‘Yellowstone’ Prequel ‘1923’ Sets December 2022 Premiere

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Paramount+ has set a December 18, 2022 premiere of the second Yellowstone prequel, 1923. The new entry in the Yellowstone franchise stars Oscar nominee Harrison Ford and Oscar winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) as Jacob and Cara Dutton.

Paramount+ says the series “will explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west and the Duttons who call it home.”

Joining Ford and Mirren in the drama are Brandon Sklenar (The Offer), Darren Mann (Animal Kingdom), Michelle Randolph (A Snow White Christmas), James Badge Dale (Hightown), and Marley Shelton (Scream). Brian Geraghty (Big Sky), Aminah Nieves (Blueberry), Julia Schlaepfer (The Politician), and Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones) also star.

Taylor Sheridan created the series and serves as an executive producer along with John Linson, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, and Ben Richardson. 1923‘s produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, and Bosque Ranch Productions.

1923 Cast and Characters:

Harrison Ford will play Jacob Dutton, the patriarch of the Yellowstone ranch, husband to Cara Dutton and brother of James Dutton (1883’s Tim McGraw).
Helen Mirren will play Cara Dutton, the wife to Jacob Dutton and family matriarch.
• Darren Mann will play Jack Dutton, John Dutton Sr.’s son and great-nephew to Jacob Dutton. He is a dedicated rancher who is deeply loyal to his family.
• Michelle Randolph will play Elizabeth Strafford, a feisty and capable young woman set to marry into the Dutton family.
James Badge Dale will play John Dutton Sr., the oldest nephew and right-hand man of Jacob Dutton.
• Marley Shelton will play Emma Dutton, the dutiful wife of John Dutton Sr. and the mother of Jack Dutton.
Brian Geraghty will play Zane, a fiercely loyal ranch foreman.
• Aminah Nieves will play Teonna Rainwater, a young woman at a government residential boarding school.
• Julia Schlaepfer will play Alexandra, a British woman who meets one of the Duttons abroad.