The Yellowstone universe is now a little bit bigger thanks to the premiere of prequel 1883, which arrived this week.
The Western drama is already a hit with fans and one of the highlights is star Sam Elliott, who plays new character Shea Brennan. And in a recent interview, he explained what drives Shea in the show, saying:
“I think on some level, one of the things that keeps him going, and I think maybe it’s one of the reasons that he has taken on this responsibility of being this wagon-boss is to get these people to Oregon.”
Continuing on, he said:
“Shea’s on a personal journey to get himself to Oregon. And I won’t tell you why, but that’s why he’s going there. He’s heading for the ocean, which is a bizarre thing for some guy starting in Fort Worth, Texas that. He’s driven and he wants to get there. I think that’s what really keeps him going. That and his relationship with Thomas, his compadre.”
“I just think that having that responsibility of taking care of all those people,” Elliott continued. “And it’s also the things that leads to more tragedy in his life, as they drop off along the way, he loses them. I think by the end of this thing, he’s pretty beat up and makes a decision that he makes in the end of the [series].”
1883 is now streaming on Paramount+ and is well worth checking out – whether you’re a fan of Westerns or not.
Source: ComicBook.com
