Succession vs Yellowstone

Succession is glossier; Yellowstone is heavier, slower and more true to life.

Succession poster

Succession

Type and year
TV series · 2018
Length
3 seasons · 28 episodes · 65 min episodes
Rating
8.0
out of 10 on TMDB · 242 votes
Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone

Type and year
TV series · 2018
Length
4 seasons · 31 episodes · 67 min episodes
Rating
7.9
out of 10 on TMDB · 600 votes

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Characteristics, side by side

SuccessionYellowstone

  • Pace
    SlowFast
  • Originality
    Tried & testedFresh & original
  • Wholesomeness
    UnsavouryWholesome
  • Weightiness
    LightHeavy
  • Realism
    ImaginaryRealistic
  • Intricacy
    SimpleIntricate
  • Linearity
    SurrealLinear
  • Style and visuals
    GrittyGlossy
  • Scale
    EnclosedBig & varied
  • Emotional punch
    Emotionally undemandingEmotive & stirring

Taste attributes

Both

  • Drama
  • Complex relationship

Only Succession

  • Comedy
  • Light
  • Glossy

Only Yellowstone

  • Western
  • Mafia/gangster
  • Animals
  • Slow
  • Unsavoury
  • Heavy
  • Realistic
  • Linear
  • Gritty
  • Emotive & stirring
  • All consuming quest
  • Deep rivalry
  • Injustice/tragedy/vengeance

Genres

Both

  • Drama

Only Succession

  • Comedy

Only Yellowstone

  • Western

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