When 1923 debuted on Paramount+ in December 2022, viewers immediately became enamored with a new set of Duttons. They saw Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren) strive to keep the Montana lands originally owned by Jacob's brother James (Tim McGraw in 1883). What's more, they witnessed the couple face their own trials and tribulations, which included the Great Depression looming over their heads.
Viewers also saw Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) fall in love across the word with Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer) across the world. Unfortunately, the two fell apart as quickly as they came together but something tells us it's not the last we've seen of the couple.
On February 3, Paramount+ announced that 1923 got renewed for season 2. According to Variety, the latest Yellowstone spin-off became "the most-watched Paramount+ premiere of all time in the U.S. with 7.4 million viewers."
Unfortunately, there's no official date for when 1923 season 2 will start filming. In a June report from Deadline, it was revealed that production is "delayed indefinitely" due to ongoing WGA writers' strike that began on May 2.
NBC Montana noted that when speaking to Bill Melvin on June 8, the manager of the Butte Civic Center, he mentioned that production was supposed to return to the city of Butte and begin on June 5. What's more, the show is paying the town $75 thousand per month to use the Civic Center through the end of the year. While the Paramount+ series has filed requests to extend their contract with the city, he remained optimistic that everything will be good to go after the strike ends.
"We are going to follow the contract as we have it. That’s all we can do," he said in another interview.
