Yellowstone chronological order
1883 → 1923 Seasons 1–2 → Yellowstone Seasons 1–5 → Marshals Season 1.
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Yellowstone Watch Order: 1883, 1923 & Dutton Spin-offs
One family. Generations of frontier history.
Watch the Dutton family story from 1883 and 1923 through Yellowstone, then follow Kayce in Marshals or Beth and Rip in Dutton Ranch, with upcoming seasons separated.
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One family. Generations of frontier history.
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1883 → 1923 Seasons 1–2 → Yellowstone Seasons 1–5. Continue with Marshals Season 1 for Kayce. Continue with Dutton Ranch Season 1, released 15 May 2026. Marshals Season 2 premiered 4 October 2026; Dutton Ranch Season 2 remains upcoming.
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Watch the Dutton family story from 1883 and 1923 through Yellowstone, then follow Kayce in Marshals or Beth and Rip in Dutton Ranch, with upcoming seasons separated.
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Story chronology · Core route
Dutton Ranch Season 1 is released, as are the first three episodes of Marshals Season 2 (4–18 October 2026). Dutton Ranch Season 2 remains upcoming as of 22 October 2026. Lawmen: Bass Reeves and making-of documentaries are excluded from the Dutton story chronology.
Showing 11 of 11 released stories.
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1883
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanon1883: the Dutton family travels west toward Montana.
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1923 — Season 1
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonThe next Dutton generation, led by Jacob and Cara, in the 1923 era.
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1923 — Season 2
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonDirect continuation of 1923 Season 1; concludes the series.
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Yellowstone — Season 1
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonModern-day Dutton family saga. John Dutton III and his children defend their Montana ranch.
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Yellowstone — Season 2
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonModern-day Dutton family saga. Continues Season 1.
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Yellowstone — Season 3
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonModern-day Dutton family saga. Continues Season 2.
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Yellowstone — Season 4
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonModern-day Dutton family saga. Continues Season 3.
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Yellowstone — Season 5
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonModern-day Dutton family saga. Continues Season 4.
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Marshals — Season 1
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonKayce’s branch after Yellowstone. US broadcast premiered March 1, 2026; Paramount+ on-demand followed March 2. Its exact order relative to Dutton Ranch is not asserted.
- TV seriesCanonAiring — premiered 4 Oct 2026
Marshals — Season 2
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonSeason 2 premiered 4 October 2026 on CBS and Paramount+. Episodes 1–3 aired on 4, 11 and 18 October; further episodes continue weekly. Follow this Kayce Dutton branch after Yellowstone. As of 22 October, three episodes have aired; it is not a completed season.
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Dutton Ranch — Season 1
Direct link to this storyWatchTV / streamingCanonDutton Ranch is the official series title for the Beth and Rip continuation. Season 1 premiered on Paramount+ on 15 May 2026.
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Announced and unreleased
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- Dutton Ranch — Season 2TBAUpcoming — date TBA
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Yellowstone Universe order guide
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Yellowstone release order
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Upcoming Dutton stories
Marshals Season 2 and Dutton Ranch are kept outside the released checklist, following the supplied September 8, 2026 editorial cutoff.
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Common Yellowstone Universe order questions
Direct answers based on the same chronology, continuity labels and coverage notes used in the guide.
What order should you experience Yellowstone Universe?
1883 → 1923 Seasons 1–2 → Yellowstone Seasons 1–5. Continue with Marshals Season 1 for Kayce. Continue with Dutton Ranch Season 1, released 15 May 2026. Marshals Season 2 premiered 4 October 2026; Dutton Ranch Season 2 remains upcoming.
Should you use chronological or release order for Yellowstone Universe?
Use chronological order to follow events as they happen. Use release order when you want to preserve the sequence of the original reveals. Both views use the same researched stories.
What does this Yellowstone Universe order guide include?
11 released story records; 12 including upcoming works. Adaptations and editions are grouped. Coverage follows the supplied guides and their 22 October 2026 editorial cutoff; not an exhaustive edition, stage-production or live-game event inventory. Coverage is current through 22 October 2026.
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1883 → 1923
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Yellowstone Seasons 1–5
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Kayce / Beth and Rip
Marshals and Dutton Ranch follow different branches. Their exact relative chronology remains unasserted.
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