Isabel May (from Netflix's Alexa & Katie) plays Elsa Dutton, their eldest daughter, while Sam Elliot takes on the role of Shea Brennan, the tough-as-nails cowboy whose job it is to guide the group of families from Texas across the Great Plains. It's all set for an enthralling retelling of Western expansion through the untamed heart of the US to America's promised land.

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When the Next Episode of '1883' Is Available and the Series Finale Date Revealed". newsweek.com. January 22, 2022. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022 . Retrieved January 30, 2022. In May 2022, Paramount revealed that the previously announced [28] Sheridan-helmed series Lawmen: Bass Reeves would be a spinoff series to 1883, titled 1883: The Bass Reeves Story. [29] [30] This longer title was later dropped [31] and the series was later confirmed to no longer take place in the Yellowstone universe. [32] Yellowstone crossovers [ edit ] The series's score was composed by Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian, both of whom worked on Yellowstone. The series follows the post-Civil war generation of the Dutton family as they leave Tennessee, journey to Fort Worth, Texas, and join a wagon train undertaking the arduous journey west to Oregon (the Duttons are never on the actual Oregon Trail itself), before settling in Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch. Eric Nelsen as Ennis, a young cowboy who is paid to escort the group and tend to their cattle. He develops a relationship with Elsa. [10]

Dawn Olivieri, Emma Malouff, Alex Fine, Gratiela Brancusi, Nichole Galicia, Stephanie Nuir, Amanda Jaros, Noah Le Gros and Martin Sensmeier. ViacomCBS inked a deal with Sky to launch Paramount+ in the UK, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland in 2022. The UK launch is on 22 June 2022. Johnson, Michael Winn (November 15, 2022). "Is Yellowstone Prequel 1923 Setting Up a Surprise Character Return?". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023 . Retrieved December 6, 2022.a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 24, 2021). " 'Yellowstone' Prequel '1883' Underway: Isabel May & LaMonica Garrett Join Cast As Paramount+ Builds A Taylor Sheridan Universe". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022 . Retrieved December 27, 2021.

Sheridan went on to make Paramount hire May, a relative unknown, before he was even finished writing the script, because "it won't work if we don't get her." [42] As he explained in a December 2022 interview; "When you find talents like Isabel [May], you just want to work with them again, and again, and again, and again." [43]a b Prange, Stephanie (June 21, 2022). " 'Yellowstone' Origin Story '1883' Due on Blu-ray and DVD Aug. 30". Media Play News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022 . Retrieved July 26, 2022.