1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story

Director(s)Ben Richardson
Production year2022
Genre(s)Western
Approx. running minutes65m
CastSam Elliot, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill

1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story

sexual threat, strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a US historical drama series; in this episode, the Dutton family embark on a westward journey towards a new life.

violence
There is strong violence, including shoot outs which feature blood spurting details. In one scene, a man attacking a woman is shot, and blood spatters onto the woman's white dress. In another scene, a man accused of being a thief is strung up by a noose.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k').
sexual violence and sexual threat
In a scene of sexual threat a man attempts to rape a young woman as she lies in bed.
additional issues
A young woman briefly spies a man and woman having sex; however there is no strong detail. There are also scenes in which sex workers proposition men. There is brief breast nudity when a woman is examined for smallpox.
strong language, violence, bloody images, suicide
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a Western drama series; in this episode, the wagon train has a fateful encounter on its journey.

violence
Scenes of strong violence feature shootings, with sight of blood spurts and bloody clothing in the aftermath of violent events, and a woman being punched hard in the face by a man. Moderate violence includes men being beaten with sticks. There is sight of a vintage photograph taken in the aftermath of a Civil War battle which shows the real dead bodies of fallen soldiers, without strong detail; this image transitions into a dramatised version of the same, as a traumatised survivor of the fighting walks through the bodies of his comrades on the battlefield.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘son of a bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘God’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
suicide and self-harm
A woman in despair at the death of her last surviving child takes her own life.
additional issues
There is moderate threat. There are occasional images of dead animals.
infrequent strong language, moderate bloody images, violence, threat
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a Western drama series; in this episode Elsa flirts with a cowboy, those leading the camp butt head, and tensions rise when an accusation of theft is made.

violence
Characters are kicked over and pistol whipped for stealing. A feral dog is shot when it attacks a man.
threat and horror
There is a standoff between two men wielding guns.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘whore’, ‘shit’ and ‘damn’.
injury detail
There is moderate bloody detail when a man is accidentally run over by a horse and cart.
additional issues
There are scenes of discrimination towards travellers; this behaviour is condemned and challenged by others in the scenes.
infrequent strong language, violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a Western drama series; in this episode Thomas and Naemi grow closer, Elsa has her first kiss and the group must face the harrowing task of crossing the river.

violence
A soldier with PTSD experiences a nightmare which includes soldiers in his battalion being shot at and dodging cannon fire.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat in which distressed characters who can't swim cross a river. A drowning man is pulled from the river; others struggle to stay afloat, and some are rescued by characters on horseback.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘shit’, ‘God’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
injury detail
There is brief sight of dead bodies and injury detail of scratches on a woman's face.
additional issues
There are references to discrimination including interracial marriages being illegal and to a Black man being whipped.
strong violence, sex
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a Western drama series; in this episode Elsa and Ennis fall in love, Shea and Thomas banish people for stealing, and the group are tailed by bandits.

violence
There are bloody shootings and throat slashings.
sex
A man and woman kiss passionately before talking about their previous sexual experiences. They then have sex, with sight of thrusting detail. The couple are discovered being intimate by another person. There is a brief reference to a man paying for sex.
additional issues
Sexual threat includes a group of male bandits plotting to traffick a woman, there is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), and scenes of bereavement.
infrequent strong language, threat, sexual harassment, nudity
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a Western drama series; in this episode Elsa learns to cope with her grief, Shea makes a friend, and Thomas buys Noemi a gift.

threat and horror
There is a tense standoff in which characters point guns at one another during an argument.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’) and use of milder terms (‘son of a bitch', ‘damn’, ‘God’).
nudity
There is brief sexualised buttock nudity when a couple kiss.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man leers at a woman. When asked he refuses to stop, implying that she enjoys the attention.
additional issues
There are references to people being shot and themes of bereavement.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a US Western drama series; in this episode, the group faces a deadly storm.

violence
People are shot, and a man is repeatedly stabbed with a tomahawk. These scenes feature occasional blood spurts and blood in the aftermath, and include sight of gunshot wounds and the brief removal of a bullet.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as discriminatory language ('n****r') which is not condoned by the work as a whole, and milder terms (for example, 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'hell', 'God', 'damn').
additional issues
There is prolonged threat in a scene in which people take cover when a tornado strikes.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a Western drama series; in this episode Elsa chooses to leave the camp, and Shea has doubts about his future.

threat and horror
There are moments of gun threat during a standoff.
additional issues
A person shoots a buffalo during a hunt, and bloody images when a woman eats a fresh buffalo heart. There are also post-coital scenes between a couple. There are historical references to white men taking land from Apache people.
strong violence, injury detail, language, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a US drama series; in this episode, the Duttons are caught up in a misunderstanding that leads to dire consequences.

violence
Scenes of strong violence include battle scenes with bloody shootings and stabbings. A woman is shot in the back with an arrow and then scalped, subsequently resulting in strong bloody aftermath detail.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'son of a bitch', 'ass', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn').
sexual violence and sexual threat
We see the dead body of a woman, stripped naked and thought to have been raped.
injury detail
There are scenes containing strong injury detail, such as a woman's bloodied head after she had been scalped. In another scene, a man has his leg cut into in order to extract the venom from a snake that had bitten him.
additional issues
There are upsetting scenes in the aftermath of violence: a young woman wakes to find her family under attack; a man makes the decision to shoot and kill a woman screaming in distress, after she'd been attacked and scalped. There is use of the term 'Indian' to describe Native American people, which reflects the historical period in which the work is set. White Americans display racist attitudes towards Indigenous tribes, but this is not endorsed by the work as a whole. There is also the bloodied body of a dead snake after it was killed, but the act is not seen.
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited

