Yellowstone's upcoming prequel series 1923 is such a sprawling saga that creator Taylor Sheridan will reportedly need two seasons to tell its story. Each season of 1923 will consist of eight episodes with Paramount+ recently announcing that Season 1 will premiere on Sunday, December 18, exclusively on the streaming service.
1923 will continue to shed light on the Dutton family lineage, and "will explore the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home."
The series stars Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton and Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton. Rounding out the cast is Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton, Jacob's nephew; Darren Mann as Jack Dutton, John Dutton Sr.'s son; Michelle Randolph as Elizabeth Strafford, a capable young woman set to marry into the Dutton family; James Badge Dale as John Dutton Sr., the oldest nephew and right-hand man of Jacob; Marley Shelton as Emma Dutton, John Dutton Sr.'s dutiful wife; Brian Geraghty as Zane, a loyal ranch foreman; Aminah Nieves Teonna Rainwater, a young woman at a government resident boarding school; Julia Schlaepfer as Alexandra, a British woman; and Jerome Flynn as Banner Creighton.
According to the reports, 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios have already given the green light to Sheridan for a second season and negotiations are currently underway to bring the cast back.
The Dutton's story won't end with 1923 either. Sheridan is also contemplating two more separate limited series following the Dutton family ranch set in the 1940s and 1960s. These series aren't official yet, but given the growing popularity of the Yellowstone universe, Taylor Sheridan should have free reign to tell the stories he wants.
In the meantime, the original Yellowstone series is set to return for a fifth season on November 13. The season will kick off with a two-hour episode premiere on Paramount Network. Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner as John Dutton III, a widowed six-generation patriarch of the Dutton family, owners of the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. The series also stars Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton, Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton, and Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler.
Beyond the Dutton family, Sheridan also has plans for another Yellowstone spin-off. 6666 will take fans to the famed Four Sixes Ranch in Texas. This was where much of 1883 was shot as well.
And if you really can't get enough Taylor Sheridan, his new comedy series Tulsa King, which stars Sylvester Stallone, also premieres on November 13. Stallone plays a Mafia capo who just completed a 25-year-prison sentence. Upon release, he's sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he seeks to establish a crimiznal organization.