My Top Ten Western Series:

11 August, 2022 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 2 categories

To commemorate my first Featured TV Blog of the month, 1883, here are My Top Ten Western Series, all of the selected shows have been chosen for their Western theme, enjoy the list and watch a Western!

10. Vegas (2012-2013)

Vegas, starring Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Taylor Handley, Sarah Jones, Jason O'Mara; created by Nicolas Pileggi and Greg Walker; produced by Happy Valley Films, Tree Line Film, Arthur Sarkissian Productions, CBS Television Studios and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. (2012-2013)

9. Hey Dude (1989-1991)

Hey Dude, starring David Brisbin, Kelly Brown, Geoffrey Coy, Jonathan Galkin, Debra Kalman, David Lascher, Christine Taylor, Joe Torres, Josh Tygiel; created by Dee LaDuke; produced by Jupiter Entertainment, RIVR Media, Cinetel Productions and distributed by Viacom Media Networks. (1989-1991)

8. Hell on Wheels (2011-2016)

Hell on Wheels, starring Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Dominique McElligott, Tom Noonan, Eddie Spears, Ben Esler, Phil Burke, Christopher Heyerdahl, Robin McLeavy, Kasha Kropinski, Dohn Norwood, Jennifer Ferrin, MacKenzie Porter, Jake Weber, Tim Guinee, Byron Mann, Reg Rogers, Angela Zhou, and Chelah Horsdal; created by Joel and Tony Gayton for Entertainment One Television, Nomadic Pictures, (Gayton), Endemol USA, Wirthwhile TV, and AMC Studios; and distributed by Entertainment One television (Canada) and AMC Studios (US) (2011-2016)

7. Deadwood (2004-2006)

Deadwood, starring Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, Brad Dourif, John Hawkes, Paula Malcomson, Leon Rippy, William Sanderson, Robin Weigert, W. Earl Brown, Dayton Callie, Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Kim Dickens, Anna Gunn, Jeffrey Jones, Sean Bridgers, Titus Welliver, Bree Seanna Wall, Josh Eriksson, Garret Dillahunt and Brent Sexton. Created by David Milch for Roscoe Productions, Red Board Productions, Paramount Network Television, and Home Box Office and distributed by Home Box Office. (2004-2006)

6. Hatfield & McCoy’s (2012)

Hatfield & McCoy's, starring Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger, Mare Winningham, Jena Malone, Boyd Holbrook, Powers Boothe; written by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker; directed by Kevin Reynolds for production and distribution by History, ThinkFactory Media, Sony Pictures Television. (2012)

5. Outer Range (2022-)

Outer Range, starring Josh Brolin, Lili Taylor, Tamara Podemski, Tom Pelphrey, Imogen Poots, Lewis Pullman, Noah Reid, Shaun Sipos, Isabel Arraiza, Olive Abercrombie; created by Brian Watkins for Amazon Studios, Plan B Entertainment, Reunion Pacific Entertainment and distributed by Amazon Studios. (2022-)

4. Westworld (2016-)

Westworld, starring Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Luke Hemsworth, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Simon Quarterman, Rodrigo Santoro, Angela Sarafyan, Shannon Woodward, Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Barnes, Clifton Collins Jr., Jimmi Simpson, Tessa Thompson, Fares Fares, Louis Herthum, Talulah Riley, Gustaf Skarsgård, Katja Herbers, Zahn McClarnon, Aaron Paul, Vincent Cassel and Tao Okamoto; created by Johnathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO Entertainment, Kilter Films, Bad Robot Productions, Jerry Weintraub Productions (pilot only), and Warner Bros. Television; and distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution and Home Box Office. (2016-)

Justified (2010-2015)

Justified, starring Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Joelle Carter, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, and Jere Burns; developed by Graham Yost and produced by Rooney McP Productions, Timberman/Beverly Productions, Nemo Films, FX Productions, and Sony Pictures Television; and distributed by 20th Television, Sony Pictures Television and FX Productions. (2010-2015)

2. 1883 (2021-2022)

Poster for the limited television series "1883" from Paramount + Network, starring Tim McGraw, Sam Elliott, Faith Hill and Isabel May, created, directed at times and written by Taylor Sheridan. Photo Cr: Paramount+ © 2022 MTV Entertainment Studios. All Rights Reserved. (2021-2022)

1. Yellowstone (2018-)

Series Season 1 poster for the Paramount Network original series Yellowstone featuring Kevin Costner as John Dutton III, created and written by Taylor Sheridan. Photo Cr: Paramount Network © (2018-) MTV Entertainment Studios. All Rights Reserved.

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Western Series! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

Kevin Costner on The Late Show with David Letterman; this show taped on April 14,1989 in the Ed Sullivan Theater. Photo Credit: CBS/ World Wide Pants — **Kevin Costner on *The Late Show with David Letterman*; this show taped on April 14, 1989 in the Ed Sullivan Theater. Photo Credit: CBS/ World Wide Pants**

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