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Editor's Note: (There's spoilers ahead, so don't say you haven't been warned.)
In the world of the “Yellowstone” universe, drama is as constant as the Montana wind. Whether you were satisfied with “Yellowstone”’s finale or still nursing a bitter taste, there’s plenty more to chew on with "1923” — the ambitious second prequel to Taylor Sheridan’s wildly successful western saga. Picking up decades after “1883” left us and decades before the “Yellowstone” we know, this prequel is as gritty and unflinching as the Dutton's themselves.
And Paramount+, keeping with tradition, has officially dropped the trailer for “1923”’s second and final season, and it’s a doozy. Anchored by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren — powerhouses in their own right— the series dives headlong into the Dutton family’s fight for survival in a world that’s threatening to leave them behind. The setting? The unforgiving year “1923”, a time weighed down by Prohibition, drought, and the shadow of the Great Depression.
Season 2 is set to pull no punches. According to the logline, Jacob (Ford) and Cara (Mirren) face a cruel winter and even crueler adversaries, determined to wipe out the Dutton legacy. Meanwhile, Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) embarks on a race-against-time journey home from halfway around the world to save his family. Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer), his steadfast partner in adventure and love, is on her own treacherous trans-Atlantic quest to reunite with him.
With every hardship, the stakes grow higher. Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) looms large, his plans to turn the Dutton’s land into an elite playground tightening like a noose around the family’s neck. The trailer serves up a two-minute visual feast of icy landscapes, gut-wrenching peril, and the Dutton family at their breaking point circa this era. Jacob, Cara, and their allies must confront impossible odds, while Spencer and Alexandra navigate betrayal, danger, and an ocean’s worth of separation.
Joining Ford and Mirren are some familiar faces: Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, Sebastian Roché, and Jennifer Carpenter. Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, and Bosque Ranch Productions, “1923” boasts an impressive roster of executive producers, including Sheridan himself. The creative powerhouse behind “Yellowstone”, Sheridan continues to prove that his grasp of western storytelling is unparalleled.
“1923”’s Season 2 premiere is set for February 23 on Paramount+, bringing the curtain down on this chapter of the “Yellowstone” prequels. For fans of the franchise — and those drawn to its blend of historical drama and familial conflict — this promises to be an unmissable event. The only spoiler we all really know, is that the ranch stays in the Dutton family. How it remains in their hands has yet to be revealed.
