Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 - Release Details, Plot, and Cast of Kevin Costner's Epic Western

A still from the official trailer of Horizon: An American Saga | Official Trailer (Image via. Warner Bros. Pictures)
A still from the official trailer of Horizon: An American Saga | Official Trailer (Image via. Warner Bros. Pictures)

Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 – release details, plot, and cast of Kevin Costner’s Epic Western – everything we know so far is now here!

Kevin Costner’s striking vision with Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, remains ongoing with the second installment within his bold four-part epic western story.

However, following a restless response to Chapter 1, this second installment is on the brink of rescuing the story with its storyline, rich characters, and of course tremendous backgrounds.

The film, previously screened at the esteemed Venice International Film Festival on the 7th of September, 2024 in Sala Giardino, Italy, is all set to have a theatrical release in 2025, although an exact date for release remains under covers.

A still from the official trailer of Horizon: An American Saga | Official Trailer (Image via. Warner Bros. Pictures)
A still from the official trailer of Horizon: An American Saga | Official Trailer (Image via. Warner Bros. Pictures)

What can fans look forward to from the release of Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2?

Set alongside the circumstances of the American Civil War and its repercussions, Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, digs deep into the battles of the struggles of living life on the edge along with the characters who dwell in a cruel and merciless world.

Resuming his role as Hayes Ellison, Kevin Costner himself, gets back to the screen as a horse trader who then befalls to carnage and survival. Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, begins with where the first film left off, with the second installment discovering how all of these interlinked lives of all the characters meet in the town of Horizon in Arizona.

A still from the official trailer of Horizon: An American Saga | Official Trailer (Image via. Warner Bros. Pictures)
A still from the official trailer of Horizon: An American Saga | Official Trailer (Image via. Warner Bros. Pictures)

The narrative continues to disentangle themes of displacement, vengeance, and the intricacies of resolution in the course of the Westward Expansion. With its comprehensive story-telling, the second installment of Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 guarantees a mixture of a momentous story.

While giving out an interview to Deadline about the film, Kevin Costner quotes –

“If there’s anything that you expect from Part 2, you realize that 2 gets harder than 1. It’s hard to go west.”

Meet the Cast & Know More:

The second installment promises an ensemble group of cast members, with the returning cast members along with promising new faces to enhance the film’s elaborative structure.

Below mentioned here are some of the key cast members along with the characters they play!

· Kevin Costner returning as Hayes Ellison.

· Sienna Miller playing Frances Kittredge.

· Sam Worthington who plays Lt. Trent Gephardt.

· Ella Hunt plays Juliette Chesney

· Tom Payne playing as Hugh Proctor

· Georgia MacPhail as Elizabeth Kittredge

· Danny Huston playing Albert Houghton

· Abbey Lee as Marigold

A still from Horizon: An American Saga | Trailer 1 (Image via. Warner Bros. Pictures)
A still from Horizon: An American Saga | Trailer 1 (Image via. Warner Bros. Pictures)

Regardless of a half-hearted box office release for the first installment in the series, which grossed $38 million in front of a $50 million expense, OTT viewers have opinions that are quite different from the viewers at the theatrical release of the film. Chapter 1 which has been climbing charts on Netflix, gives the viewers a boost before finally watching Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 later this year.

The OTT streaming numbers have given the film new life which leads the producers of the film to postpone the theatrical release, letting a lot many viewers familiarise themselves with the first installment before diving into the second chapter.

Kevin Costner’s Dream for Horizon: An American Saga:

The Academy Award Winner for his film “Dances with Wolves”, Kevin Costner’s dedication and devotion to Horizon: An American Saga goes all the way back to the year 1988, which makes this project of Costner’s a decade-long love letter to the films.

Joining forces with a writer like Mark Kasdan (Silverado, 1985) and BAFTA-winning director Jon Baird (Stan & Ollie, 2018), Kevin Costner visualizes the American Western epic as an extensive illustration or rather an interpretation of the history of America, along with its emphasis towards the ruthless realities and the quandaries faced by the film's characters.

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Expected further installments visioned by Kevin Costner all center around the achievement garnered by Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, with Costner eager to film the further chapters i.e., chapters 3 & 4.


As the days go nearer and nearer, excitement for Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 increases. Audiences can be sure to look forward to a follow-up of the riveting stories put forth in Chapter 1 of the saga.

Hold on to your hats for the release of Horizon: An American Saga this year and be sure to check out Chapter 1 for some clarity before moving ahead!


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Edited by Zainab Shaikh