TheTerritorytrailer offers a glimpse at the new Netflix neo-Western. The upcoming Australian series, which was co-created by Ben Davies and Timothy Lee, follows the power vacuum that occurs when the patriarch of a powerful cattle family dies and various factions fight to take over Marianne Station. The cast of the show includes Michael Dorman, Robert Taylor, Sam Corlett, Sara Wiseman, Dan Wyllie, Clarence Ryan, Jay Ryan, Philippa Northeast, Tuuli Narkle, Tyler Spencer, Jake Ryan, andMindhunterstarAnna Torv.
Netflixhas nowunveiled the official trailer forTerritory. The trailer introduces the premise of the show, as well as the various factions of people who will be fighting for control over the station, including family members, the Indigenous community, what looks to be a militaristic group of gangsters, and more. Although the characters and setting are Australian, the trailer reveals how the show is taking many of its aesthetic and storytelling cues from the Western genre. Check out the trailer below:
What This Trailer Means For Territory
The Show Could Be A Neo-Western Hit For Netflix
The trailer forTerritoryreveals that the upcomingNetflix showwill have no issue drumming up drama. With many moving parts, there will bea great many challenges in store for the Lawson family, including those from within their own ranks, in addition to the many external factors in the wake of the death of their patriarch. The upcoming season will only consist of six episodes, so it seems possible that there is much more story left to tell in further seasons should the show be renewed by the streamer.
Territorycould be Netflix’s answer to the Yellowstone franchise.
Ultimately, what the trailer seems to showcase is thatTerritorycould be Netflix’s answer to theYellowstonefranchise. The popular Paramount Network show follows a family fighting to maintain control over their Montana ranch despite there being various competing interests and danger around every corner. Althoughthe Australian setting changes certain details of how the characters look and behave, it still seems to be operating very much in the vein of the hit franchise and could offer the streaming service a similarly strong draw for audiences.
Our Take On The Territory Trailer
The Show May Be Too Similar To Yellowstone
Territorycould benefit from the same thing that helpedYellowstonethrive, which is the fact that power vacuum tales tend to create strong television hits. In recent years, this has included projects as varied asSuccessionandEmpire. However, the show comes hot on the heels ofYellowstone, which is already saturating the market with multiple spinoffs and its upcoming final episodes, soit remains to be seen if it is too soon for audiences to respond to another neo-Western in the same vein.
