I just want drama immediately” experience:

• Start with Yellowstone and emotionally spiral from there

If you want something adjacent but not ranch-heavy:

• Try Tulsa King or Mayor of Kingstown

You’re Welcome

The Taylor Sheridan universe is sprawling, dramatic, and occasionally overwhelming—but that’s part of the appeal. Whether you’re here for the cowboys, the crime, or the chaos, there’s something for everyone.

And if you’re wondering, “Is all of this content actually something I want to watch?”—that’s where VidAngel comes in. 

Because watching TV shouldn’t require emotional recovery time… unless you choose it.

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Summary: About the legendary lawman Bass Reeves, one of the greatest frontier heroes and one of the first Black deputy U.S. marshals west of the Mississippi River in American history.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: David Oyelowo, Dennis Quaid, Joaquina Kalukango, Bill Dawes

Yellowstone

Summary: A ranching family in Montana faces off against others encroaching on their land.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley

Reviews:

• “I love the importance of family in Yellowstone. That no family is perfect.” -Daren
• “One of the best western shows, but I definitely couldn’t watch without VidAngel.” -Jess
• “You don’t miss anything watching Yellowstone with VidAngel!” -Andrew

Wondering what it’s like to watch Yellowstone without the profanity? https://blog.vidangel.com/yellowstone-without-profanity-nudity-and-gore/

1883

Summary: The post-Civil War generation of the Dutton family travels to Texas, and joins a wagon train undertaking the arduous journey west to Oregon. Before settling in Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Tim McGraw, Sam Elliott, Faith Hill, Isabel May

Reviews:

• “I love watching Yellowstone and 1883 without the profanity and inappropriate scenes.” -Ruby
• “I appreciate [Yellowstone] all the more after watching the prequels, especially 1883! It makes the story of the Dutton family so sweet to know that they’ve hung on that long. Also, can we talk about how cool all the cowboys are!” -Danny
• “1883. Definitely worth filtering and streaming.” -Destiny

1923

Summary: The Duttons face a new set of challenges in the early 20th century. The rise of Western expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Sclaepfer

Reviews:

• “The show itself is freaking amazing. I am so hooked with that, 1883 and 1923.” -Adelle
• “We just watched 1923 & are so grateful we can remove all the unnecessary nudity!” -Layna

Billy the Kid

Summary: An epic romantic adventure based on the life of Billy the Kid. From his humble Irish roots and his early days as a cowboy and gunslinger in the American frontier, to his pivotal role in the Lincoln County War and beyond.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Tom Blyth, Daniel Webber, Sean Owen Roberts, Dakota Daulby

Joe Pickett

Summary: Follows a game warden and his family during a changing political and socioeconomic climate in a small rural town.

Rated: TV-14

Starring: Michael Dorman, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks

Outer Range

Summary: A rancher fighting for his land and family discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Shaun Sipos

Reviews:

• “I finished watching Outer Range…..weirdly awesome!” -Jesse

Lonesome Dove

Summary: A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.

Rated: TV-14

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Chris Cooper, Ricky Schroder, Robert Urich

That Dirty Black Bag

Summary: The 8-day clash between Arthur McCoy — an incorruptible sheriff with a troubled past — and Red Bill, an infamous, solitary bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into a dirty black bag.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Rose Williams, Travis Fimmel, Niv Sultan, Douglas Booth, Aiden Gillen

Territory

Summary: When the world’s largest cattle station is left without a clear heir, rival factions descend as a fierce generational struggle upends the land’s future.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Ana Torv, Sam Corlett, Philippa Northeast, Michael Dorman, Jay Ryan

Hell on Wheels

Summary: The Civil War is past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can’t put it behind him. Fresh are the memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of the Union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge.

Rated: TV-14

Starring: Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Robin McLeavy, Phil Burke

The English

Summary: A woman seeks revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Emily Blunt, Chaske Spencer, Stephen Rea, Tom Hughes

Frontier

Summary: Follows Declan Harp, a half-Irish/half-Cree Native-Canadian outlaw. Harp is campaigning to breach the Hudson’s Bay Company’s monopoly on the fur trade in Canada.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Jason Momoa, Landon Liborion, Zoe Boyle, Greg Bryk

Reviews:

• “FRONTIER SERIES! SO good! I can’t believe we have only just discovered it! I’ve added it to my list of fav. series. We all think it should be given higher ratings than it was given. Binge-worthy for sure. The one thing though- is we never use the gore filters but for this one esp. after last night’s episode in season 2 I’m thinking it’d be good.” -Rachelle

Godless

Summary: In the 1880s American West, a murderous outlaw gang leader Frank Griffin hunts for ex-protege Roy Goode. Frank’s chase leads him to La Belle, New Mexico–a town inhabited, after a mining disaster, almost entirely by women.

Rated: TV-MA

Starring: Jack O’Connell, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy, Merritt Wever

This list of the best of the best Western TV shows is just the tip of the iceberg. Check out more here.

Originally published 11/10/2023
Post updated 2/26/2025

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Apparently, that’s not common knowledge and has caused quite a bit of concern across our social channels. Last week, someone asked, “VidAngel then why would they [they’re talking about VidAngel customers here] watch YELLOWSTONE???”

You know we live to banter, but we thought we’d let our fellow VidAngel customers take the floor. Here’s what they have to say about why they still choose to watch Yellowstone filtered with VidAngel:

“Because a great story can be told without the language and nudity.” – Christopher D. 

“The fact that they can’t make shows without that shows their lack of good imagination for a decent storyline.” – Shawna Stamper

“Because sometimes the story and character are great but they have unnecessary ‘enhancements.’” – Charlotte Taucher 

“I DON’T watch Yellowstone anymore because they profane the name of God multiple times EVERY episode.” – Daniel N. (raises hand)

“Wait, is this person actually suggesting that people might and should watch Yellowstone specifically FOR the language, nudity, and violence?? How is that considered better?” – Meredith M. 

“Isn’t Kevin Costener in it? Idk.” – John M. 

“It’s like these people have never watched an edited movie on TV. I was well into adulthood when I learned The Breakfast Club was rated R, because I had seen it on TV a dozen times and it was always edited. Studios produce the TV edited versions of all their films. Why not let the audience decide what is filtered out?” – Jeff S. 

“That’s such a silly question because even shows that don’t have intense themes seem to have profanity and the like.” – Stephanie B. 

“Pretty much a violent soap opera.” – Gregory P.

“Imagine wanting to watch Yellowstone just for the nudity and language.” Steven K.

“I know right!? I mean what’s left if you take away all of the good stuff like nudity/explicit language/violence??! The story/plot?? Pft boring!!!!…*ends sarcasm*” – Russ C.

There you have it. Yellowstone still has a plotline without all of the explicit profanity, nudity, and graphic violence. With our customizable filters, you get to decide where to draw the line in the sand. Turns out there’s more to this award-winning series than Beth yelling profanities in the wind. 

Want to know more? Check out our post about what it’s like to watch Jack Ryan without profanity.

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