10 Shows To Watch if You Loved Netflix's 'Untamed'
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Although Untamed was first billed as a Netflix limited series, the Eric Bana drama's success has propelled it into the spotlight. Now renewed for an upcoming second season, fans have been blown away by the national park-driven crime series, which promises even more when it returns. But until Untamed Season 2 officially drops, there's no reason you can't binge through something else in the meantime.
Whether you're a big fan of forested crime dramas, small-town mysteries, or semi-Western aesthetics, we think you'll find a kindred spirit here with these television adventures. Who knows, maybe you'll find something here you've never heard of before? Although, don't expect to find Yellowstone on this list — aside from the fact that it's vaguely connected to America's first national park, it's not exactly detective enough for Untamed fans to climb aboard.
10 'Big Sky' (2020-2023)
Trying to capitalize on the Yellowstone phenomena, ABC (loosely) adapted the mystery novels of author C.J. Box into Big Sky. This Montana-based crime series balanced serialized mystery plots with case-by-case installments as ex-cop Jenny Holt (Katheryn Winnick) and private eye Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) work together to solve a series of disappearances and murders across, well, Big Sky Country. There may be no national parks involved, but Untamed fans may find some similarities here.
By its third season, Big Sky added the subtitle "Deadly Trails," focusing specifically on a backwoods murder case involving a private campground and plenty of narrative twists and turns. Jensen Ackles even joined the cast as Sheriff Beau Arlen in the third and final season. If you enjoy Yellowstone and Untamed, you'll probably find this network series within that same wheelhouse.
9 'Anna Pigeon' (2026-present)
Another book-to-screen adaptation, Anna Pigeon is based on the novels of Nevada Barr following former "city slicker"-turned-park ranger Anna Pigeon (Tracy Spiridakos). Assigned to Glacier National Park in northern Montana, Pigeon finds herself solving park-related crimes while dealing with her own troubles, which leads to some fascinating adventures. This series is still on the air, having aired its first season this fall before being renewed for a second.
Anna Pigeon is an obvious choice for Untamed fans given the subject matter and location. But beyond that, it's just nice to see the national parks get their due on the small screen. They may not be as deadly as these shows would have you believe, but that's part of what makes these dramas so darn exciting. As a U.S.-Canada co-production, Anna Pigeon airs on USA Network in America and Crave just further north.
8 'Tracker' (2024-present)
While not the first show you'd probably pick to follow up Untamed, there's no doubt that Tracker deals with some of the same ideas. As reward seeker Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) travels nationwide to collect rewards for missing persons, he finds himself in plenty of mountainous or heavily-forested areas while on the job. Sure, sometimes his work takes him to the city, but more often than not, the drama resides in the conflict between man-and-nature as well as man-versus-man.
Tracker is currently in its fourth season on CBS and has made waves in the last few years since taking over network television. Colter's lone wolf survivalism comes in handy as he is constantly putting his life at risk for the sake of others. He may not carry a badge, but he's certainly capable of solving unsolvable crimes and looking in the places that few would ever expect. If you can get over the network TV melodrama at times, Tracker is a great action thriller binge.
7 'American Primeval' (2025)
Deviating slightly from the detective/crime angle, American Primeval may be the odd one out here, but that's just because it's a period piece Western. Also created by Mark L. Smith, the Netflix miniseries (which is loads better than The Abandons) hit the streamer the same year as Untamed and follows drifter Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch) as he seeks to get anxious mother Sarah (Betty Gilpin) and her son away from a handful of dangers to be found on the wild frontier. This violent and bloody series is for mature viewers only.
American Primeval may not appeal to every Untamed fan since the premise itself is quite different, but Smith's distinct style of long-form storytelling is at play in this Utah War-era historical drama. The cast is phenomenal, and the production value alone is impressive for something so large-scale. Still, it's the type of series that can be tough to get through due to the intensity, so be warned.
