Description

1923 is an American Western drama television series. The series is a prequel to the Paramount Network series Yellowstone and serves as a sequel to the series 1883, with Isabel May reprising her role from the latter as narrator Elsa Dutton.

The first season premiered on December 18, 2022, on Paramount+ and consists of eight episodes. In February 2023, the series was renewed for a second season that premiered on February 23, 2025, and consists of seven episodes.

The series follows a generation of the Dutton family in 1923, during a time of various hardships including Prohibition, drought, and the early stages of the Great Depression, which affected Montana long before the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

• Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton, the wife of Jacob Dutton and the Dutton family matriarch.
• Having no children, Jacob and Cara raised John Sr. and Spencer Dutton as their own.
• Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton, the patriarch of the Dutton family and the older brother of James Dutton (Tim McGraw in 1883).
• Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton, the younger son of James and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill in 1883).
• Charlie Stover portrayed Spencer Dutton as a child during flashbacks set in 1893 in two episodes of the fourth season of Yellowstone.
• Julia Schlaepfer as Alexandra, a freethinking woman from the British upper class who encounters Spencer in Africa.
• Jerome Flynn as Banner Creighton, a Scottish sheepherder and adversary of the Duttons.
• Darren Mann as Jack Dutton, John Dutton Sr.’s son and only child, James Dutton’s grandson, and great-nephew to Jacob Dutton. He is a dedicated rancher who is deeply loyal to his family.
• Isabel May as Elsa Dutton, who serves as the main narrator in the series.May also portrayed Elsa Dutton in 1883.
• Brian Geraghty as Zane Davis, the fiercely loyal ranch foreman of the Dutton ranch.
• Aminah Nieves as Teonna Rainwater, a rebellious young Apsáalooke (Crow) woman who was taken from her family and placed in an American Indian boarding school for girls, which is funded by the United States federal government and ran by the Catholic Church.
• Michelle Randolph as Elizabeth « Liz » Strafford, a capable young woman and Jack Dutton’s fiancée.
• Timothy Dalton as Donald Whitfield, a powerful, wealthy business tycoon who is accustomed to getting what he wants.

• Robert Patrick as Sheriff William McDowell, the sheriff of Gallatin County and a friend of the Duttons.
• Jennifer Ehle as Sister Mary (season 1), an abusive Irish Catholic nun who teaches at the American Indian boarding school, often coming into conflict with Teonna.
• Sebastian Roché as Father Renaud, a narcissistic French Roman Catholic priest and the sadistic headmaster of the American Indian boarding school.
• Marley Shelton as Emma Dutton (season 1), the wife of John Dutton Sr. and the mother of Jack Dutton.
• Leenah Robinson as Baapuxti (season 1), a student at the American Indian boarding school and Teonna’s cousin.
• Caleb Martin as Dennis, a hired ranch hand working at the Dutton ranch.
• Brian Konowal as Clyde, a Scottish shepherd, a long-time associate of Creighton, and a former Chicago Police Department officer working as a spy for Whitfield.
• Michael Greyeyes as Hank Plenty Clouds (season 1), a Crow shepherd from the Broken Rock Reservation who encounters Teonna while she’s on the run.
• Michael Spears as Runs His Horse (season 2; guest season 1), the chief of the Broken Rock Reservation, Teonna’s father, and a neighbor to the Duttons.
• Jamie McShane as Marshal Kent (season 2; guest season 1), a ruthless U.S. Marshal who leads the search for Teonna.
• Cole Brings Plenty^[a] (guest season 1) and Jeremy Gauna (season 2) as Pete Plenty Clouds, Hank’s teenage son and a sheepherder.^[11]
• Joy Osmanski as Alice Davis (née Chow) (season 2; guest season 1), Zane’s wife and mother of their two children, who are kept a secret due to anti-miscegenation laws.

