The Best TV Shows to Watch Like “The Madison”

Created by the iconic Taylor Sheridan, American writer and director of Yellowstone, Landman and 1923, The Madison is another classic that will have you binge-watching in one day. The TV show follows a wealthy New York family, the Clyburns, relocating to Madison River Valley in rural Montana after losing their patriarch in a devastating plane crash. Stacy Clyburn—the head of the family now—leads her family to Montana for healing, profound grieving and remembering the past. What unfolds is the harsh reality of what it means to start over when everything familiar has been stripped away.

It’s easy to see why audiences fell hard. With Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell leading an ensemble that includes Patrick J. Adams (Suits), Beau Garrett (TRON: Legacy), Kevin Zegers (Gossip Girl), Elle Chapman (A Man Called Otto) and Ben Schnetzer (Y: The Last Man), the casting alone is a masterclass. But it’s the emotional depth that keeps us bewitched: we’re excessively crying, laughing and swooning. From the cinematography to the music scores and an otherworldly landscape, each episode features thought-provoking moments you’ll find yourself thinking about days later.

As for what’s next—Season 2 is already filmed, and we can expect the Clyburns still trying to navigate healing, love and grief with more tenderness than anger. We can also expect them to settle in on the Montana ranch, and we can’t wait to see what else unfolds between the family and the other characters.

If the Clyburns’ journey from Manhattan penthouses to Montana plains scratched an itch for you, then you’re in luck—here are more shows to add to your watchlist next.

Another classic from Taylor Sheridan, the writer and director of The Madison, Yellowstone follows the Duttons, who own the largest ranch in America, and who have to fight tooth and nail to protect their sprawling Montana property from land encroachers.

The Yellowstone universe expands in the Dutton Ranch, where Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler start building a new life in South Texas after a wildfire destroys their cherished 7,000-acre Montana ranch. Here, they do everything they can to navigate new realities, a ruthless rival and family drama. Expect the same rugged, elemental beauty as Yellowstone but with a leaner, more primal edge.

Based on the novel series by Jodi Thomas, Ransom Canyon is set in a small Texas town as three ranching families fight for their land, legacies and the people they love. The show specifically follows rancher Staten Kirkland and musician Quinn O’Grady, making decisions that could change the trajectory of their future and lives.

Swapping cattle ranches for media empires, Succession trades barns for boardrooms—yet the family dysfunction and skewed power dynamics translate seamlessly. The series follows the Roy family as the patriarch’s unexpected retirement sets off a brutal struggle for control of the company.