Update:1883 Season 2: What will be the Future of the Yellowstone Universe Look Like?

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Fans have been receiving mixed signals in terms of what to expect from the 1883 prequel series

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Sunday in 1883, the prequel to the immensely popular Paramount drama Yellowstone concluded its first season

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To avoid specific spoilers for those fans who haven't seen it yet,

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roughly half of the main cast members have had hardcore endings,

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this first season was "best served as the only season" due to the undeniably conclusive arc

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This left many fans wondering what would happen next,

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particularly since Paramount announced weeks before the new episodes were ordered.

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What followed was a rage of news on sites similar to ours,

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speculating what the second season of 1883 would be like.

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Then the finale went on the air and anyone who had speculations

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about the show's future was suddenly left scratching their heads.

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How could there be a second season? The emotional holes left after the finale could not be filled.

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