• James Badge Dale as John Dutton Sr. (season 1), the elder son of James and Margaret Dutton, Jacob Dutton’s eldest nephew and right-hand man. Audie Rick portrayed John Dutton as a child in 1883. Jack Michael Doke portrayed him as a teenager during flashbacks set in 1893 in two episodes of the fourth season of Yellowstone.
• Kerry O’Malley as Sister Alice (season 1), a cruel nun at the American Indian boarding school who takes advantage of those under her care.
• Tim DeKay as Bob Strafford (season 1), Elizabeth’s rancher father and a neighbor to the Duttons.
• Nick Boraine as Richard Holland (season 1), the head of a safari tour group in Africa who hires Spencer to hunt man-eaters.
• Alexandra Grossi as Catherine Walsh (season 1), a wealthy British woman in Holland’s tour group.
• Bruce Davison as Prince Arthur, Earl of Sussex (season 1), the father of Alexandra’s former fiancé and member of the British royal family.^[13]
• Amelia Rico as Issaxche Rainwater (season 1), a Crow woman seeking to reunite with her granddaughter Teonna.
• Jo Ellen Pellman as Jennifer, a British socialite and Alexandra’s best friend.
• Rafe Soule as Young Arthur (season 1), the son of Prince Arthur and Alexandra’s former fiancé.
• Colin Moss as Charles Hardin (season 1), a Colonial British railroad construction supervisor in Tanganyika who hires Spencer to eliminate a man-eating hyena.
• Mark Daneri as Dr. Steven Miller, a physician and friend of the Duttons.
• Sarah Randall Hunt as Ellie Creighton, Banner’s wife and mother of his son.
• Jessalyn Gilsig as Beverly Strafford (season 1), Elizabeth’s mother who is accustomed to city life.
• Peter Stormare as Lucca (season 1), a terminally ill tugboat captain based in Mombasa.
• Tanc Sade, Justin Zachary, and Walker Hare as Brother Cillian, Brother Liam, and Brother Romero (season 1), a trio of Catholic priests sent to track down Teonna.
• Joseph Mawle as Captain Shipley (season 1), the British sea captain of the S.S. Lambridge.
• Ross Crain as Marshal Thomas, a U.S. Marshal and Kent’s partner.
• Currie Graham as Chadwick Benton (season 1), an attorney hired by Whitfield to represent Creighton.
• Cailyn Rice and Madison Elise Rogers as Christy and Lindy, a pair of prostitutes hired by Whitfield.
• Wallace Langham as Kyle Murphy (season 1), a loan officer in Bozeman who refuses to authorize a loan for Jacob.
• Damian O’Hare as Captain Hurley (season 1), the sea captain of the RMS Majestic.
• Patrick Burch as Roy Garrett, a judge in Bozeman who oversees Creighton’s case.
• Andy Dispensa as Luca Maceo (season 2), an Italian sailor who befriends Spencer while on a ship bound for the United States.
• Jennifer Carpenter as Marshal Mamie Fossett (season 2), a U.S. Marshal based in Anadarko.
• Gilles Marini as Salvatore « Sal » Maceo (season 2), an Italian gangster and Luca’s cousin who runs a bootlegging operation out of Galveston.
• C. Thomas Howell as Anders (season 2), a Texan cowboy who encounters Runs His Horse and hires him to help herd cattle.
• Brian Letscher as Dr. Shilling (season 2), a physician who administers medical examinations for newly arrived immigrants to the United States.
• Mike Mizwicki as Walter Ridding (season 2), an immigration officer based on Ellis Island.
• Damien Leake as Marvin (season 2), a map seller in New York City.
• James Healy Jr. as Sheriff Hastings (season 2), the sheriff of Fort Worth.
• Hayley McFarland as Mary (season 2), a single mother who shares a room with Alexandra while onboard a long-distance train bound west.
• Janet Montgomery as Hillary (season 2), Paul’s wife and an upper-class train passenger who takes a liking to Alexandra
• Augustus Prew as Paul (season 2), Hillary’s husband and an upper-class train passenger.
• Chad Doreck as Bernard Anthony (season 2), a train passenger who sexually assaults Alexandra.
• Virginia Gardner as Mabel (season 2), a prostitute and acquaintance of Lindy.