1923 - Season Two

Sharon and I finished watching season two of 1923. The series is a prequel to the Paramount Network series Yellowstone. We finished watching the first season in March.

Season two of 1923 premiered on February 25, 2025 on Paramount+. It consisted of eight episodes.

In addition to Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, the series stars Brandon Sklenar and Julia Schlaepfer. Sklenar is Spencer Dutton, the younger son of James and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill in 1883). Schlaepfer is Alexandra Dutton, a freethinking woman from the British upper class who encounters Spencer in Africa and later marries him.

The series follows a generation of the Dutton family in in Montana in 1923 and 1924. It follows a generation of the Dutton family as they face challenges including Prohibition, drought, and the early stages of the Great Depression. The series depicts their struggle to maintain their ranch and way of life in the American West amidst these hardships.

As I said after we watched season one, both Sharon and I enjoyed 1923 more than Yellowstone. My objection to Yellowstone was that the plot constantly jumped the shark and the body count was unrealistic. I started to feel that way about 1923 as the series wrapped up. I would guess that the violence and the body count is more realistic for 1920s than it was for the 2010s. Addtionally, I am not sure of the point of some of the plot elements surrounding Timohty Dalton's character.

Overall, I recommend the series. Eventually, we will watch 1883.