According to the Austin Business Journal, Season 2 will begin filming in South Austin. Butte-Silver Bow County in Montana was previously the series’ shooting location. 1923 has also been filmed in Malta, Kenya, and South Africa. J.P. Gallagher, the chief executive of the show’s former Montana home, discussed the decision.
Gallagher stated, “The decision to film the Yellowstone series of 1923 in Texas is disappointing. Nevertheless, we respect the production team’s decision and acknowledge that these choices are influenced by factors beyond our control. We were in talks with the production about 1923 coming back to Butte because of the positive experience they had here, but state tax incentive programs were a major factor for the production to move to Texas.”
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick had previously indicated his desire for Sheridan to relocate all his TV and film production to Texas. Patrick heaped praise on Sheridan, describing him as the best screenwriter of our time, due to his critically acclaimed work on Sicario, Hell or High Water and Yellowstone.
Patrick stated, “On Monday night, I had a great dinner with Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and gave him a tour of the Senate. He has incredible talent and an amazing success story. He’s the best screenwriter of our time and one of the best storytellers ever to make movies. Best yet, he’s a Texan and gets Texas. My goal is for Taylor to move all of his TV and movie production to Texas. Working together, I think we can get it done.”
