Fans of Yellowstone’s spin-off series 1923 have another reason to celebrate, as Paramount has confirmed that production on Season Two is officially underway. Although it had been reported in some outlets that work was ongoing, this is the first official confirmation from the studio that filming has started. The Yellowstone prequel, starring Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, was a huge success with subscribers on Paramount+ thanks to its compelling depiction of the Dutton family’s struggles during one of the most challenging periods in American history. The first season saw Jacob and Cara Dutton battle through some of the most tumultuous times faced by Americans, including Prohibition, economic turmoil, and other hardships of the early 20th century.
Alongside the two heavyweights in the leading roles, the cast also includes the likes of Brandon Sklenar, Aminah Nieves, Darren Mann, Julia Schlaepfer, Brian Geraghty, Sebastian Roche, Jennifer Ehle, Marley Shelton, Jerome Flynn, Michelle Randolph and Robert Patrick. In August, Augustus Prew signed onto the series, and in July, two more stars were added to 1923 Season 2 in recurring roles, namely Janet Montgomery and Dexter alum Jennifer Carpenter. Montgomery will be taking on the role of a woman named Hillary, a "thoughtful" new character with a passion for justice, while Carpenter appears in a recurring role as Mamie Fossett, described as a very capable and confident U.S. Deputy Marshall.
Season 2 of 1923 will take viewers further into the Dutton family history, and continue the storylines from the first season. Following Teonna Rainwater’s harrowing escape, her struggle to evade dangerous pursuers will likely play a key role, while Spencer and Alexandra's separation was a tasty cliffhanger left over. Meanwhile, the Duttons face even more bother from Donald Whitfield, a powerful enemy who is, for some reason, dead-set on dismantling Jacob and Cara Dutton’s legacy and taking what is theirs, while the Duttons won't stand for it. Now we know where John gets it from.
Created by Taylor Sheridan, 1923 is just one of many series in the showrunner’s Paramount+ arsenal. As well as Yellowstone, Sheridan is also the creator of Mayor Of Kingstown, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, 1883, Tulsa King and Lioness, and the upcoming Landman. 1923 is executive produced by Sheridan, David C. Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Ben Richardson, Michael Friedman and Keith Cox, while producers on the series include MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch Productions for Paramount+.
There is no release date for 1923 Season 2 as of now, but Season 1 is currently streaming on Paramount+.
The Yellowstone prequel is making a change for its second season.
The Yellowstone prequel put the early generation of the Dutton family through the wringer in its first season – which aired its finale in February 2023 – and they only just made it out alive.
But the finale left us with more questions about what could be next for the Montana ranch and its struggling family – 1923 spoilers follow.
Not only do they have the possession of their land to worry about, but also a murder at the hands of Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar), which is sure to stoke plenty of drama in the upcoming season.
So when will 1923's second season be available to watch? Here's everything you need to know.
A release window has not been officially announced for the second season, but given that production started this summer, season two won't be ready until 2025 at the earliest.
While Paramount+ didn't waste any time in confirming that the Dutton origin story would be getting a second season, the subsequent Hollywood strikes delayed the show.
The debut season was filmed in the city of Butte, Montana (where the show is set), but it's been reported that season two will be moving over to ATX Studios in Austin, Texas (via Austin Business Journal).
It's hard to tell at this stage how long viewers will have to wait for season two, but we at least know it's on the way, so make sure to check back here for all the latest updates.
You might be wondering how you'll be able to tune in for the returning Yellowstone spinoff from the UK, as the franchise continues to increase in popularity.
1923 streams on Paramount+ (also the UK home to Yellowstone) and season two is expected to drop on there, with a release date yet to be confirmed.
Not everyone made it out of season one of 1923 alive. During his scuffle with Spencer and Alexandra, Arthur Jr (Alexandra's former fiancé and the son of the Earl of Sussex) was tossed over the rails into the sea, where he met a watery death.
Brandon Sklenar has deemed Arthur's death an accident, telling USA Today: "It was kind of a reactionary move, the guy was coming at him with a gun. It happened. [Spencer] didn't consciously mean to kill him."
Intentional or not, Arthur is toast. With that in mind, we expect the following to return next season:
Harrison Ford confirmed he would definitely be back as patriarch Jacob, telling The Hollywood Reporter: "I really didn't realise how much work 1923 was going to be, and I absolutely feel it's worth it. I'm excited to do another season."
In an interview with Town & Country, Helen Mirren, who plays Jacob's wife, revealed how pleased she was to be returning to the role of Cara in the second season, saying it was "very happy news as far as I was concerned".
