History Series / NineteenTwentyThree

* SexEqualsDeath: {{Subverted}}; Elizabeth and Jack share TheirFirstTime together after visiting a speakeasy in the third episode of the first season. At the end of the same episode, Elizabeth is shot in the gut by Creighton's men during the fight in the clearing, and she's left in a tenuous state by the end of the episode. The next episode reveals that the doctors arrived quickly enough to save her.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sister Mary may be an amoral thug in a habit, who goes around disciplining Indian girls by beating them, locking them in a PunishmentBox or worse... but even she finds it beyond the pale when she catches a fellow nun about to molest Teonna, causing her to quickly make her presence known and stop the act.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: The whole reason why Alex becomes so smitten with Spencer (and is willing to abandon her upcoming marriage to spend time with him) is when she counters that the act of dying is romantic, in response to his comments that there's nothing romantic about working in a dangerous profession. She even [[DareToBeBadass inspires him to bring her along]] by saying they should "look death in the eye together." The moment she's thrown into a situation where she has no control, however (the rampaging elephant that totals their car and has to be put down by Spencer), she immediately becomes a panicked wreck. This culminates in her screaming for help (making their situation worse) when the duo are besieged in a tree by a pack of encroaching leopards and hyenas in the middle of nowhere at night. When they are finally rescued, she says she never wants to go through that experience again.

Nearly forty years after the Dutton clan uprooted from their homes and moved to Montana, the family ranch is now managed by Jacob Dutton (Creator/HarrisonFord) and his wife, Cara (Creator/HelenMirren), who oversee the ranch's day-to-day livestock operations and are well-respected among local law enforcement and business owners. As the series opens, Montana is in the grip of an economic depression caused by a locust infestation destroying most of the pastures used for grazing livestock. This causes strife among local landowners and cattle[=/=]sheep farmers and leads to increasing concern whether the local landowners will be forced to give up their land. When Banner Creighton (Creator/JeromeFlynn), a Scottish sheepherder, runs afoul of the Duttons and swears vengeance against them, Cara and Jacob are forced to band together with other family members and associates -- including Spencer Dutton (Creator/BrandonSklenar), the youngest son of [[Series/EighteenEightyThree James and Margaret Dutton]], who is overseas in Africa working as [[GreatWhiteHunter a big-game hunter]] -- as a war breaks out for control of the Yellowstone valley.

* CitizenshipMarriage: Spencer and Alex make their relationship official [[MarriageAtSea at sea]] in order to quickly bypass immigration for the English Alex. While the Captain does note that marrying for citizenship is illegal, he does concede that their wedding isn't purely for that reason.

* DrivenToSuicide: Emma Dutton spirals into depression after the murder of her husband, and shoots herself some time afterwards.

* GreatWhiteHunter: Spencer Dutton is a played-with version of this trope. He hunts exotic animals, yes, but he is hired to kill animals that have been preying on people.

* InadequateInheritor: Downplayed. Jacob fully intends to have Jack take over the ranch some day. However, he considers Jack to be too young and inexperienced to lead during the current crisis.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Lucca (the tugboat captain Spencer and Alex hire to travel the Suez Canal) frequently sputters blood and phlegm into a rag, which he unsuccessfully tries to downplay for his passengers' benefit. By the end of the episode he appears in, Spencer finds him dead at the wheel, having coughed up enough blood to slick the floor (along with [[DrowningMySorrows a half-finished bottle of whiskey in his hand]]).

* LethallyStupid: Spencer is hired to kill a man-eating panther, but his client omits the fact that a second panther has also been spotted. Spencer kills one of the animals, but the second then ambushes the camp and kills more people, including a native African who was both a friend and a guide for him, before Spencer can kill it. If the client was honest from the beginning, Spencer would have taken more precautions and the deaths could have been avoided. Spencer briefly considers killing the client for this reckless stupidity.

* PosthumousNarration: Elsa Dutton (Creator/IsabelMay), who has been dead in-universe for 40 years, narrates the series, telling the story of her family's difficulties.