1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY is a US drama series; in this episode, Elsa's condition worsens after the battle and Thomas amputates a man's infected leg.

violence
Strong violence includes a scene in which a woman is chased, pistol whipped and shot in the back when she tries to escape a group of bandits.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail of a man's infected leg being amputated with a knife.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'God', 'damn', 'hell'). There is an undetailed suicide scene.
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Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Version:
N/A
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified date21/10/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
Strong violence includes a scene in which a woman is chased, pistol whipped and shot in the back when she tries to escape a group of bandits.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail of a man's infected leg being amputated with a knife.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'God', 'damn', 'hell'). There is an undetailed suicide scene.
infrequent strong language, violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
violence
A soldier with PTSD experiences a nightmare which includes soldiers in his battalion being shot at and dodging cannon fire.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat in which distressed characters who can't swim cross a river. A drowning man is pulled from the river; others struggle to stay afloat, and some are rescued by characters on horseback.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘shit’, ‘God’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
injury detail
There is brief sight of dead bodies and injury detail of scratches on a woman's face.
additional issues
There are references to discrimination including interracial marriages being illegal and to a Black man being whipped.
infrequent strong language, moderate bloody images, violence, threat
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
violence
Characters are kicked over and pistol whipped for stealing. A feral dog is shot when it attacks a man.
threat and horror
There is a standoff between two men wielding guns.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘whore’, ‘shit’ and ‘damn’.
injury detail
There is moderate bloody detail when a man is accidentally run over by a horse and cart.
additional issues
There are scenes of discrimination towards travellers; this behaviour is condemned and challenged by others in the scenes.
infrequent strong language, threat, sexual harassment, nudity
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
threat and horror
There is a tense standoff in which characters point guns at one another during an argument.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’) and use of milder terms (‘son of a bitch', ‘damn’, ‘God’).
nudity
There is brief sexualised buttock nudity when a couple kiss.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man leers at a woman. When asked he refuses to stop, implying that she enjoys the attention.
additional issues
There are references to people being shot and themes of bereavement.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
threat and horror
There are moments of gun threat during a standoff.
additional issues
A person shoots a buffalo during a hunt, and bloody images when a woman eats a fresh buffalo heart. There are also post-coital scenes between a couple. There are historical references to white men taking land from Apache people.
strong violence, sex
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
violence
There are bloody shootings and throat slashings.
sex
A man and woman kiss passionately before talking about their previous sexual experiences. They then have sex, with sight of thrusting detail. The couple are discovered being intimate by another person. There is a brief reference to a man paying for sex.
additional issues
Sexual threat includes a group of male bandits plotting to traffick a woman, there is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), and scenes of bereavement.
strong violence, injury detail, language, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
violence
Scenes of strong violence include battle scenes with bloody shootings and stabbings. A woman is shot in the back with an arrow and then scalped, subsequently resulting in strong bloody aftermath detail.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'son of a bitch', 'ass', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn').
sexual violence and sexual threat
We see the dead body of a woman, stripped naked and thought to have been raped.
injury detail
There are scenes containing strong injury detail, such as a woman's bloodied head after she had been scalped. In another scene, a man has his leg cut into in order to extract the venom from a snake that had bitten him.
additional issues
There are upsetting scenes in the aftermath of violence: a young woman wakes to find her family under attack; a man makes the decision to shoot and kill a woman screaming in distress, after she'd been attacked and scalped. There is use of the term 'Indian' to describe Native American people, which reflects the historical period in which the work is set. White Americans display racist attitudes towards Indigenous tribes, but this is not endorsed by the work as a whole. There is also the bloodied body of a dead snake after it was killed, but the act is not seen.
strong language, violence, bloody images, suicide
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
violence
Scenes of strong violence feature shootings, with sight of blood spurts and bloody clothing in the aftermath of violent events, and a woman being punched hard in the face by a man. Moderate violence includes men being beaten with sticks. There is sight of a vintage photograph taken in the aftermath of a Civil War battle which shows the real dead bodies of fallen soldiers, without strong detail; this image transitions into a dramatised version of the same, as a traumatised survivor of the fighting walks through the bodies of his comrades on the battlefield.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘son of a bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘God’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
suicide and self-harm
A woman in despair at the death of her last surviving child takes her own life.
additional issues
There is moderate threat. There are occasional images of dead animals.
sexual threat, strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
violence
There is strong violence, including shoot outs which feature blood spurting details. In one scene, a man attacking a woman is shot, and blood spatters onto the woman's white dress. In another scene, a man accused of being a thief is strung up by a noose.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k').
sexual violence and sexual threat
In a scene of sexual threat a man attempts to rape a young woman as she lies in bed.
additional issues
A young woman briefly spies a man and woman having sex; however there is no strong detail. There are also scenes in which sex workers proposition men. There is brief breast nudity when a woman is examined for smallpox.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
violence
People are shot, and a man is repeatedly stabbed with a tomahawk. These scenes feature occasional blood spurts and blood in the aftermath, and include sight of gunshot wounds and the brief removal of a bullet.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as discriminatory language ('n****r') which is not condoned by the work as a whole, and milder terms (for example, 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'hell', 'God', 'damn').
additional issues
There is prolonged threat in a scene in which people take cover when a tornado strikes.
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
violence
Strong violence includes a scene in which a woman is chased, pistol whipped and shot in the back when she tries to escape a group of bandits.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail of a man's infected leg being amputated with a knife.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'God', 'damn', 'hell'). There is an undetailed suicide scene.
Director(s)Ben Richardson
Production year2022
Genre(s)Western
Approx. running minutes65m
CastSam Elliot, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Version:
N/A
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
21/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified date21/10/2022
LanguageEnglish