"Doing this sort of work is a journey into the unknown," she continued. "I'm fascinated to see where Cara is going to go. Taylor [Sheridan] did say she is very much of her era, she's looking after the house. That is what her job is. But then he said, 'Wait, things are going to happen'. So we'll see."
In exciting new casting news, Dexter star Jennifer Carpenter has joined season two in the recurring role of Mamie Fossett, Deadline reported.
Carpenter will play a "highly capable US Deputy Marshall who serves warrants and makes arrests with confidence ahead of her time", so certainly someone to watch when new episodes drop. We'll keep you updated on any further casting announcements as we get them.
As for the plot, we don't have too many details right now. But here's what we assume will be in store, based on what that was revealed in that tense finale.
The season wrapped with Donald Whitfield paying the Yellowstone ranch's property tax. With the possession of the farm resting in his hands, the Duttons are facing a pretty uncertain future – that is, unless they can scrape together enough to pay him back. What they will have to resort to in order to achieve that is the more pressing question.
Elizabeth is also sure to be in the depths of emotional turmoil following her miscarriage, which should make her story arc next season both tender and intense.
For newlyweds Alexandra and Spencer, the honeymoon is over and the fallout from Arthur's death is likely to follow them into season two.
But Spencer has more to deal with beyond the royal family – or so Cara's letter reveals. In the show's final scene of the season, Cara can be seen reading the letter she wrote to Spencer.
It reads: "Spencer, I fear everything your parents fought so hard to build is being ripped from us. You are its only hope; you are our only hope. You must hurry, Spencer. Or there will be nothing left to fight for."
She then crumples up the letter before tossing it in the snow and walking home.
Meanwhile the cast has a pretty long wish list for season two, as many of them have revealed.
"I would love for Alex to make it to the ranch and meet the family," Julia Schlaepfer said at The Hollywood Reporter's THR Presents panel in May 2023. "I hope we get to see some of her own strength come out now that she's on her own. I want to meet the Dutton women. I think that that would be a lot of fun – and Teonna, we all want to meet Teonna."
"I just want Teonna to experience what it feels like to be a child and what it feels like to be surrounded by love," Aminah Nieves said. "I just want [to] see her running in the woods and playing… I also want Teonna to meet the Duttons. I think that'll be incredible. I want a scene with all my best friends here."
"I'd love to see Elizabeth find a purpose that might not be her family," said Michelle Randolph. "Her whole driving force the entire first season is her love story and wanting to be a mother. And I think there's so much more strength to Elizabeth than what we've been able to see so far. So in the second season, I'd like to see her get outside, get on a horse, have some grit to her."
"I hope I get to pop Timothy Dalton in the face, maybe shoot from horse," Darren Mann said. "Avenge Yellowstone, and me and my girl live happily ever after."
"I just want to kill a lot of people," said Brian Geraghty.
"I'm sick of writing letters," Mirren declared. "Don't expect any more letters from me."
Meanwhile, Sklenar has teased some changes for his character Spencer Dutton in season two, hinting that he'll be a "different man" when we next see him (what do you expect, after where we left him?)
"He's at such a loss at that point, it's as if he's lost everything, and he feels like it's his fault," he told TVLine.
Referencing more hardships and being split from his wife Alexandra in season one's finale, he added: "At the end there, when they're separated, he is pretty much in a place where he's not sure that he'll ever see her again at all, or if he's ever going to see his family."
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sklenar also said he expects a tonal shift in season two due to Spencer's split from Alex.
"All I know about part two is that I'm certain there's going to be a shift in the tone, just for Spencer and the show itself," he said. "The stakes all around have been raised to a new level, and the pain and the guilt that he's carrying into this next part is going to shape him into a version of himself that we haven't seen yet."
"This one is different than 1883 where I had the whole thing blocked out in my head. This one, I had no idea what I was going to do. I just went on a journey myself and I'm the one that made the call to the network, which is probably the greatest call they ever got," he told Deadline.
"Hey, I need to make more episodes to finish this story. I need to do this in two blocks. An eight-episode block and a second eight-episode block to wrap this up. I can't wrap it up in two episodes and do the story justice. For them, it is great because they get more content. For me, I get more runway."
We're in for a long wait considering the production is only revving up into action at the moment but, rest assured, as soon as we get wind of a 1923 season two trailer you'll be the first to know.
All episodes of 1923 are available to stream now on Paramount+. Yellowstone season five airs on the same platform.