* ARealManIsAKiller: Defied; Spencer has killed all manner of dangerous prey (and other soldiers, during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI), but he generally refuses to talk about it due to suffering from being a ShellShockedVeteran. When questioned about it by Alexandra in her first scene, he tells her there's nothing glamorous about killing or being in danger of dying.

* SexEqualsDeath: Subverted; Elizabeth and Jack share TheirFirstTime together after visiting a speakeasy in the third episode of the first season. At the end of the same episode, Elizabeth is shot in the gut by Creighton's men during the fight in the clearing, and she's left in a tenuous state by the end of the episode. The next episode reveals that the doctors arrived quickly enough to save her.

** Spencer Dutton served in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and narrowly survived a mustard gas attack. Unable to deal with his experiences during the war, he left Montana and went to Africa, working as a big game hunter in an attempt to feel more alive. It's only after he meets Elizabeth and she helps him confront his demons that he starts to move past this mindset.
** Lucca, the tugboat captain that Spencer and Elizabeth use to try and reach the Suez Canal, served aboard a hospital ship in the war, as well, and recognizes Spencer's mustard gas burns on site.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: John Dutton Sr., one of James and Margaret Dutton's sons in ''Series/EighteenEightyThree'', only makes it to the third episode of the series before he's suddenly shot down during a fight against Banner Creighton's men in a clearing. James and Margaret themselves are a subdued example, as it confirms that James died of his wounds sustained in a ''Yellowstone'' flashback set in 1893, and that Margaret died soon after in a particularly harsh winter.

** The pilot episode sets up a ShipTease between Spencer and a rich, attractive blonde tourist who's clearly infatuated with him, setting up a potential romance arc. She dies at the end of the same episode, as she's ambushed outside her tent ([[UrineTrouble while taking a bathroom break]]) by an encroaching leopard.

* OneSteveLimit: A Native rancher tells Teonna that he took the name "Hank" because when the whites were making his tribe take Anglicized names, and everyone else was choosing "George" or "John".

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: John Dutton Sr., one of James and Margaret Dutton's sons in ''Series/EighteenEightyThree'', only makes it to the third episode of the series before he's suddenly shot down during a fight against Banner Creighton's men in a clearing.

** John Dutton Sr. barely gets a couple episodes of screentime, explaining his role at the ranch and love for his family, before he's unceremoniously gunned down by Banner Creighton during a battle in the third episode of the series.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Despite getting up in years, Jacob Dutton functionally rules the Yellowstone with an iron fist, as he's in league with local law enforcement and won't hesitate to directly fight opponents one-on-one if he has the opportunity.

Nearly forty years after the Dutton clan uprooted from their homes and moved to Montana, the family ranch is now managed by Jacob Dutton (Creator/HarrisonFord) and his wife, Cara (Creator/HelenMirren), who oversee the ranch's day-to-day livestock operations and are well-respected among local law enforcement and business owners. As the series opens, Montana is in the grip of TheGreatDepression, causing strife among local landowners and cattle[=/=]sheep farmers and leading to concern over how local landowners will survive. When Banner Creighton (Creator/JeromeFlynn), a Scottish sheepherder, runs afoul of the Duttons and swears vengeance against them, Cara and Jacob are forced to band together with other family members and associates -- including Spencer Dutton (Creator/BrandonSklenar), the youngest son of [[Series/EighteenEightyThree James and Margaret Dutton]], who is overseas in Africa working as [[GreatWhiteHunter a big-game hunter]] -- as a war breaks out for control of the Yellowstone valley.

* ThePatriarch: As it will be exemplified by [[Series/Yellowstone John Dutton III after him]], Jacob rules the Yellowstone with an iron fist, and imparts the realities of running a sprawling ranch to his children and for the benefit of local law enforcement.

''1923'' is an American [[WesternSeries Western]] that serves as both a prequel to ''Series/{{Yellowstone}}'', and a sequel to ''Series/EighteenEightyThree'', following the Dutton family as they attempt to deal with new threats against their land in 1923.

