1883 cast: Who is in the Yellowstone prequel show?

To get you all ready for the 1883 rewatch this weekend on Paramount Network let’s take a moment to introduce you to the stars of Yellowstone’s prequel. Some you may know, others you may not but they all make up one stellar main cast that will leave you breathless by the end.

Tim McGraw as James Dutton

James Dutton is the protagonist and his sole goal is to lead his family out west and find some land to settle on. A fierce protector and his family is his reason for living. He was a will to thrive to give his children and children's children hope his generation didn’t have.

Faith Hill as Margaret Dutton

Margaret Dutton is a dutiful wife that can hold her own. She is more of a realist and has many fears about the dangers of traveling the Plains. James and Margaret’s oppositions really help balance each other out. Strength can come in many forms and you can see that in her.

Isabel May as Elsa Dutton

Elsa is the oldest child of James and Margaret and narrates 1883. We get to see everything through her eyes and she’s a big dreamer with a heart of gold and one of the most free-spirited women you’ll ever meet.

Sam Elliott as Shea Brennan

Shea Brennan was a Union soldier who works for the Pinkerton Detective Agency after tragically losing his whole family. Above all else, he is a no-nonsense cowboy who helps lead a group out west.

LaMonica Garrett as Thomas

Thomes works as a Pinkerton agent just like Shea. The two of them form an unshakable bond. The two were given the task of guiding a group of Europeans across Texas to Montana and it becomes just as chaotic as you would think. He is Shea’s right-hand man and they really make one dynamic duo.

Eric Nelsen as Ennis

Ennis plays a young rancher who ends up falling in love with Elsa Dutton.

Marc Rissmann as Josef

Josef is part of a German group that Shea and Thomas are escorting. His dream is to get out to Oregon but the elements of nature halts his plans.

James Landry Hebert as Wade

A young cowboy who Shea hired along with Ennis to help them reach the journey.

Audie Rick as John Dutton Sr.

Johh Dutton Sr. Is the oldest son of James and Margaret. At the time of 1883 he was their only son.

Billy Bob Thornton as Marshal Jim Courtright

Also known as “Longhair Jim” he was a Tarrant County Deputy Sheriff. Based on a real gunman in history he was feared by many.

Tom Hanks as General George Meade

George Meade was a U.S. Army General during the Civil War who helped lead in many key battles against the Confederate Army to win the war.

Your first opportunity to rewatch 1883 or watch it for the first time comes this Sunday at 8 PM ET on Paramount Network. 1883 will open up with a 2 episode premiere followed by the same subsequent episodes every Sunday following in this 10-episode masterpiece.