FX’s 98%-Rated Neo-Western Is the Perfect Binge Before Season 2

From 1923 to The Abandons, Western TV shows have been everywhere in Hollywood. But while stories about the origins of the American West continue to find an audience, Neo-Westerns about chasing bad guys through the modern world have carved out a lane of their own. FX’s neo-noir series The Lowdown became one of 2025’s strongest examples, pairing Ethan Hawke with Sterlin Harjo for a crime story that felt as interested in Tulsa, journalism, and deeply flawed people as it was in solving a mystery.