FANS of Kevin Costner’s neo-western drama Yellowstone were thrilled when a spin-off of the hit show was released.
1923 still follows the Dutton family, but has a completely different cast and tells a new story in a different time era.
1923 stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren
Is 1923 based on a true story?
In 1923 the Dutton family, which this time is headed by Jacob and his wife Cara, are faced with several challenges, including a crew of violent sheepherders led by the vicious Banner, who will not stop grazing on their territory.
Meanwhile, the family’s wayward son, Spencer, who hasn’t been home since WWI, makes a living hunting rogue lions in Africa but may need to return sooner rather than later.
The show is not based on a true story, however, it does include real-life events that took place during the time.
1923 includes prohibition, drought, and the Great Depression – which hit Montana nearly a decade before the rest of the US
The Dutton family are not based on any real-life people, and are fictional characters created for the show.
Is 1923 based on a book?
1923 is not based on a novel, but was written as an original script, by Taylor Sheridan.
He is an Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter, who has crafted stories for many Hollywood stars.
Taylor also was creator and writer of Yellowstone.
Who is in the cast of 1923?
It’s fair to say that 1923 brings with it an incredible cast of A-list stars.
The incredible line-up includes:
- Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton, the wife to Jacob Dutton and Dutton family matriarch. Having no children of their own, Jacob and Cara raised John and Spencer Dutton as their own.
- Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton, the patriarch of the Dutton ranch.
- Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton, the younger son of James and Margaret Dutton.
- Jerome Flynn as Banner Creighton, a Scottish sheepherder and adversary of the Duttons.
- Timothy Dalton as Donald Whitfield, a powerful, wealthy business tycoon who is accustomed to getting what he wants.
