Show is origin story of Yellowstone

The full season of the award-winning limited series, 1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story, will air weekly on Paramount Network and simulcast on CMT beginning Sunday, June 18th at 8 pm ET/PT with a back-to back premiere of the first two episodes. The special broadcast will include extended featurettes at the end of each episode. In addition to CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, TV Land and Pop will simulcast the first two episodes this Sunday.

1883 first premiered in December 2021 exclusively on Paramount+, where all episodes of the limited series are available to stream.

The series follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land – Montana.

Created by Academy Award Nominee Taylor Sheridan and produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, 1883 is the highly anticipated prequel to TV’s No. 1 show, Yellowstone. The original series for Paramount+ stars Academy Award nominee Sam Elliott, Grammy Award Winner Tim McGraw, Grammy Award Winner Faith Hill, Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton, Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett, Marc Rissmann, Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen and James Landry Hébert.

1883 is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David Glasser, Ron Burkle and Bob Yari.