Longmire

A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the “Walt Longmire” series of mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson.

Longmire (2012-2017) is a American western crime drama series created by John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin for A&E, later streaming on Netflix. Robert Taylor plays Sheriff Walt Longmire, a widowed lawman in a remote Wyoming county who is rebuilding his life and his career after losing his wife. Katee Sackhoff co-stars as his sharp-tongued deputy Victoria Moretti, while Lou Diamond Phillips plays Henry Standing Bear, his longtime friend from the nearby reservation, and Cassidy Freeman appears as his daughter Cady. The engine of the show is simple and steady: Walt answers homicides, missing persons and feuds across a sparse county where everyone knows everyone, and each season balances a central mystery with personal stakes and friction over tribal and county jurisdiction. Across six seasons and sixty-three episodes it works as one continuing story rather than isolated cases. Set in present-day high plains Wyoming, the series has a patient, weathered atmosphere of open landscapes, frontier stoicism and quiet loyalty, with a melancholic undertow and a warm sense of community. Fans of Justified, Walker, Texas Ranger and Twin Peaks will find resonance in its blend of rural crime, character-driven drama and small town mystery.

Viewers broadly acclaim Longmire as a well-crafted, character-driven western mystery whose small-town Wyoming atmosphere and lead performances carry its procedural cases.

• Walker, Texas Rangershared small town sheriff procedural with rural western mystery tones
• Justifiedshared western crime drama set in remote frontier county with a lawman protagonist
• Twin Peaksshared rural mystery serialized crime with character-driven small town dread
• Hell on Wheelsshared lawman-in-rural-community mystery built on novels with grieving protagonist

Created by

John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin

Release Date

2012-06-03

Episode runtime

43 min

Rating

8.3 / 10 (340)

What is Longmire about?

A widowed Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career while solving crimes in a remote high plains county.

What is Longmire like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Longmire as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Longmire violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Longmire as moderate.

What did critics think of Longmire?

Viewers broadly acclaim Longmire as a well-crafted, character-driven western mystery whose small-town Wyoming atmosphere and lead performances carry its procedural cases.

Which shows are like Longmire?

Shows with a similar feel include Walker, Texas Ranger, Justified, Twin Peaks, and Hell on Wheels.

How long is Longmire?

Longmire: 6 seasons, 63 episodes.

Is Longmire still running?

No, Longmire has ended.

Where can I watch Longmire?

In United States, Longmire streams on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.