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Taylor Sheridan's Western crime thriller lassos a new streaming home.
Sheridan's contributions to the Western genre are immense, but the creator is usually instantly tied to the Yellowstone TV show franchise. On the one hand, it tracks, given how Yellowstone and its many spinoffs and prequels have become extremely popular, helping push the genre to new heights. However, through other Westerns and neo-Westerns, Sheridan has done more for the genre than just what is depicted in the Yellowstone shows. One of Sheridan's best movies is the perfect representation of what else he can add to the genre, and it has found a new streaming service to call home.
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🏠YellowstoneProtect the ranch
🐴1883The Oregon Trail
🌾1923Drought & dust
🔒KingstownPrison politics
🎼Tulsa KingMade man, new town
QUESTION 1 / 8YELLOWSTONE
01
The Dutton family has controlled the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States for over a century. In which state is the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch located?
✓ Correct! The Yellowstone Dutton Ranch sits near the border of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. The show is filmed primarily in Montana, with the real-life Chief Joseph Ranch in Darby serving as the Dutton homestead.
✗ Wrong trail, cowboy! The answer is Montana. The Dutton Ranch borders Yellowstone National Park in Big Sky Country. While the rugged landscape could pass for Wyoming or Idaho, the show is set — and largely filmed — in Montana.
QUESTION 2 / 8YELLOWSTONE
02
John Dutton is the iron-willed patriarch who will stop at nothing to protect his family’s land. Which Oscar-winning actor portrayed him for the first four seasons of Yellowstone?
✓ Correct! Kevin Costner brought gravitas and quiet intensity to John Dutton, anchoring Yellowstone as one of the most-watched shows on cable television. His departure ahead of Season 5B became one of the biggest stories in TV.
✗ Wrong trail, cowboy! The answer is Kevin Costner. While Sam Elliott did appear in 1883, Josh Brolin has his own Sheridan series (Outer Range isn’t Sheridan’s), and Kurt Russell hasn’t joined the Sheridan-verse. Costner defined John Dutton.
QUESTION 3 / 81883
03
In the prequel series 1883, a Civil War veteran leads his family on a brutal wagon-train journey from Texas to Montana to find a new home. What is the name of this original Dutton patriarch?
✓ Correct! James Dutton, played by Tim McGraw, is the Civil War veteran who leads his wife Margaret and their children on the perilous journey west. His daughter Elsa narrates the series, and the family’s arrival in Montana establishes the Yellowstone Ranch.
✗ Wrong trail, cowboy! The answer is James Dutton. Jacob Dutton is the character Harrison Ford plays in 1923 — James’s brother. John Dutton Sr. doesn’t appear until later generations, and Emmett Dutton doesn’t exist in the Sheridan-verse.
QUESTION 4 / 8YELLOWSTONE
04
On the Dutton Ranch, certain cowboys receive a permanent mark of loyalty — a hot-iron brand seared into their skin that signifies a blood oath to the ranch. What symbol is this feared brand?
✓ Correct! The branded “Y” is the Yellowstone Ranch’s livestock mark, but for ranch hands, wearing it on their chest means a lifelong oath of silence and loyalty. “Taking someone to the train station” is what happens to those who betray it.
✗ Wrong trail, cowboy! The answer is the letter “Y” — for Yellowstone. The brand is both a ranch identifier and a mark of absolute loyalty. Characters like Rip, Kayce, and Jimmy all bear the “Y” brand, signifying they’ve sworn their lives to the ranch.
QUESTION 5 / 81923
05
In 1923, the Dutton family battles drought, Prohibition, and encroaching modernity during the Great Depression era. Which legendary Hollywood actor plays patriarch Jacob Dutton?
✓ Correct! Harrison Ford stars as Jacob Dutton alongside Helen Mirren as his wife Cara. Ford’s casting marked his first major television role and brought massive star power to the expanding Sheridan-verse. The series is set during Prohibition and the early Depression.
✗ Wrong trail, cowboy! The answer is Harrison Ford. In his first major TV role, Ford plays Jacob Dutton, brother of James Dutton from 1883. Helen Mirren stars opposite him as Cara Dutton. Their star power helped make 1923 Paramount+’s biggest premiere.
