Rent 1923: Series 1 (2023)
4.0 of 5 from 70 ratings
7h 45min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- "1923, A Yellowstone Origin Story", introduces a new generation of the Dutton family as they explore the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home. The series is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of 'Yellowstone', and stars Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.
- Actors:
- Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Isabel May, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Caleb Martin, Robert Patrick, Marley Shelton, Brian Konowal, Timothy Dalton, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Greyeyes, Leenah Robinson, Dakota Ogden, Brian Brown
- Directors:
- Ben Richardson, Guy Ferland
- Producers:
- Rajeev Malhotra
- Creators:
- Taylor Sheridan
- Writers:
- Taylor Sheridan
- Aka:
- 1923: A Yellowstone Origin Story: Series 1
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas, TV Westerns
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/08/2023
- Run Time:
- 465 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Unstoppable Change: The Adventure of '1923'
- I Am the Land: Teonna Rainwater
- Reflecting Humanity: The Art and Craft of Editing '1923'
- Inside the Series
- Behind the Story for Every Episode
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. 1923
2. Nature's Empty Throne
3. The War Has Come Home
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
4. War and the Turquoise Tide
5. Ghost of Zebrina
6. One Ocean Closer to Destiny
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
7. The Rule of Five Hundred
8. Nothing Left to Lose
- Special Features
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Reviews (1) of 1923: Series 1
Movie production values ruined with a soap opera story - 1923: Series 1 review by Champ
I had very high hopes for 1923. We saw episode one as a teaser that Paramount+ put out on a terrestrial channel, and were then annoyed to find that the rest was subscription/streaming only, so jumped on it when found that LoveFilm carried it. Every frame looks fantastic, with production values up with the best of feature film making.
Through episodes 2 onwards, we remained engaged, anticipating the resolution for the various story arcs....but they never came!
1923 is an object lesson in the perils of giving a storyteller an open-ended remit, with no requirement for an ending. On top of that, the three separate threads have almost zero connection with each other. The story line of native American Teonna Rainwater's struggles against her appalling treatment in government 'catholic' school is worth a movie in itself. Even better is the romance between Spencer Dutton and Alexandra, which has some beautiful writing and great performances. Conversely, while Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford ooze star quality whenever they're on screen, I never really cared about what happened to them. When the story is in Montana, I was always wondering what was happening in Africa with Spencer and Alex.
The last episode of the 8 was a complete anti-climax, and soured everything that had gone before. It's put me off these long-form dramas. Next time, guys, tell one story at a time, and make sure each one has a beginning, middle, and crucially, and end
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