From the showrunner to there already being too many Yellowstone spin-offs and prequels to watch, here's why season two of 1883 would have been a terrible idea. Taylor Sheridan felt that the series successfully completed the story he wanted to tell, designed to be a ten-hour movie. A potential season two could have explored new challenges for the Dutton family, but it might not have captured the same essence. Paramount wanted Sheridan to bring back a character who died in the first season, which he thought was a joke. Instead, Sheridan opted for a new sequel show, 123, focusing on the Dutton family's next chapter. It allows him to tell unique stories set in the world of Yellowstone without overstaying any one time period. With more spin-offs like 144 in the works, fans can expect a continuation of the Yellowstone saga without the unnecessary season two of 1883.