How To Watch the Yellowstone TV Shows in Order

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Rachel Ulatowski

Rachel Ulatowski

JustWatch Editor

After almost a two-year wait, the last half of Yellowstone season 5 is here, marking the end of the critically acclaimed neo-Western series. Although the original series is wrapping up, Yellowstone will live on as the show has become a full-fledged franchise with numerous spinoff series. Those interested in catching up with the Yellowstone franchise can use our guide to find out how to stream the shows in chronological and release date order.

Taylor Sheridan and John Linson created Yellowstone in 2018. The series follows rancher John Dutton III (Kevin Costner) and his family, who own the largest ranch in Montana. Running the Dutton Yellowstone ranch isn’t easy as John struggles with complicated family dynamics, antics from corrupt land developers, and conflicts with bordering Indian reservations. Yellowstone earned critical acclaim for its performances, beautiful setting, and unique blend of a family drama and modern-day Western tale.

Yellowstone establishes John as a sixth-generation Dutton, meaning there is plenty of Dutton family history to delve into. As a result, the show already boasts two prequels that focus on older generations of the Dutton family. The first prequel was the miniseries 1883, which sees James Dillar Dutton (Tim McGraw), Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill), and their children a wagon expedition led by Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott) and head to Montana post-Civil War. It earned praise for returning to the origins of the Dutton family ranch and offering viewers a true Western.

The second prequel is Harrison Ford), and his wife, Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren), as they navigate Montana through the Prohibition and Great Depression while raising two of their nephews as their own. With powerful performances from Ford and Mirren and an interesting blend of family drama and history, 1923 secured a season 2 renewal.

A third prequel, 1944, is in development, although cast and plot details remain under wraps. Meanwhile, the first sequel series to Yellowstone is also in development. Initially titled 2024, the sequel series has been retitled The Madison. It will star Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn, a woman who moves with her family to Montana after losing her husband.

One more Yellowstone spinoff series is in development: 6666. The title appears to refer to the 6666 Ranch featured in Yellowstone. If set in the modern day, many expect the series will follow Jimmy Hurdstrom (Jefferson White), who left the Yellowstone ranch to work at 6666 in Texas. However, no cast or plot details have been confirmed.

How to watch the Yellowstone shows in order

It is recommended that viewers watch the series in release date order, starting with the original show. However, viewers can also watch the series in chronological order. So, one would watch the prequels before Yellowstone, followed by The Madison. The only show that doesn’t fit into the chronological order is 6666 since it’s unclear when it takes place. The chronological order for the Yellowstone shows is as follows:

  • 1883
  • 1923
  • 1944
  • Yellowstone
  • The Madison

Where to watch the Yellowstone shows streaming online

Check out our list below for the release date order of the Yellowstone TV shows, which includes the anticipated release order of the shows still in development and where to watch them online in the U.S.!

  1. Yellowstone

    Yellowstone

    2018

    # 1

    Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.

  2. 1883

    1883

    2021

    # 2

    Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. 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.

  3. 1923

    1923

    2022

    # 3

    Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during 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.

  4. The Madison

    # 4

    A heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.

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  5. 6666

    # 5

    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 encoming 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. The 6666 is synonymous with the merciless endeavor to raise the finest horses and livestock in the world, and ultimately, where world class cowboys are born and made.

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