Yellowstone is a series that is considered to be a gift that just keeps on giving, and every single thing it crafts is undoubtedly a masterpiece. But now, creator Taylor Sheridan has revealed that the main timeline of the franchise will soon be coming to an end, and to expand on this universe further, he has created a prequel series of the show, titled 1944.
As the title of the upcoming series suggests, it is set to traverse the history of the Dutton family through the early ’40s and ’50s, outlining the events that led to the main timeline in the franchise. To elevate the stakes and premise even further, the series is also set smack dab in the middle of the Second World War, which can let it reach a level of tension and edge that couldn’t be possible with the others.
How Taylor Sheridan Is Set To Expand The Yellowstone Franchise With The Upcoming 1944
Despite the genre of the show being Western, something that isn’t a popular category of content these days, franchise creator Taylor Sheridan managed to strike a perfect balance between modernity and classic Cowboy traits into a neo-western genre that exploded in popularity. Thus, the success that the original show reached incentivized the writer to create spin-offs from the main series, which are the superhit 1883 and 1923.
With the news that the upcoming second part of the fifth season of the show will be the last in the main timeline of the franchise, it was recently revealed that the intense and gripping story of the show will still move on, and this time, it’ll be through another prequel. The proposed project, titled 1944, will be the third prequel series that will focus more on the chronicles of the Dutton Dynasty (via Men’s Health).
While the project may still be in its initial stages, the title of the series gives us the indication that the show will be based around the time of the Second World War, which is a huge global event that changed the face of the planet entirely.
Therefore, if this series is set to focus on the family’s influence and impact on famous historical events, World War II can raise the stakes as well as the premise of the show to levels previously unprecedented in the franchise.
And seeing just how exceptionally well Sheridan handles the narrative of his shows, it’s guaranteed to be a treat for the fans.
How Can The Events of the Second World War Guarantee 1944’s Success?
If all goes according to the historical events of World War II in the upcoming show, something that Sheridan is known to nail in his projects, then 1944 can be the most exciting prequel in the franchise’s history.
The period of the Second World War was the most devastating historical event that was ever witnessed, and during those times, the United States was the most volatile that it had been in the 20th century. From radical views and opinions of nationalism and wartime patriotism to the rampant and unhinged spread of racist ideals and hostility and much more, this might just prove to be the most tumultuous series in the Yellowstone franchise.
Yellowstone, streaming on Peacock.
