Is The Yellowstone Prequel Based On A True Story?

Publish date: 2024-05-02

As Outsider reports, "Yellowstone" is not specifically based on any one historical narrative; the Duttons are made up, as is their ranch and their story. However, great pains were taken to ensure that the show sticks to the realities of ranching, life in the American West (even the modern-day iteration), and similar elements.

In much the same way, according to The Cinemaholic, "1883" is not directly based on a true story. However, taking a page from its predecessor's book, "1883" seeks to stick to gritty realities of life in that time and place, including the very real possibility of being maimed or killed by smallpox, and presents those challenges unflinchingly on the screen. Further, some real-life Old West historical figures, such as "Longhair Jim" Courtright, will appear as fictionalized versions of themselves in the show. Similarly, in Episode 2, Tom Hanks appears as a fictionalized version of General George Meade, who commanded Union forces during the Civil War.

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