Nearly forty years after the Dutton clan uprooted from their homes and moved to Montana, the family ranch is now managed by Jacob Dutton (Creator/HarrisonFord) and his wife, Cara (Creator/HelenMirren), who oversee the ranch's day-to-day livestock operations and are well-respected among local law enforcement and business owners. As the series opens, Montana is in the grip of TheGreatDepression, causing strife among local landowners and cattle[=/=]sheep farmers and leading to concern over how the Dutton family will survive. When Banner Creighton (Creator/JeromeFlynn), a Scottish sheepherder, runs afoul of the Duttons and swears vengeance against them, Cara and Jacob are forced to band together with other family members and associates -- including Spencer Dutton (Creator/BrandonSklenar), the youngest son of [[Series/EighteenEightyThree James and Margaret Dutton]], who is overseas in Africa working as [[GreatWhiteHunter a big-game hunter]] -- as a war breaks out for control of the Yellowstone valley.

* DidNotSeeThatComing: Early on in the first season, Jacob punishes Creighton and the rest of the sheep-herders who drove their flock onto the Dutton ranch by stringing them up by their necks to a tree and sitting them on horses, with the caveat that anyone who manages to wriggle free of their bonds and get off the horse before it trots off will survive. Creighton is the SoleSurvivor of this exercise and immediately plans reprisal against the Duttons, while Jack says he hopes at least one of the herders survived the ordeal. One episode later, Creighton and his men ambush the Duttons in a surprise attack, leading to [[spoiler:the deaths of John Dutton I and Bob Strafford, Jacob being seriously injured, and Elizabeth and Jack being wounded during the altercation]], with the rest barely surviving due to the arrival of TheCavalry.

* HowWeGotHere: The pilot begins with a cold open that follows Cara Dutton as she chases a male assailant, while reeling in shock, into a forest before she's forced to shoot him when he tries to reload his weapon. The third episode of the series reveals that this was the tail-end of an encounter that led to Elizabeth being shot in the abdomen, John Dutton I being fatally shot and Jacob being critically injured during an attack instigated by Creighton.

* JurisdictionFriction: The setup of the series comes from a territorial dispute between Jacob Dutton and Banner Creighton, who run into friction over the latter sending his flock of sheep over the property line into the Dutton ranch to graze. This ignites a land war between both sides, particularly after Jacob punishes Creighton and his men after they knowingly cut down wires to get their herd on the Dutton property.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: John Dutton Sr., one of James and Margaret Dutton's sons in ''Series/{{1883}}'', only makes it to the third episode of the series before he's suddenly shot down during a fight against Banner Creighton's men in a clearing.
* TimeSkip: Used as part of TheReveal in the fourth episode of the first season, whenthe audience learns that Cara's letter to Spencer was only received months beforehand, despite the plot suggesting that both the main plotline of Jacob and Cara protecting the ranch / Spencer and Alex enjoying a vacation together are happening at the same time.

Nearly forty years after the Dutton clan uprooted from their homes and moved to Montana, the Dutton family ranch is now managed by Jacob Dutton (Creator/HarrisonFord) and his wife, Cara (Creator/HelenMirren), who manage the ranch's day-to-day livestock operations and are well-respected among local law enforcement and business owners. As the series opens, Montana is in the grip of TheGreatDepression, causing strife among local landowners and cattle[=/=]sheep farmers and leading to concern over how the Dutton family will survive. When Banner Creighton (Creator/JeromeFlynn), a Scottish sheepherder, runs afoul of the Duttons and swears vengeance against them, Cara and Jacob are forced to band together with other family members and associates -- including Spencer Dutton (Creator/BrandonSklenar), the youngest son of [[Series/EighteenEightyThree James and Margaret Dutton]], who is overseas in Africa working as [[GreatWhiteHunter a big-game hunter]] -- as a war breaks out for control of the Yellowstone valley.

The show also stars Creator/TimothyDalton, Creator/JuliaSchlaepfer, Creator/DarrenMann, Creator/BrianGeraghty, Creator/AminahNieves and Creator/IsabelMay ([[PosthumousCharacter reprising her role as narrator]] from ''Series/EighteenEightyThree''.

It airs on Creator/ParamountPlus. It was renewed for a second season in February 2023.

