The series stars Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott, Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett, Marc Rissmann, Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hébert. The series is chronologically the first of several prequel series to Sheridan's Yellowstone. It follows the post-Civil War generation of the Dutton family as they journey west to Oregon.
The series follows the post-Civil war generation of the Dutton family as they leave Tennessee, join a wagon train to join a journey west to Oregon, before settling in Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.