1923 is a prequel to Yellowstone that expands the history of the Dutton family and is a sequel to 1883. Okay, expanded universe! Okay, House of the Cowboys! While not all of director/producer Taylor Sheridan's various Western projects connect, these two most certainly do.
Cara Dutton
Jacob's wife and the unwavering matriarch of the Dutton clan on 1923, Cara is related to Yellowstone's Dutton family by marriage, and is the great-grandaunt or great-great-grandaunt of John Dutton III, who runs the ranch in the show's modern era.
John Dutton Sr.
John Sr. was the first son of James and Margaret who we meet as an infant in 1883. We meet him again in 1923 as an adult played by James Badge Dale. He works alongside Jacob in 1923 to help preserve the land. He's married to Emma and they have a son, Jack.
The starring couple of 1923, Jacob and Cara Dutton are portrayed by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. Whatever the story, Jacob arrived in the 1890s to lead the family ranch after James and Margaret both passed. Jacob and Cara don't have any children themselves, but Jacob is supposed to be James's (Tim McGraw) brother.
1923, a Yellowstone origin story, introduces a new generation of the Dutton family as they explore the early twentieth century in the mountain west.
Yes, 1923 is a prequel to Paramount's Yellowstone, but that doesn't mean you need to watch it first. When Taylor Sheridan and John Linson created Yellowstone for the Paramount Network in 2018, the duo probably didn't anticipate the TV show's staggering success, or that it would spawn a prequel series, like 1923.
Emma is married to John Dutton I, who had set out on a northward journey in 1883 with his father and mother James and Margaret and his sister Elsa. Elsa passed away when the rest of the family arrived at their final destination.
Spencer Dutton
The second son of James and Margaret Dutton, Spencer was born some time after the family settled in Montana. Spencer also served in WWI and, like his father, remained haunted by his experiences on the battlefield.
Yellowstone fans know that Duttons have been buried in the same spot in Montana for over a century. The Dutton family cemetery makes more sense after 1883 revealed that Elsa was the first person to be buried on the land.
Spencer Dutton is the younger son of James (Tim McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill) from the 1883 series. He is also the younger brother of John Dutton Sr (James Badge Dale). As James Dutton from 1883 was John Dutton's great-grandfather, this makes Spencer one of John's grandfathers.
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Elsa Dutton - John's great aunt
Elsa is the sister of John Dutton Senior, but her relationship with Costner's character is more complicated. As John Dutton Junior came into the mix, Elsa is Costner's character's great aunt.
The Yellowstone prequel previously titled 1932, now 1923, follows the Dutton family through another expansion period in U.S. history—the early 1920s and beyond.
James & Margaret Dutton Both Died Long Before 1923
James does return, but it turns out he's been shot, with the first episode of 1923 confirming - via Elsa Dutton's ghostly voiceover narration - that he died of that bullet shortly after.
If you've watched 1923 you know that the reason that Spencer is in Africa on a veritable sabbatical instead of with his family at the Yellowstone Ranch is because of the PTSD that plagues him from his time as a soldier in World War I.
Elsa, John, and Spencer are the children of James and Margaret Dutton (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's characters in 1883). In her 1923 narration, Elsa said that of her parents' three children, “only one would live to see their own children grown.
Spencer Dutton is the youngest son of James and Margaret Dutton. He is the brother of John Sr. and Elsa, though Elsa died before Spencer was born. Spencer is the uncle of Jack and the nephew of Jacob and Cara.
Emma Dutton (Marley Shelton)
Emma Dutton is the wife of John Dutton Sr. and mother of Jack Dutton.
Spencer Dutton
Spencer is sibling to Elsa and John Sr. He is a former soldier-turned-big game hunter who is called home from Africa to help his family defend their land. While in Africa, Spencer meets and falls in love with Alex (Julia Schlaepfer), and they return to Montana together to help his family.
Evelyn Dutton was John Dutton's wife and mother of Lee, Jamie, Beth and Kayce. She passed away on March 30th, 1997. Little is mentioned about Evelyn initially, however the events surrounding her death slowly come to light. A flashback to 1997 shows Evelyn went riding with two of her children, Beth and Kayce.
Kevin Costner is yet to publicly reveal the reasons why he has walked away from his role as John Dutton, but when the news was confirmed, the official line of reasoning from bosses on Yellowstone was that Kevin is choosing to focus on his upcoming movie project, Horizon.
"The Dutton story continues, picking up where Yellowstone leaves off in another epic tale."