Skip to content

‘Territory’ Review: Netflix’s Epic but Derivative Cattle-Ranching Drama Plays Like Aussie ‘Yellowstone’

The Netflix algorithm will attempt to lure you into watching Territory for its familiarity.

The six-part drama is almost explicitly an Aussie version of Yellowstone, or else a modern-day version of Australia, with none of those pesky Baz Luhrmann aesthetic trappings. Heck, you might as well call it Amazon’s Open Range without the huge hole at the center of the story. 

Territory

The Bottom Line Smooth riding over well-trod terrain.

Airdate: Thursday, Oct. 24 (Netflix)
Cast: Anna Torv, Michael Dorman, Robert Taylor, Sam Corlett, Sara Wiseman, Clarence Ryan, Jay Ryan, Kylah Day, Sam Delich, Hamilton Morris
Creators: Ben Davies, Timothy Lee

It’s a series positively overflowing with recognizable faces from American television freed to use variations on their native accents, including leads from Fringe (Anna Torv), Longmire (Robert Taylor), The CW’s awful Beauty &

...

Keep reading this article on Hollywood Reporter.

Exit mobile version