Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ Prequel Cost More Than Most Expensive ‘Game of Thrones’ Season

The second and final season of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel might have ended nearly two months ago, but new information about the series has surfaced. 1883 was the first Yellowstone prequel to hit the air, and it stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill opposite Sam Elliot. The show was followed by 1923, which featured Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren in leading roles. A new report from the Wall Street Journal revealed that 1923, which initially aired in 2022 before kicking off its second season earlier this year, cost around $22 million per episode. This is more than the final season of Game of Thrones, which reportedly cost around $15 million per episode. As of May 2023, Paramount was reportedly spending around $500 million a year for the Yellowstone franchise — this has likely gone down now that Yellowstone and 1923 are over.