Ultimately, this leads to an intense battle for succession.

Despite premiering just a day or two ago, the show has already garnered an 80% onRotten Tomatoes.

So far,Territoryhas earned quite a bit of praise for its storytelling and attention to detail.

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Audiences are immediately pulled into the simmering tensions betweenthe Lawson familyand their competition.

Ultimately,Territoryprovides amazing visuals and an engrossing story that will transport its viewers straight into the Australian outback.

The two series have many commonalities, including genre, themes, and to a certain degree, setting.

John (Kevin Costner) is riding a horse at the Yellowstone Ranch.

Australia may be a long way from Montana, but the essences of these stories are quite the same.

In many ways,Territoryactually improves the story thatYellowstoneis trying to tell.

WhereYellowstonehas often struggled to balance its Indigenous characters with its white characters,Territory’scastis more successfully represented.

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Set against the backdrop of the world’s largest cattle station, this drama follows the intense generational conflict that ensues when a clear heir is absent. As rival factions compete for control, the series examines themes of legacy, power, and the struggle for dominance over the land’s future.

Thus,Territoryoffers a bit more bite thanYellowstone.

Really, the only difference is that the Lawson’s fight is much more concentrated than the Duttons.

Netflix’s latest neo-Western has multiple shocking reveals in the final episode of season 1.

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Here’s our breakdown of what happens and what it means.

In reality,Yellowstonehas a much bigger scale thanTerritory,especially in terms of the family dynamic.

On one hand,Yellowstone’svastness allows for a long-running story that is complicated and intriguing.

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In this way,Territorycould certainly pull ahead ofYellowstone,at least in terms of first season critical acclaim.

At the very least,Territoryis off to a much better start thanYellowstonewas.

Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner and centers on his character John Dutton.

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Dutton and his family live on a cattle ranch just a few hours away from Yellowstone National Park.

The series chronicles the familys struggle to defend their home from an Indian reservation and land developers.

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Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner and centers on his character John Dutton. Dutton and his family live on a cattle ranch just a few hours away from Yellowstone National Park. The series chronicles the family’s struggle to defend their home from an Indian reservation and land developers. As if their life wasn’t complicated enough, the Duttons also have medical issues, political aspirations, and family secrets stacked against them.

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