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Taylor Sheridan has grow to be TV’s golden man. “Yellowstone” had comparatively humble beginnings as an upper-tier cable present at a time when the Western style wasn’t precisely popping off by way of reputation. But, right here we’re a handful of years later, and Sheridan has constructed a complete empire based mostly round that present, with a number of spin-offs to help it. One such spin-off, the prequel sequence “1923,” just lately wrapped up its second season on a tragic notice.
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Followers of the franchise are possible questioning if “1923” season 3 is within the playing cards. Briefly, it is not. Sheridan had a narrative he wished to inform, and on condition that the title of this explicit sequence relies on a particular 12 months, there was all the time going to be a finite variety of episodes he and Paramount+ might get out of it. Very similar to “1883” earlier than it, that is going to be extra of a restricted sequence than an ongoing one.
“1923” focuses on the Dutton ranch within the early 1900s. The second season picked up after a tough winter introduced forth new challenges and unfinished enterprise to Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara (Helen Mirren). Harsh circumstances and adversaries threaten to finish the Dutton legacy, with Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) embarking on a deadly journey dwelling, racing in opposition to time to save lots of his household.
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1923 season 2 accomplished the present’s story
To be clear, it is not as if Paramount would not need anymore tales centered on the Dutton household – they completely do. Sheridan additionally has extra of those tales to inform. It is simply that this explicit present has run its course. The “1923” season 2 finale solved a giant “Yellowstone” thriller and served as a becoming finish to the present. In a 2023 interview with Deadline, Sheridan defined that “1923” was actually an element one and an element two, with each halves telling a whole story.
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“It is actually the second half of the season. This one is completely different than 1883 the place I had the entire thing blocked out in my head. This one, I had no concept what I used to be going to do. I simply went on a journey myself and I am the one which made the decision to the community, which might be the best name they ever received. Hey, I have to make extra episodes to complete this story. I would like to do that in two blocks. An eight episode block and a second eight episode block to wrap this up. I am unable to wrap it up in two episodes and do the story justice. For them, it’s nice as a result of they get extra content material. For me, I get extra runway.”
“It is bookend. It is nonetheless restricted, however I consider it as one piece — there’s only a cut up within the center, however it’s all one piece. It can conclude,” Sklenar stated to The Hollywood Reporter in 2023, which was proper in step with Sheridan’s feedback. In different phrases, the story is over.
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That stated, the “Yellowstone” prequels aren’t over, and the story of the Duttons is way from over. Except for the “Yellowstone” sequel sequence centered on Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, Sheridan has additionally already confirmed plans to go again to the previous to inform one other story and fill in some extra gaps within the Dutton household timeline.
One other Yellowstone spin-off will decide up the place 1923 left off
In November 2023, Paramount introduced that two extra “Yellowstone” spin-offs have been within the works. One was titled “2024,” which later grew to become “The Madison.” The opposite was titled “1944” and is the logical successor to “1923.” Per Selection, on the time of the announcement, Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime & MTV Leisure Studios, had this to say about it:
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“On the heels of ‘1883’ and ‘1923’s’ success, our new deliberate spinoffs, ‘1944’ and ‘2024,’ will take audiences on an exciting, new and surprising journey with the complicated and compelling storytelling that has grow to be a trademark of the franchise and has helped flip it right into a worldwide cultural phenomenon – due to the artistic mastermind of Taylor Sheridan.”
In the meanwhile, plot particulars for “1944” are being stored firmly beneath wraps, however this implies we’ll be seeing the Dutton household throughout World Battle II. An older Spencer Dutton might, in concept, seem within the present, however nothing has been confirmed at the moment. Yellowstone government producer and director Christina Voros, talking with TVInsider in December 2024, provided just a little replace on the present’s progress. Briefly, it is all in Sheridan’s palms. As he defined:
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“I truthfully do not understand how Taylor chooses to inform which tales he chooses to inform when. I feel he has closed numerous doorways on Yellowstone this season. There are clearly characters that we are going to not see once more as a result of they’ve been dispatched. However I feel he has left some doorways open, and there is some doorways that I am unable to inform in the event that they’re locked or not but. However we’ll know after we cross via them.”
In the meanwhile, Sheridan could be very busy. He additionally has “Landman” season 2 to fret about, amongst a number of different non-“Yellowstone” exhibits. Not solely that, however it was just lately revealed that Paramount is seeking to make exhibits extra cheaply, which might have an effect on Sheridan’s exhibits shifting ahead. How that does or doesn’t affect “1944” stays to be seen, however for followers of the franchise, this present will successfully take the place of “1923” season 3, each time it involves fruition.
