Shows Like The Virginian
If you liked The Virginian (1962), a western and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The High Chaparral (1967)
★ 6.7/10Also western and dramaThe High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC…
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Bonanza (1959)
★ 7.5/10Also western and dramaThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
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Rawhide (1959)
★ 7.3/10Also western and dramaThe tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.
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Cheyenne (1955)
★ 6.2/10Also western and dramaCheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawman, and always a larger-than-life hero. CHEYENNE is an American…
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The Young Riders (1989)
★ 7.4/10Also western and dramaThe Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory…
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The Big Valley (1965)
★ 6.2/10Also western and dramaThe Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It…
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Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
★ 7.1/10Also western and dramaWanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a…
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Wagon Train (1957)
★ 6.6/10Also western and dramaThe series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert…
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Little House on the Prairie (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and westernThe close-knit Ingalls family builds a new life on the Western frontier, where the joys of nature and the struggle for survival are deeply intertwined.
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Little House on the Prairie (1974)
★ 8/10Also western and dramaWhen the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s…
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Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
★ 7/10Also drama and westernModern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee…
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Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
★ 7.3/10Also western and dramaHave Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one…
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Into the West (2005)
★ 8/10Also western and dramaThe lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.
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Vegas (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also western and dramaRalph Lamb wants to be left in peace to run his ranch, but Las Vegas is now swelling with outsiders and corruption which are intruding on his simple life. Recalling Lamb's command as a military police officer during…
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The Lone Ranger (1949)
★ 6.7/10Also westernThe Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator…
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Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
★ 6.9/10Also westernAlias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of cousin outlaws trying to…
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The Rifleman (1958)
★ 7.1/10Also westernThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico…
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Gunsmoke (1955)
★ 6.7/10Also western and dramaGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the…
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Spirit: Riding Free (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also westernIn a small Western town, spunky ex-city girl Lucky forms a tight bond with wild horse Spirit while having adventures with best pals Pru and Abigail.
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Centennial (1978)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and westernThe economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late…