Is ‘1923’ Season 2 the Final Season? Everything We Know About ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff

Yellowstone may be over, but there are still more Dutton origin stories to tell in 1923. The second season of the prequel spinoff is soon to return, but it’s been a long wait. Here’s everything there is to know about 1923 Season 2 as a refresher, from the new trailer and cast to the possibility of this being its final season.

When does 1923 Season 2 come out?

The Taylor Sheridan drama returns on Sunday, February 23. It will air exclusively on Paramount+, but Season 1 aired on Paramount Network from December 2024 through January 5, 2025, so it’s possible that Season 2 could one day air on the cable channel. (See photos from the second season here.)

Is there a 1923 Season 2 trailer?

Paramount+ dropped two 1923 teaser trailers in December 2024 before releasing the official trailer on Sunday, January 19. All of the trailers depict Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) and Alex’s (Julia Schlaepfer) individual struggles to get back to Montana, save the ranch, and reunite with each other and Spencer’s family. The trailer also shows the first look at Dexter‘s Jennifer Carpenter in her new role as a Marshal (more on that below).

The biggest burning question of 1923 is whether or not John Dutton II will be born in Season 2. John II is the father of Kevin Costner‘s John Dutton III. While it’s presumed that Spencer and Alex will be revealed as John’s parents, it’s not confirmed. Jack (Darren Mann) and Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph) could also be his parents. Schlaepfer previously told TV Insider that she believes the series is “building towards” that reveal.

“It was funny because when we all got to Cowboy Camp, the cast, we were all debating it,” Schlaepfer said. “We were like, ‘Who is it? I don’t know.’ And we would pester Taylor [Sheridan] all the time being like, ‘Taylor, it’s gotta be this, right? Because this and this and this.’ And he’d be like, ‘I don’t know. Honestly, guys, I don’t know.’ And we were like, ‘Of course, you know! You have a family tree somewhere written out.’ But I do think the show is building towards that.”

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Is 1923 Season 2 the final season?

The prequel has always been billed as a limited series, but it wasn’t known until halfway through Season 1’s release if there would be a Part 2. Sklenar said that Season 2 will be its last in May 2023, but that has not yet been confirmed by Paramount+.

“No, no, it’s bookend. It’s still limited, but I think of it as one piece — there’s just a split in the middle, but it’s all one piece. It will conclude,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.

Landman star Randolph, who plays Elizabeth in 1923, told TV Insider that Season 2 was “worth the wait” and that she thinks fans will love what they made.

“As an actor, it was so hard to go two years when I didn’t know what [would happen],” she said. “I hadn’t read the script until we really started filming. So I just think that people are going to love this season a lot.”

Who is in the 1923 Season 2 cast?

Brandon Sklenar as Spencer in 1923 Season 2 (Lo Smith / Paramount+)

1923 stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton. Jacob is the brother of Tim McGraw‘s James Dutton from 1883, the first Yellowstone spinoff. Jacob and Cara took in their nephews, Spencer and John, after their mother, Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill in 1883), died. The adult Spencer and John are played by Sklenar and James Badge Dale in 1923 Season 1, but Dale’s character had a shocking death in the third episode that reverberated throughout the rest of the season.

Sklenar will return for Season 2 along with Ford and Mirren. Sklenar’s Spencer was last seen separated from his new wife, Alexandra, after a conflict with Alex’s ex-fiancé on an ocean liner turned deadly. Alex promised she’d meet Spencer in Montana, but viewers still don’t know if he heard her yell from the ship as he was taken to shore.

Aminah Nieves will be back as Teonna Rainwater, who was last seen saved by her father, Runs His Horse (Michael Spears). They were riding off with Pete Plenty Clouds in the finale, unknowingly being chased by law enforcement after Teonna escaped from the abusive leaders of her nearby residential school. Pete was played by Cole Brings Plenty in Season 1. The actor tragically died in April 2024 at the age of 27. It’s not known if his character will be recast or written out. Brings Plenty’s uncle, Mo Brings Plenty, is one of the stars of Yellowstone.

Jerome Flynn, Mann, Brian Geraghty, Randolph, and Timothy Dalton will also be back in the second season. Marley Shelton‘s Emma Dutton died by suicide in Season 1 following the unexpected death of her husband, John. Season 2 also welcomes Carpenter in the new role of Mamie Fossett, a capable United States Deputy Marshal based on the real-life woman of the same name. (Could she be the next subject of the Lawmen series?)

Augustus Prew (Players, Nolly) is joining the cast for Season 2 in a recurring role, per Deadline. He will play Paul, described as “a dapper, bookish, well-to-do young British man on a passenger ship.” Could that be Spencer or Alex’s ship back to the U.S.?

Where did 1923 Season 2 leave off?

Julia Schlaepfer as Alexandra in 1923 Season 2 (Lo Smith / Paramount+)

Spencer and Alex will be trying to get back to each other in Season 2. They were separated on their travel back to Montana, a journey they began after receiving word from Aunt Cara about John’s death. The ranch needs Spencer now more than ever considering the fact that Dalton’s Donald Whitfield is threatening to steal the ranch from Jacob and Cara through nefariously legal means.

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When was 1923 Season 2 filming?

According to the Austin Film Commission, 1923 was filming its second season in Austin, Texas as of July 17, 2024. According to LMTOnline, a Texas local news outlet, filming would reportedly take place until September. A Dallas-based casting agency held a casting call for 1923 extras in Austin in June, per My San Antonio.

Season 1 was filmed in Montana, like the other shows in the Yellowstone franchise, but it seems production has found a new filming home in Austin’s ATX Film Studios. Fear the Walking Dead Seasons 4-7, The Leftovers, and more shows have filmed at this studio in the past. Season 2 is still set in Montana despite production taking place in Austin. After all, the series is all about the Dutton family keeping their Montana ranch up and running. And no doubt they still filmed scenes at the real Dutton house in Montana.

LMTOnline reports that Austin EDC documents list the Season 2 budget as over $150 million.

1923, Season 2 Premiere, Sunday, February 23, Paramount+

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