The series follows an earlier generation of the Dutton family as they journey from Fort Worth, Texas, to Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.

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Main
• Sam Elliott as Shea Brennan, in the employ of the Pinkerton Agency in leading the expedition. He was a US Army captain who served during the Civil War. Brennan's wife Helen and daughter both die of smallpoxright before the start of

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To introduce the new series 1883 to Yellowstone viewers, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill reprised their roles as James and Margaret Dutton in flashback scenes in the fourth season of Yellowstone to show what life was like on the Dutton ranch in 1893, ten years after the

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Development
In February 2021, Taylor Sheridan signed a five-year deal with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Group following the success of

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On November 8, 2021, a first-look trailer for the series was released; a full trailer was released on December 3. The series made its TV premiere on December 25, 2021 on CMT. The first

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Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoesreported an audience approval rating of 84% and a Tomatometer (aggerate critic score) of 86%. The website's critics consensus reads, "1883

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• 1883 at IMDb

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