1883 Season 2: Everything we know – cast, plot, more

Here’s everything you need to know about Season 2 of 1883, the next chapter of the Yellowstone prequel series, including release date, trailer, cast, and plot updates.

Yellowstone, Taylor Sheridan’s wildly successful Western drama starring Kevin Costner, first hit the small screen in 2018. It’s gone from strength-to-strength over the years, with the show now in its fifth season.

While fifth season’s second half will be its last, at least fans can hold onto the numerous spinoffs including 1923 and 1883.

So, here’s everything we know about 1883 Season 2, from any release date information and trailer to cast, plot, and other details.

Is 1883 Season 2 happening?

Yes, 1883 is getting another season – but it’s not as simple as a Season 2.

1883 is technically followed by 1923, a sequel series also taking place before the events of Yellowstone. The show will also live on via 1883: The Bass Reeves Story, chronicling the life of the “legendary lawman”, as per TV Line.

The Yellowstone universe is growing even more with another spinoff titled 6666, which will revolve around the Four Sixes Ranch in West Texas.

As for a direct follow-up to 1883, Sheridan said he “wanted to make a ten-hour movie that ended, and that’s what we did”, so don’t expect one in a hurry.

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“I created this peek through time to show you this one specific journey. I’m not someone who likes to tie everything up in a bow and explain how everyone lived happily after, or didn’t,” he told Deadline.

“I also wanted to create something you could watch and be completely enthralled and fulfilled, having never seen Yellowstone. Let it live on its own merits.

“For me, as a storyteller it feels close-ended. I’m going to peek through the window of a different era and see what I see then.”

Is there an 1883 Season 2 release date?

1883: The Bass Reeves Story is set to arrive later in 2023.

Paramount earlier said the “next chapter” of 1883 will arrive later this year, so we’ll update this space upon announcement of a specific release date. Production began in October 2022 and is still ongoing.

As for 1923, the first episode was released on December 18, 2022, on Paramount+, and it concluded in March.

1883 Season 2 trailer: Is there a trailer?

While there isn’t a trailer for 1883: The Bass Reeves Story, there are two trailers for 1923, which you can check out below:

The first trailer introduces the cast of the sequel prequel, including Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, while a narrator says: “Violence has always haunted this family. It followed us here. And when it doesn’t follow, we hunt it down. We seek it.”

The second trailer outlines the tensions surrounding the “range war”, while also teasing more of the show’s cast, including Timothy Dalton and Robert Patrick.

1883 Season 2 cast: Who’s in it?

1883: The Bass Reeves Story will star David Oyelowo as the titular lawman. It’s unclear whether we can expect the return of Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott or any of the other 1883 cast members.

Earlier this year, Variety learned that Dennis Quaid had also joined the cast to play Sherrill Lynn, a Deputy U.S. Marshall. He is said to be the first cast member aside from Oyelowo to be officially confirmed for the spinoff.

The cast of 1923 includes:

• Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton
• Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton
• Sebastian Roché as Father Renaud
• Darren Mann as Jack Dutton
• Michelle Randolph as Elizabeth Strafford
• James Badge Dale as John Dutton Sr.
• Marley Shelton as Emma Dutton
• Aminah Nieves as Teonna Rainwater
• Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton
• Robert Patrick as Sheriff William McDowell
• Jerome Flynn as Banner Creighton
• Jennifer Ehle as Sister Mary
• Timothy Dalton as Donald Whitfield

You can check out our more detailed breakdown of the 1923 cast here.

1883 Season 2 plot: What’s it about?

The official logline for 1883: The Bass Reeves Story reads: “Known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, and also believed to be the inspiration for The Lone Ranger, Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded.”

As per Collider, Oyelowo explained: “So Bass Reeves is a character who the Lone Ranger was actually based on. But unfortunately, he was whitewashed out of history.

“He was born into enslavement, went on to fight in the Civil War [and] then escaped to the Indian Territory; learned the Native American languages and skills, which ended up being applied to his career as a lawman, and [he] had the most prolific career. 3000 arrests in his career and someone whose exploits are truly legendary. We’re doing it as a six-part miniseries. So basically a six-hour movie.

“Now, back in the day when you watched Ben-Hur or Lawrence of Arabia, that was epic storytelling, but you put a three-hour [or] four-hour film in front of people now [they’re like], ‘Oh, gosh!’

“But you let them binge something that [is] six to 10 hours, they’re all in. So I think it’s just a reframing of it. Maybe it’s just a mental leap people need to take to engage with the storytelling a little bit longer.”

As for 1923, the official synopsis says it will “introduce a new generation of the Dutton family and 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.”

That’s all we know about the 1883 follow-ups, but we’ll update this space upon further announcements. Check out our other Yellowstone coverage below:

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