6 'Mindhunter' (2017-2019)
For a crime thriller that's a bit more psychological in nature, Mindhunter may be the way to go. Again, this series removes the viewer from some of that frontier excitement of Untamed, but it gets even deeper into the criminal psyche. This Netflix drama is also a period piece, but rather than a rustic survival Western like our last pick, it's a late-'70s FBI thriller that analyzes motives like no other.
As one of the best serial killer shows in recent years, Mindhunter deals with the intense challenges that come with criminal profiling, and how that affects those on the right side of the law. Following FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), as well as psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), the two-season Netflix classic doesn't emphasize chase sequences or action to carry the plot forward. Rather, the whole thing is a big conversation about the nature of true evil.
Collider Exclusive · 8 Questions · 2 Minutes Which Netflix Character Would Be Your Best Friend? Dustin · Emily · Wednesday · Gi-hun
Some friends drag you out of the house. Some sit with you on the worst night of your life. Netflix has written both, plus the one who tells you the truth you have been avoiding all week. Answer eight quick questions about how you actually do friendship, and find out which of them was always going to end up in your corner.
🧢Dustin(Stranger Things)
🗼Emily(Emily in Paris)
🕷️Wednesday(Wednesday)
🟢Gi-hun(Squid Game)
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How do you usually end up making a new friend? The origin story says a lot about the friendship that follows it.
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What is a perfect Saturday with your best friend? Friendship is mostly built out of very ordinary hours.
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You call them at two in the morning. What happens? This is the real test of a friendship, and everybody knows it.
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What do you want from them when you are clearly wrong? The best friendships are the ones that survive being corrected.
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What do your friends actually value about you? The friend you attract says something about the friend you are.
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You have a falling out. How does it go? How a friendship repairs itself matters more than how it breaks.
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What do you actually need a best friend for? Everybody is missing something. The right friend fills that gap.
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Ten years from now, what keeps the two of you close? Eight questions in, this is the one that decides who you get.
The Group Chat Has Spoken Your Best Friend Is…
Four Netflix characters, four completely different ways of showing up for somebody. This is the one who fits how you actually do friendship, and what having them in your life would be like.
Dustin Henderson
You do not do friendship at half volume, and neither does he. What you want is somebody who says yes to the plan before you have finished describing the plan.
- Dustin is the friend the entire show runs on: loyal past the point of sense, enthusiastic about everything, and incapable of leaving anybody behind.
- You have the same instinct. Your friendships are loud, specific and slightly ridiculous, and they last for decades because of it.
- He is also the one person who would take your strangest interest completely seriously, which is far rarer than it sounds.
- You would have a group chat. It would never once be quiet.
Emily Cooper
You are the friend who makes things happen, and so is she. Together you would be mildly exhausting to everyone around you and completely delighted with yourselves.
- Emily treats an ordinary Tuesday as something that could be turned into an occasion, which is either the best or the worst quality in a friend depending on your energy levels.
- You share her refusal to sit still. Neither of you has ever accepted a night in when something was happening somewhere else.
- She is far more loyal than people give her credit for. She defends her friends loudly, publicly, and occasionally before checking the facts.
- She would post the photo without asking. You would forgive her, because it is a very good photo.
Wednesday Addams
You have no patience for pleasant lies, and she has no ability to tell them. What looks like coldness from the outside is the most reliable friendship on this list.
- Wednesday never says a kind thing she does not mean, which makes the rare ones count for an enormous amount.
- You would rather be told the truth than be made comfortable. She is constitutionally incapable of offering you anything else.
- Underneath all of it she is ferociously protective. She simply refuses to make a performance out of caring.
- Do not expect a birthday message. Do expect her to ruin anyone who wrongs you.
Seong Gi-hun
You look after whoever is having the worst day. So does he. It is the least strategic way to move through the world and the best possible quality in a friend.
- Gi-hun is not the strongest player in Squid Game, or the cleverest. He is the one who keeps choosing to protect somebody else, over and over, at genuine cost to himself.
- You have the same instinct. You notice who is struggling and you stay with them, long after anybody would blame you for leaving.
