Apple TV’s Dominant Streaming Sleeper Hit Is 'Yellowstone' Meets 'True Detective'

Apple TV’s Dominant Streaming Sleeper Hit Is 'Yellowstone' Meets 'True Detective' Johnny Knoxville in The Last FrontierImage via Apple TV By  Adam Blevins Published 13 minutes ago Adam Blevins began working in the entertainment industry in 2022 as a Staff Writer for Agents of Fandom, where he progressed to Senior Editor and interviewed talent from Marvel Studios, House of the Dragon, and Planet of the Apes. He joined Collider as a News Author in April 2024, was promoted to a Senior position in December 2024, and has written over 3,000 articles for the site, including exclusives relating to Avengers: Doomsday, The Penguin, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and more. He primarily writes about the latest box office numbers and the hottest movies and TV shows on streaming, while also covering superhero and sci-fi news. He has completed a set visit for The Chosen and even has several months of experience writing Gaming Features at ScreenRant. You can find him on X, LinkedIn, and Muckrack. Sign in to your Collider account follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

Apple TV has several shows dominating the conversation right now, but perhaps none are as popular as The Last Frontier. The new wintry neo-Western stars Jason Clarke (Oppenheimer) and Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia!), and it follows Frank Remnick (Clarke), a U.S. Marshal who looks after a quiet area in Alaska. Everything changes when a plane full of violent inmates crashes in his jurisdiction, leaving him to clean up a dangerous mess. The first eight episodes of The Last Frontier are now streaming on Apple TV with two more on the way, and the show is still one of the top three most popular series on the platform.

Although it’s dominating streaming charts right now, neither critics nor audiences have been hot on The Last Frontier through eight episodes. The show currently sits at scores of 46% from critics and 56% from audiences on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. It’s always surprising when even general audiences give any movie or show such a rotten score. The series captured the heart of Collider’s Jeff Ewing, though, who gave it an 8/10 in his review. The Last Frontier has also drawn comparisons to both Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone and True Detective, due to its neo-Western ambiance and investigative elements.

The Last Frontier was written and created for television by Jon Bokenkamp and Richard D’Ovidio, with Ryan Cruise, Melissa Glenn, Albert Kim, Akela Cooper, Kelly Johnson, and Glenn Kessler all working in the writer’s room. Sam Hargrave, famous for his work directing Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction movies, directed several episodes of The Last Frontier with John Curran and Dennie Gordon. Hargrave also produces the action series along with star Jason Clarke.

Will ‘The Last Frontier’ Get a Season 2?

Apple TV has yet to announce if The Last Frontier has been renewed for a second season, but this announcement is likely to come sometime in the next few weeks as the show wraps up its first season. It’s certainly produced the necessary numbers in the viewership department as one of the streamer’s most popular shows since its premiere, but the middling reception will be hard to ignore. Still, if creator Jon Bokenkamp finds an idea that works and Jason Clarke agrees to come back, it’s entirely possible that The Last Frontier could come back with another season in the next few years.

Watch The Last Frontier on Apple TV and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates.

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The Last Frontier centers on a lone marshal in the Alaskan wilderness who faces a critical challenge. After a prison transport plane crashes, freeing violent inmates, he must protect a nearby town while contending with treacherous terrain and limited resources.

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