QUESTION 6 / 8YELLOWSTONE
06
Beth Dutton’s volatile love story with a tough ranch foreman is one of Yellowstone’s most beloved storylines. The two eventually marry in a surprise ceremony. Who is Beth’s husband?
✓ Correct! Rip Wheeler, played by Cole Hauser, is John Dutton’s most loyal enforcer and Beth’s husband. Taken in by John as a teenager after a traumatic past, Rip would do anything for the Dutton family — and his fierce devotion to Beth became a fan-favorite romance.
✗ Wrong trail, cowboy! The answer is Rip Wheeler. Lloyd Pierce is the bunkhouse elder, Walker is a ranch hand and musician, and Jimmy Hurdstrom is the hapless cowboy who eventually gets sent to the 6666 Ranch in Texas. Only Rip won Beth’s wild heart.
QUESTION 7 / 8MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN
07
In Mayor of Kingstown, a family serves as power brokers in a Michigan town where the prison industry is the only business. Which family navigates this dark world of incarceration and corruption?
✓ Correct! The McLusky family, led by Mike McLusky (Jeremy Renner), acts as unofficial mediators between prisoners, gangs, police, and politicians in Kingstown, Michigan. The show is one of Sheridan’s grittiest explorations of the American justice system.
✗ Wrong trail, cowboy! The answer is the McLusky family. Jeremy Renner stars as Mike McLusky, who inherits the role of “mayor” — an unofficial power broker between inmates, gangs, and law enforcement. The Duttons are Yellowstone’s dynasty, not Kingstown’s.
QUESTION 8 / 8YELLOWSTONE
08
One Dutton sibling is an adopted son and ambitious lawyer who frequently clashes with his family — sometimes even conspiring against them. His complex loyalty drives much of the show’s drama. Who is he?
✓ Correct! Jamie Dutton, played by Wes Bentley, is the adopted son and Harvard-educated lawyer whose desperate need for his father’s approval and political ambition create some of Yellowstone’s most dramatic betrayals. His rivalry with Beth is legendary.
✗ Wrong trail, cowboy! The answer is Jamie Dutton. Kayce is John’s biological youngest son (a former Navy SEAL), Lee is the eldest son who dies in Season 1, and Tate is Kayce’s young son. Only Jamie is the adopted lawyer who conspires against the family.
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Are you a ranch foreman — or headed straight to the train station?
As of today, May 1, Hell or High Water is officially streaming on Peacock in the United States. Previously, the Western crime thriller could be found on Netflix nationwide. However, it left the streamer on Thursday, April 30, making Hell or High Water only available on Peacock, streaming there exclusively for the time being. This is perfect for fans of Sheridan's Yellowstone. After all, the show also streams on Peacock due to an old deal, not joining the spinoffs on Paramount+. As such, Peacock subscribers can now watch another major Sheridan Western.
Chris Pine leans toward the hood of a truck with bullet holes in it, and Ben Foster faces the other direction and looks into the distance in Hell or High Water
Yellowstone and Hell or High Water have aspects in common. Both the movie and the series focus on families that are trying to save their ranch, though they go about it in different ways, even though the Duttons and the Howards are all morally complex characters. In the film, Chris Pine's Toby Howard and Ben Foster's Tanner Howard turn to robbing banks in order to settle the debt on their land after their mother's death and avoid their land being foreclosed. While the Duttons have dabbled in illegal territory to save their ranch, robbing banks was not on the menu.
Hell or High Water was written by Sheridan, releasing in theaters on August 12, 2016. The Western crime thriller predates the beloved Yellowstone series by two years, as the TV show that is streaming on Peacock debuted on June 20, 2018. Hell or High Water had a reported budget of $12 million, ending its worldwide box office run with $37.9 million. The Western needed to finish between $24 million and $30 million to break even, which means it was a financial success. On Rotten Tomatoes, Hell or High Water boasts a 97% critics' score, with audiences having it at 89%.
The Sheridan-written movie is part of the Yellowstone creator's American Frontier movie trilogy alongside Sicario and Wind River. Hell or High Water is only one of the many exciting movies that arrived on Peacock on May 1. Other noteworthy films now available on the streaming service include 50 First Dates, The Boss Baby, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Dirty Dancing, Dunkirk, The Martian, The Mummy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pulp Fiction, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and more. Hell or High Water emerges as the perfect companion to Yellowstone, being similar in tone and subject, now on Peacock.
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