Another generation of the Dutton family is making their way to Paramount+ this December.1923, the anticipatedYellowstoneprequel starringHarrison FordandHelen Mirren, will premiere on Sunday, December 18, in the U.S. and Canada and on Monday, December 19, in the UK and Australia. The renowned actors star as Jacob and Cara Dutton, and the series will center around the construction of the Yellowstone Ranch and follows the family through the end of Prohibition, the Great Depression, and, as viewers have come to expect, their own family drama.
Just yesterday,Deadlinereported that a second season of1923was already confirmed. Both seasons will contain eight episodes. Audiences first met members of the Dutton family inYellowstone.Led by family patriarch John Dutton (Kevin Costner), the series follows the conflict-filled lives of the Duttons, owners of the largest cattle ranch in Montana.
1923is written byYellowstonecreator Taylor Sheridan. He also serves as executive producer alongside John Linson, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari and Ben Richardson. The1923cast also includes Brandon Sklenar, Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Sebastian Roché, Robert Patrick, Aminah Nieves, Julia Schlaepfer and Jerome Flynn.
1923 is the secondYellowstoneprequel. Last year, Paramount+ released1883, a limited series starring Sam Elliot, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw. A third spinoff,6666, is currently in the works. It will be set in the present day on Texas' Four Six Ranches.
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Taylor Sheridan’s Growing Paramount+ Empire
Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ portfolio seems to be expanding by the minute, and it all started withYellowstone. Although the drama has received mixed critical reviews, it has proven to be a success among audiences. Viewership for the neo-western drama continues to grow, with season four averaging 7 million live viewers, with the season four premiere bringing in over 14 million viewers.
Yellowstonealso stars which also includes Gil Birmingham, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, and Cole Hauser. The show’s cast was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2022. Season five, which follows the family asJohn Dutton takes office, returns to Paramount+ November 13.
Along with1883, 1923and6666,Sheridan is also behindMayor of Kingstown, acrime thriller starringJeremy Renner and Dianne Wiest, andTulsa King, starring Sylvester Stallone and premiering November 13 followingYellowstone. He currently has three other series under development for the network:Lioness, Bass ReevesandLand Man.
