The series stars Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott, Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett, Marc Rissmann, Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hébert. The story is chronologically the first of several prequels to Sheridan's Yellowstone. The series follows the post-Civil War generation of the Dutton family as they journey west to Oregon. It details how the Duttons came to own the land that became the Yellowstone Ranch.
The series follows the post–Civil War generation of the Dutton family as they journey west to the Oregon Trail. The Duttons are never on the actual Oregon Trail, but settle in Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.