1923 — Season 1
8.3 IMDb
88 Rotten Tomatoes

Where To Watch 1923 — Season 1

1923 Season 1 takes viewers back to another turbulent chapter in the history of the Dutton family, nearly a century before the events of Yellowstone. Set in the American West during a period marked by drought, economic hardship, Prohibition, disease and violent conflicts over land, the story follows Jacob Dutton (Harrison Ford) and his wife Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren) as they struggle to protect the Yellowstone ranch and preserve their family's future. Jacob serves as the tough, pragmatic leader of the Dutton ranch, while Cara is fiercely protective of the family and often becomes the emotional and strategic force behind their survival. Meanwhile, Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) is thousands of miles away in Africa, hunting dangerous animals and dealing with the psychological scars of war. His journey becomes intertwined with Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer), a British woman who decides to leave her old life behind and pursue a future with him.

  • Release Date: December 18, 2022
  • Director: Ben Richardson , Guy Ferland
  • Genre: Western , Drama , Historical
  • Duration: Episodes: 8 , 58 minutes per episode
  • Language: English
  • Starring: Harrison Ford
  • Box Office: it does not have a conventional worldwide box-office gross
  • Where To Watch: Apple TV , YouTube TV

More details about 1923 — Season 1 and where you can watch

1923 Season 1 stands out for expanding the Dutton family story beyond the Yellowstone ranch and into a much larger historical world. The series moves between Montana, Africa and Europe, showing how different experiences shape the Dutton family’s future. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren lead the story as Jacob and Cara Dutton, bringing a powerful combination of authority and emotional depth to the family. The season is also notable for connecting fictional Dutton characters with real historical circumstances such as Prohibition, drought, economic hardship and the aftermath of World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic. Spencer Dutton’s African storyline gives the series an unusual adventure element, while Teonna Rainwater’s storyline explores the harsh treatment of Native American children in religious boarding schools. Another interesting detail is that 1923 sits chronologically between 1883 and Yellowstone, allowing viewers to see how the Dutton family’s ranching legacy developed across generations. The combination of historical events, family conflict, romance, survival and spectacular Western landscapes gives the season a much broader scope than a typical modern Western drama.

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Did You Know

1923 isn’t simply a fictional Western wearing historical clothing. Taylor Sheridan built the season around the real hardships faced by people living in the American West during the early 1920s—when drought, disease, economic instability and changing land ownership threatened ranching communities.