An American [[WesternSeries Western]] that serves a prequel to ''Series/{{Yellowstone}}'' and a sequel to ''Series/EighteenEightyThree'' that follows the Dutton family living in Montana in 1923.

The show stars Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/BrandonSklenar, Creator/JuliaSchlaepfer, Creator/JeromeFlynn, Creator/DarrenMann, Creator/IsabelMay, Creator/BrianGeraghty, and Creator/AminahNieves.

!Tropes for the film:

* ConvenientMisfire: When Cara Dutton chases an ambushing sheepherder with a shotgun, she initially has him cornered. The young man begs for forgiveness, stating that if she shot him now it'd be murder, and a great sin. After the death of her nephew--who she had raised like a son-- and the grievous wounding of her husband, she doesn't exactly care. She fires, but the shotgun misfires. Cue a race while both parties try to reload, but Cara manages to load and shoot the sheepherder in time before he can fully aim, causing his shot to go wild.

* LethallyStupid: Spenser is hired to kill a man-eating panther but his client omits the fact that a second panther has also been spotted. Spenser kills one of the animals but the second then ambushes the camp and kills more people, including a native African who was both a friend and a guide for him, before Spenser can kill it. If the client was honest from the beginning Spenser would have taken more precautions and the deaths could have been avoided. Spenser briefly considers killing the client for this reckless stupidity.

* OneSteveLimit: A Native rancher tells Teonna that he took the name "Hank" because when the whites were making his tribe take Anglicized names, everyone else was choosing "George" or "John".
* OneWordTitle:
** ''1923''.

* PosthumousNarration: Elsa Dutton, dead for 40 years, narrates the series, telling the story of her family's difficulties.

* ShellShockedVeteran: Spenser Dutton served in World War I and narrowly survived a mustard gas attack. unable to deal with his experiences during the war, he left Montana and went to Africa.
** Lucca, the tugboat captain that Spencer and Elizabeth use to try and reach the Suez Canal, served aboard a hospital ship in the war, as well, and recognizes Spencer's mustard gas burns on site.

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The cattle ranchers and the sheepherders both belong to the Stock Owners Association which means that they are supposed to cooperate and together find a solution to the economic downturn brought on by the locust. However, the two factions distrust each other and are quickly at each others throats.

Later in the same episode, an old west-style shootout with revolvers, lever-action rifles, and horses is brought to a violent and decisive end when one of the enemy sheepherders shows up in an automobile with a tommy gun.

* LethallyStupid: Spenser is hired to kill a man-eating panther but his client omits the fact that a second panther has also been spotted. Spenser kills one of the animals but the second then ambushes the camp and kills more people before Spenser can kill it. If the client was honest from the beginning Spenser would have taken more precautions and the deaths could have been avoided. Spenser briefly considers killing the client for this reckless stupidity.

Later in the same episode, an old west-style shootout with revolvers, lever-action rifles, and horses is brought to a violent and decisive end when one of the enemy sheepherders shows up in an automobile with a tommy gun.

* BoardingSchoolFromHell: The Indian School is this, as the young girls there are beaten for every minor mistake and molested.
* ConvenientMisfire: When Cara Dutton chases an ambushing sheepherder with a shotgun, she initially has him cornered. The young man begs for forgiveness, stating that if she shot him now it'd be murder, and a great sin. After the death of her nephew--who she had raised like a son-- and the grievous wounding of her husband, she doesn't exactly care. She fires, but the shotgun misfires. Cue a race while both parties try to reload, but Cara manages to load and shoot the sheepherder in time before he can fully aim, causing his shot to go wild.

* HotBox

* PunishmentBox: The Indian School has these. They're about the size of an outhouse, and out in the blazing hot sun.

* TheRoaringTwenties: Takes place in the titular 1923.

* TheTwenties: Takes place in the titular 1923.

* PeriodPiece: Takes place in the 1920s as Montana starts to suffer from economic hardships before the Great Depression.

An American Western that serves a prequel to ''Series/{{Yellowstone}}'' and a sequel to ''Series/EighteenEightyThree'' that follows the Dutton family living in Montana in 1923.

** Ford and Mirren previously worked together on ''Film/MosquitoCoast''.