Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren are seen going to extraordinary lengths to defend their land in the new trailer for season 2 of 1923.
The preview for the hit Yellowstone prequel also gave viewers a glimpse of the chilling origin story of the fictional Dutton family’s ranch, which was passed down for seven generations.
In the latest teaser for 1923, it is clear that their home is being threatened by a group of wealthy elites trying to make ‘Montana a playground for the elite.’
‘I will destroy everything they’ve fought for,’ one man says, referring to the Dutton family’s legacy.
Later, Mirren declares that ‘anything worth having is worth fighting for’ as she steps up to protect what is hers.
The line was seemingly a nod to a line in Yellowstone, in which Kevin Costner, who plays John Dutton, says: ‘It’s the one constant in life. You build something worth having, someone’s gonna try to take it.’
Social media users were quick to react to the trailer, with many expressing their excitement and others admitting they were wary how the prequel will unfold after Yellowstone’s controversial final season.
‘Excited for this! February can’t get here fast enough,’ one X user tweeted.
Another wrote: ‘It looks SO good!!!!’
‘We already know the ending and that the family loses the land. Whats the point of watching 1923?’ a third questioned.
Another upset viewer wrote that they were not planning on watching because of ‘how poorly Yellowstone was treated.’
‘Do you think I’m gonna invest one second of my time into this? Mark this tweet, this show will fail because of how fouled up you treated your fans of Yellowstone,’ they tweeted.
While Yellowstone follows the current generation of the Dutton family and their control of the immense Yellowstone-Dutton ranch, the prequel shows 1883 and 1923 showcase previous generations of the family.
In December, following the Yellowstone finale, fans were treated to a preview for 1923’s upcoming second season, which returns on February 23 on Paramount+.
Ford (who plays Jacob Dutton) and Mirren (who stars as his wife Cara) are seen bracing for war over their land.
At one point Cara issues a gloomy prophecy as she tells her husband ‘this ranch will drive you to your death.’
‘This ranch is under attack,’ Jacob states, adding, ‘Our whole way of life is under attack.’
The trailer starts out with Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) — a nephew of the Dutton family patriarch — stating, ‘In Montana, there’s a war over my family’s land, and they’re losing it.’
Cara is then pictured loading her rifle and looking outside, before the trailer cuts to a gun fight.
Spencer then informs someone on the phone that he is ‘coming home.’
The scene then shifts to Cara and Jacob, as she tells him, ‘Bring him home. Promise.’
‘I promise,’ he reassures her.
Meanwhile Timothy Dalton, who stars as evil land baron Donald Whitfield, tells his henchman Jerome Flynn (who plays Banner Creighton), ‘It’s time to build an army.’
In the next scene Creighton tells a friend, presumably about Whitfield, ‘I’ve never met a man who scares me. He scares me to death.’
He and two other men are then seen throwing a dead body into a rock quarry.
Meanwhile Jacob confronts Whitfield in his office, telling him, ‘I think this is about as far as I feel like being pushed.’
A quick montage of gun fights follows, before the trailer ends with Jacob stating: ‘We all sacrificed a lot, but this fight ain’t over.’
The show also stars Julia Schlaepfer as Alexandra, Spencer’s love, along with Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, Sebastian Roché, and Jennifer Carpenter.
While 1883 only ran one season, starring Tim McGraw and Faith Hill as James Dillard Dutton and Margaret Dutton, 1923 is getting a second season.
The second season is set during, ‘a cruel winter,’ which leads to, ‘new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob and Cara back at Dutton ranch.’
‘With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana,’ the official description of Season 2 adds.
‘Meanwhile, Alexandra sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love,’ the description concludes.
For fans who haven’t caught up with the first season, Paramount Network will broadcast a, ‘special linear airing,’ of 1923 Season 1.
1923 is executive produced by Yellowstone co-creator Taylor, David C. Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Ben Richardson, Michael Friedman and Keith Cox.
Paramount+ also recently gave the green light for a new spin-off that will feature Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) and Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly), with Beth and Rip getting a new ranch of their own… after Beth kept her promise and killed her brother Jamie (Wes Bentley) for his involvement in their father John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) murder.