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Rural & frontier

Rural & frontier TV Series

Countryside, wilderness and frontier living.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 81 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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81 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

1883

★ 8.6
168K 10 2021–2022
Rural & frontier · Survival
10/10

1923

★ 8.3
104K 15 2022–2025
Rural & frontier · Period piece
10/10

American Primeval

★ 8.0
86K 6 2025–2025
Rural & frontier · Gritty
10/10

The Virginian

★ 7.6
4K 249 1962–1971
Rural & frontier · Long-runner
10/10

Deadwood

★ 8.6
129K 36 2004–2006
Dialogue-driven · Rural & frontier
9/10

Godless

★ 8.2
92K 7 2017–2017
Rural & frontier
9/10

Clarkson's Farm

★ 9.0
88K 40 2021–present
Rural & frontier · British TV
9/10

Hell on Wheels

★ 8.3
60K 57 2011–2016
Rural & frontier · Gritty
9/10

The English

★ 7.8
33K 6 2022–2022
Rural & frontier · Revenge
9/10

Lonesome Dove

★ 8.6
31K 4 1989–1989
Rural & frontier · Bittersweet
9/10

Little House on the Prairie

★ 7.5
30K 204 1974–1983
Rural & frontier · Wholesome
9/10

Frontier

★ 7.1
27K 18 2016–2018
Rural & frontier · Period piece
9/10

Heartland

★ 8.4
23K 281 2007–present
Rural & frontier · Long-runner
9/10

Lawmen: Bass Reeves

★ 7.3
16K 8 2023–2023
Rural & frontier · Real history
9/10

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

★ 6.9
15K 149 1993–1998
Rural & frontier · Wholesome
9/10

Joe Pickett

★ 7.6
13K 20 2021–2023
Rural & frontier · Small town
9/10

Bonanza

★ 7.3
13K 430 1959–1973
Rural & frontier · Long-runner
9/10

Dutton Ranch

★ 8.4
12K 10 2026–present
Rural & frontier · Family saga
9/10

The Abandons

★ 6.4
11K 7 2025–2025
Rural & frontier · Gritty
9/10

Gunsmoke

★ 8.1
10K 635 1955–1975
Long-runner · Rural & frontier
9/10

Broken Trail

★ 7.7
8K 2 2006–2006
Rural & frontier · Period piece
9/10

Territory

★ 6.8
8K 6 2024–2024
Rural & frontier · Family saga
9/10

McLeod's Daughters

★ 7.4
7K 224 2001–2009
Rural & frontier
9/10

Klondike

★ 7.3
7K 6 2014–2014
Rural & frontier · Survival
9/10