Premiere Date Revealed for ‘Yellowstone’ Spin-off, ‘1883,’ Starring Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Sam Elliot
It’s official – 1883, the highly-anticipated Yellowstone prequel, has a premiere date. On Thursday (Aug. 19), Paramount+ revealed that 1883…
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott
It’s official – 1883, the highly-anticipated Yellowstone prequel, has a premiere date.
On Thursday (Aug. 19), Paramount+ revealed that 1883 will make its debut on Sunday, December 19.
The show stars Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, with additional cast members to be revealed at a later date.
According to a press release, “1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. 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.”
Naturally, McGraw and Hill will play a couple: James and Margaret Dutton, the patriarch and matriarch of the Dutton family. Elliott will portray the role of Shea Brennan, a tough as nails, handsome cowboy with immense sadness in his past.
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After the news of his casting was announced, McGraw took to social media to share his excitement over playing the role of James Dutton.
“A lot of you probably have heard by now that we’re on to a new project and we’re pretty excited about it,” the superstar said. “Faith and I get to star alongside Sam Elliott I mean goodness gracious for the new Yellowstone prequel called 1883. It’s going to be a fantastic family saga about the original Duttons and their journey to Montana and how they founded the ranch up there.”
McGraw went on to comment on working with writer Taylor Sheridan and addressed fans’ questions about his new beard.
“A lot of you asked about my beard, so now you know why,” he said with a smile.
Hill also shared the news about 1883 on Instagram, with a boomerang of herself holding her script.
“Finally the day has come when I get to share some exciting news with you,” she captioned the clip. “I will be playing Margaret Dutton, the original matriarch of the Dutton family in the Yellowstone prequel 1883. Just wait, you have never seen anything like this!”
1883 will be executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David Glasser, Ron Burkle and Bob Yari.
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