Cara Dutton actor Helen Mirren says 1923 season 2 will bring Brandon Sklenar’s Spencer home quickly (or at least she hopes so).
Helen Mirren says 1923 season 2 will bring Brandon Sklenar’s Spencer home quickly (or at least she hopes so). The epic adventure story of Spencer Dutton and his aristocratic bride Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer) took a major turn in the 1923 season 1 finale, leaving the couple’s future together very much up in the air. For Spencer, the journey home to Montana to help save his family’s ranch from the machinations of Timothy Dalton’s Donald Whitfield remains a long one, and it seems he’ll have to complete it without his plucky wife by his side.
But though Spencer still has a long road ahead of him, the gap between 1923 seasons 1 and 2 offers the possibility of a time jump, finally relieving viewers of the agonizing suspense involved in waiting for Spencer to be reunited with his family. And for her part, Cara Dutton actor Mirren believes that 1923 season 2 will in fact get Spencer home quickly, so the story can move on to the next chapter. Speaking to Deadline, Mirren gave her take on the matter:
I think Spencer’s gonna show up pretty quickly. I got the sense that Taylor was really imaginatively attracted to Spencer’s adventures, which were great for the audience, I thought. He made a great storyline, which was really beautiful to watch. I hope Spencer comes home soon, though. I dunno how many more letters I’ve got in me.
Brandon Sklenar Teases Spencer’s Montana Return in ‘Darker’ Final Season
In an interview with Forbes conducted on June 19, Sklenar said he was just five days away from leaving for Texas to begin work on Season 2.
“I’m actually leaving in five days to go start the rest of 1923. We start filming in about two weeks and I’m leaving for pre-production in five days. I’ve had all the scripts for six months. I can confidently say that it’s going to be absolutely incredible,” he shared. “The tone shifts a lot and it’s definitely a bit darker. It’s very beautiful.”
The It Ends With Us star also confirmed that he has scenes with Ford and Mirren, which didn’t happen in Season 1. Since it’s the final season, viewers may have already assumed that we would see Spencer on the Dutton ranch before the series ends. But the circumstances of how he’ll get there, and if Alex will make it as well, remain a mystery. Sklenar also praised the 1923 series finale in his comments, saying that he’s known Spencer’s arc since “day one.”
“It’s so hard for me to not give away spoilers. I do get plenty of Helen [Mirren] and Harrison [Ford] time, and it’s going to be special,” Sklenar teased. “I mean, the finale of the series is probably one of the best things I’ve read in my life. I’ve kind of known how it was going to end since day one — Taylor [Sheridan] kind of told me. I knew the full arc of Spencer from day one, so in shooting part one, [you’re] mindful of where he needs to go. I’m really excited.”
1923 Season 2 could also feature the birth of John Dutton II, father to Kevin Costner‘s John Dutton III. Schlaepfer previously told TV Insider that she thinks the series is “building” to that moment, but she remained coy on whether Spencer and Alex or Jack (Darren Mann) and Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph) are the parents. Season 2 was confirmed in February 2023. The show was always billed as a limited series, and Sklenar confirmed in May 2023 that Season 2 will be its last.
“No, no, it’s bookend. It’s still limited, but I think of it as one piece — there’s just a split in the middle, but it’s all one piece. It will conclude,” Sklenar told The Hollywood Reporter.
1923 is currently filming throughout Texas, with Austin being its home base. Production began in July. While a premiere date has not yet been announced, it’s likely that Season 2 will premiere in 2025.
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