- He is a flawed friend, and that is part of why it lands. He lets people down, then comes back and tries again, which is more than most manage.
- He would give you his last chance and never once mention that he had done it.
5 'Longmire' (2012-2017)
If you wish that Untamed got just a little more Western, then Longmire is the perfect binge for you. Sheriff Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor) and his small handful of deputies as they patrol one of the largest counties (in terms of land mass, not population) out there. Dealing with local crime as well as the overflow from the nearby Chyenne Reservation, Walt is often stretched to his limits as he tracks down killers, thieves, and drug dealers across his Wyoming home.
Based on the popular mystery novels by Craig Johnson, Longmire is a Western series basically perfect from start to finish. There's so much to love about this old-fashioned lawman as he tries to keep the peace in modern day. Although you may expect him to be rough around the edges, Walt has an educated side to him that makes his particular breed of law-enforcement stand out. "Honesty and integrity," indeed.
4 'Millennium' (1997-1999)
Back to the world of serial killers and criminal profilers, Millennium centers on former FBI profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) who relocates his family to Seattle where he becomes a consultant for a mysterious firm called the Millennium Group. As a result, he finds himself chasing serial killers (and so much more) all around urban and forested areas alike. X-Files creator Chris Carter is the mind behind this cult-classic television gem, which continues to delight all these years later.
Admittedly, Millennium gets a bit more philosophical and even spiritual compared to Untamed. However, Henriksen alone will win you over with his vocal gravitas and intense stare that will convince you to join him on whatever case he undertakes next. Each season is styled a bit differently from the rest, but the story of Frank Black is one '90s series that's better than it's given credit for.
3 'Dark Winds' (2022-present)
For more law-enforcement adventures perfect for the Untamed audience, look no further than Dark Winds. Like Millennium, it sometimes draws a line between the material and immaterial, but it's a rich, psychologically-driven neo-Western mystery that packs a serious punch. Tribal police staples Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon), Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) band together to protect the '70s Navajo Nation from all sorts of criminal enterprises.
Dark Winds pushes its cast to their limits each year, putting them right in the direct path of whatever new mystery has overtaken the rez. Trading the usual detective fixtures of big cities and nihilistic approach to law enforcement for an outdoorsy neo-Western aesthetic full of Native American culture and mythology, there are plenty of questions here to keep you guessing each new season (and there is more underway). An excellent Western series based on the books by Tony Hillerman, this AMC drama is a great next-step for Untamed fans everywhere.
2 'Joe Pickett' (2021-2023)
Easily among the most natural jumps, Untamed fans should give Joe Pickett a try. The Spectrum-turned-Paramount+ murder mystery series is another C.J. Box adaptation that follows the titular Wyoming game warden (played by Michael Dorman) as he finds himself in a heap of trouble while fulfilling his usual duties. A lawman at heart, Joe can rarely let each new mystery go, and weasels his way into the center of whatever new complications arrive in the small-town of Saddlestring.
Joe Pickett gives both Joe and his wife Marybeth (Julianna Guill) enough mystery to unpack each season, often connecting their respective plotlines by the time things shape out. Although the show was sadly canceled after two seasons, this is a Western-inspired series that's easy to quickly binge through. It was gone too soon, but we certainly enjoyed the ride as long as it lasted — and Untamed fans will too.
1 'True Detective' (2014-present)
Maybe one of the most obvious shows that Untamed fans will enjoy is True Detective, especially that first season. The anthology series (considered by many to be one of the best detective shows out there) follows a new case each year with an overhauled cast and a plot crafted (typically) by creator Nic Pizzolatto. Although some seasons are more beloved than others, the first and third especially may appeal to Untamed audiences looking for more.
True Detective has been on the air intermittently for over a decade, producing only four seasons in that time. Known for its intriguing, memorable, and deeply psychological takes on the criminal mind and those who race to catch them, it's certainly a mentally engaging watch that will have you guessing in every direction until the latest mystery is solved. As an HBO series, it's not for the faint of heart, so keep that in mind.
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