A Guide to 'Yellowstone' and Its Many Spinoffs: Photos (2024)

Since Yellowstone debuted in 2018, the story of the Dutton family has had enough potential to inspire three spinoffs (and counting) to add to the Paramount Network roster.Yellowstone focuses on a powerful family that runs the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Amid their success, the ranchers must deal with attacks coming from land developers, a Native American reservation and the first national park in America.The critically acclaimed series quickly inspired several spinoffs from creator Taylor Sheridan. The screenwriter previously opened up about the hard work that goes into telling authentic stories on screen."Because it is so hard, physically, on the actors, on the crew, I feel like the shots look earned. And because Paramount trusts me and gives me the time to go shoot 10 to 14 days for a television episode, we can treat it like a movie, and it looks like a movie," he told Deadline in January 2022. "We can take the time to rehearse it and light it and build these set pieces. And if I call them and say, 'I need two helicopters in one day,' they just go, 'Alright.​​ '”He added: "At the end of the day, to go to some of these locations where most people have never been, where you’re opening up a new world, and all of these places or characters in the story, to me, it’s fascinating."Even though the Yellowstone universe is growing, Sheridan has continued to focus on his original vision. After the premiere of 1883, the producer explained that he was satisfied with the singular season."I’m not someone who likes to tie everything up in a bow and explain how everyone lived happily after, or didn’t," the Texas native told Deadline in February 2022 after the 1883 finale concluded with the characters ending up in Montana. "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."At the time, Sheridan broke down why he made a "close-ended" finale that allowed him to explore new timeframes in future Yellowstone shows. "[It is a] peek through a different window into a different era. Again, I don’t think of any of these as spinoffs, but rather as complete stories that have common roots," he said. "My goal with the next one would be that you could never have seen 1883 or Yellowstone, and still have a fully realized experience as a viewer."Scroll down for a full guide to the Yellowstone franchise:

The drama series introduced viewers to the Dutton family as they deal with the conflicts at their large cattle ranch.

Yellowstone, which debuted in June 2018, has a star-studded cast including Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley and Cole Hauser. Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Gil Birmingham, Ian Bohen and Ryan Bingham round out the show.

The prequel premiered in December 2021 and told the story of how the Duttons came to own the Yellowstone Ranch land.

The cast included Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett and Marc Rissmann. It also featured Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen, James Landry Hébert and Noah Le Gros.

The limited series explores the Dutton Family during Western Expansion and Prohibition. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren are set to led the drama, which premiered in December 2022. Other cast members includedJerome Flynn, Brandon Sklenar and Brian Geraghty.

The second spinoff, which will be released on Paramount+, is set to focus on the Four Sixes Ranch during present time.

The official synopsis reads, "Founded when Comanches still ruled West Texas, no ranch in America is more steeped in the history of the West than the 6666. Still operating as it did two centuries before, and encompassing an entire county, the 6666 is where the rule of law and the laws of nature merge in a place where the most dangerous thing one does is the next thing."

ViacomCBS president Chris McCarthy confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter in March 2023 that a Yellowstone spinoff starring the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days actor was in the works. One year later, however, the McConaughey spinoff appeared to be dead and replaced by a different spinoff titledThe Madison.

Paramount Network announced two new Yellowstone spinoffs in November 2023 but offered no further details about their plots. “On the heels of 1883 and 1923’s success, our new planned spinoffs, 1944 and 2024, will take audiences on a thrilling, new and unexpected journey with the complex and compelling storytelling that has become a hallmark of the franchise and has helped turn it into a worldwide cultural phenomenon – thanks to the creative mastermind of Taylor Sheridan,” McCarthy said in a statement at the time.

In August 2024, Paramount confirmed that the show previously titled 2024 is now being developed as The Madison. According to the official logline, the show is a “heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.” The show’s cast includes Michelle Pfeiffer and Patrick J. Adams.

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