A group of friends stop to pick up a hitchhiking woman only to end up getting drugged by her with a gas. They awaken to find that vials have been implanted in the base of their skulls. They are, of course, instantly fatal if removed. A grinning, professional-looking woman informs them on TV screens that they have 22 hours to fill these vials with a specific amount of brain fluid - a fluid that is produced during times of extreme pain. Along with another...

After a mysterious guest overtakes a group of friends, they wake up and discover that vials have been implanted in the base of their skulls.

Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect, Dutton family patriarch John Dutton is determined to protect his ranch and his family's legacy by any means necessary.

From creator, Taylor Sheridan comes a prequel to Yellowstone. It follows the original Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It's a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America's promised land Montana.