1923 is an American neo-Western and period drama television limited-run series created by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+. A spin-off and prequel to the Paramount Network program Yellowstone, and sequel to 1883 (also on Paramount+), it is the third show in the Yellowstone franchise. 1923 was developed as a replacement for 1883, which was renewed by Paramount before consulting Sheridan, who was not interested in writing a second season. The series was originally described as a miniseries, but shifted to a limited-run format as Sheridan was writing it and realized he could not properly conclude the story within the first season. A second season was ordered in October 2022. The series premiered on December 18, 2022, and season one concluded on February 26, 2023. After facing delays caused by the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, season two was released between February 23 and April 6, 2025. Each season contains eight episodes.
The series revolves around a generation of the Dutton family that was previously featured in 1883 and Yellowstone from 1923–1924. Sheridan chose the time period to explore the effects of World War I, the Great Depression, drought, cattle raiding, and prohibition. It primarily takes place in Montana and focuses on a range war between the Dutton family, sheepherders, and land developers. Secondary storylines feature one Dutton in Africa and his newlywed wife journeying across Europe and back to the United States to assist his family, and a Native American girl who becomes a fugitive after escaping from an abusive American Indian boarding school. 1923 stars Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, and Timothy Dalton. Isabel May returns from 1883 to narrate the series. Filmed across Southern Africa, Southern Europe, and the Western and Southern United States, the program was noted for its unusually high budget, costing million per episode to produce. It was written entirely by Sheridan, with directing duties split between Ben Richardson and Guy Ferland.
1923 was nominated for thirty-six awards, winning seven. Nine nominations and one award went to the series as a whole or individual seasons. Ford, Mirren, and Nieves received attention for their acting, resulting in a combined ten nominations, with Mirren winning two. Production design was highlighted, especially in costume design, set design, and location filming, totaling an additional eleven nominations and three wins. Richardson received two nominations for directing and two with Corrin Hodgson for cinematography, the pair ultimately being awarded one. Brian Tyler and Benton Vivian's soundtrack, Sheridan's writing, and the Montana Film Office were also nominated for their contributions. Internationally, the series was featured at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, the Sichuan Television Festivals , and the Shanghai Television Festival. While the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards has nominated the series twice, many media outlets have noted the lack of nominations in the primary award categories, and some have even considered the series to be "snubbed" in this aspect.Attributed to multiple references:
The program as a whole was submitted for Outstanding Drama Series, while several main and recurring cast members were in consideration for lead and supporting actor/actress; however, no nominations were given to the series for any of these categories. Other submissions in the Creative Arts section included those for writing, directing, and the series' score. 1923 held a significant presence during Paramount's first multi-platform "for your consideration" (FYC) campaign in 2023, and again in 2025, to promote its submissions.
Awards and nominations
+ Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result AACTA International Awards 2024 Best Actress in a Series Art Directors Guild Awards 2026 Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series and Lisa Ward for "Wrap Thee in Terror" Astra TV Awards 2024 Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series Best Actress in a Streaming Drama Series Best Directing in a Streaming Drama Series for "1923" Best Streaming Drama Series 1923 Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series for "1923" Camerimage Golden Frog Award 2025 Grand Prix TV Series Competition and Ben Richardson for "A Dream and a Memory" Costume Designers Guild Awards 2024 Excellence in Costume Illustration for "War and the Turquoise Tide" 2026 Excellence in Period Television and Gaby Acosta for "A Dream and a Memory" Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Golden Globe Awards 2024 Best Actress – Television Series Drama Best Television Series – Drama 1923 2023 Best Cinematography and Corrin Hodgson for 1923 season 1 Best Director for 1923 season 1 Best Original Score and Breton Vivan for 1923 season 1 Best TV Drama 1923 season 1 Location Managers Guild Awards 2023 Outstanding Film Commission Montana Film Office Outstanding Locations in a Period Television Series , Joahan Van Der Walt, Joseph Formosa Randon, James Crowley, and Eduard Klarenbeek 2025 Outstanding Film Commission Montana Film Office Outstanding Locations in a Period Television Series , James Crowley, and Hayden Yancer Online Film & Television Association Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Drama Series 2025 Best Costume Design – Period 1923 Best Production Design – Period 1923 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 Outstanding Period Costumes , Gaby Acosta, Jaclyn Tamizato, Kelly Chambers, and Megan Guthrie-Wedemeyer for "A Dream and a Memory" Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) , Lisa Ward, Sean Ryan Jennings, and Carla Curry for "Wrap Thee in Terror" Red Nation Film Festival Awards 2025 Best Episodic & Television Series 1923 Satellite Awards 2024 Best Actor – Television Series Drama Best Actress – Television Series Drama Best Television Series – Drama 1923 Set Decorators Society of America Awards 2023 Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Period Series , Thomas Olive, and Sandra Zaffarese, with Cary White 2025 , with Cary White and Lisa Ward Shanghai Television Festival Awards 2023 Best Foreign TV Series/Serial 1923 Women's Image Network Awards 2023 Drama Series 1923 for "1923" Actress Drama Series for "1923" for "1923"
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