---
title: "1923"
year: 2022
kind: "series"
canonical: "https://film.one/tv/1923"
fi1m_id: "1923"
imdb_id: "tt18335752"
tmdb_id: 157744
wikidata_id: "Q112862420"
fi1m_score: 73
critics_score: 72
critics_reviews: 9
published: "2026-09-24T09:43:03.660785+00:00"
updated: "2026-09-24T09:43:17.607852+00:00"
region: "SK"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# 1923 (2022)

Created by Taylor Sheridan · Drama, Western

## Identity

1923

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/tv/1923
- **Type:** Series
- **Fi1m ID:** 1923
- **IMDb ID:** tt18335752
- **TMDB ID:** 157744
- **Wikidata ID:** Q112862420
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18335752/, https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/157744, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112862420

**Fi1m score: 73** · Critics 72 from 9 reviews

*In a sentence:* Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford make the Duttons worth visiting, though we could do with fewer interruptions

> Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford make *1923* worth watching, despite its scattered storytelling. Taylor Sheridan’s Western is strongest with the Duttons, while its treatment of Indigenous suffering needs more care.

## Synopsis

Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren) and Jacob Dutton (Harrison Ford) are at the centre of a family drama that reaches beyond the Duttons to Africa and a boarding school for Indigenous pupils. Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) belongs to the wider family, while Teonna Rainwater (Aminah Nieves) faces mistreatment within the school. A rivalry takes shape around the Duttons; elsewhere, pupils endure violence at the hands of those responsible for them. The opening moves between these separate lives, following the older Duttons’ relationship alongside conflicts far from the family.

## Review

Taylor Sheridan’s Western family drama is good enough to make its scattered storytelling frustrating. Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford are so convincing together that leaving the Duttons can feel like an interruption, even when the next strand has something worth showing us. We recommend *1923* to Western viewers who can tolerate some prolonged detours. Each move away from the family needs to offer something equally compelling, and that happens less consistently than we would like.

Helen Mirren gives Cara Dutton enough force to hold our attention through the familiar family rivalry. Harrison Ford’s Jacob Dutton is a convincing partner, and their chemistry does much of the writing’s work for it. We accept that these people have known one another for years because the actors seem comfortable sharing a scene. The drama can then get on with its disputes, helped by performances that make us care who wins.

The difficulty is leaving them. The African and boarding-school strands broaden the series, but the transitions can make it feel as though we have changed programmes before a scene has finished holding our attention. The editing team, which includes Todd Desrosiers and Chad Galster, has to maintain momentum across stories with different concerns, and the joins remain conspicuous. Individual stretches are absorbing; the repeated adjustment between them becomes tiring when we are still waiting for a reason to put these lives together.

Teonna Rainwater’s story makes that impatience uncomfortable, because Aminah Nieves gives it an importance that cannot be dismissed as a diversion. We were disturbed by the boarding-school violence, and uneasy about the amount of suffering the programme asks Indigenous characters to endure. The school material becomes harder to defend when another display of cruelty tells us little more about the pupils enduring it. Aminah Nieves keeps Teonna Rainwater distinct and worth following, even when the writing gives her suffering too much of the work.

The physical production is more assured than the plotting. Cinematographers Robert McLachlan, Corrin Hodgson and Ben Richardson give the series an expansive visual scale, while production designers Lisa Ward and Cary White make its separate settings feel substantial. This matters in a drama that keeps asking us to take an interest in another set of people: the visual confidence helps us settle into their surroundings. There is pleasure in the scale even when the story is slow to justify it.

Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian’s music contributes to the solemnity, though we would sometimes welcome less insistence on the gravity of each strand. As a Western, the programme covers familiar ground with its family rivalry, and the performances do more to refresh that material than the sprawling construction does. Taylor Sheridan’s strongest scenes make us want to stay with the Duttons, which is a worthwhile achievement in a drama this crowded. Try it for the actors, with a little patience set aside for the detours.

*Fi1m score 73, published 24 September 2026.*

## What the critics say

Most critics find 1923 promising, with praise centred on Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren rather than the sprawling plotting. Their chemistry and authority give the family drama its strongest footing, while Mirren’s commanding presence draws particular approval. Aminah Nieves also earns recognition, and the more enthusiastic reviews praise the cinematic direction and visual scale. The balance is positive, though much of that approval rests on the premiere’s potential.

The main reservation is that the separate storylines do not always cohere, with some critics finding the drama emotionally underdeveloped or overly familiar. The Indigenous boarding-school material divides opinion: /Film finds Teonna’s story compelling and unflinching, while The AV Club worries that the school scenes risk becoming gratuitous. The Hollywood Reporter offers the most guarded assessment, questioning the diffuse pilot despite Ford’s performance. IndieWire’s later season review is substantially warmer, finding empathy and dignity connecting the scattered stories.

## Straight answers

**Is 1923 worth watching?**

*1923* is worth watching for Western viewers drawn to strong performances and family rivalries; we score it 73 out of 100. Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford make the Duttons convincing company, though the frequent moves to Africa and an Indigenous boarding school interrupt the momentum and require patience.

**Where can I watch 1923 in Slovakia?**

*1923* is streaming on SkyShowtime in Slovakia. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service.

**How violent or frightening is 1923, and is it suitable for children?**

*1923* carries a UK 18 certificate and is not suitable for children, with disturbing boarding-school violence against Indigenous pupils. We find both the cruelty and the repeated emphasis on their suffering unsettling, so viewers sensitive to institutional abuse have reason for caution.

**How does 1923 compare to Deadwood?**

*1923* is worth considering alongside [*Deadwood*](https://film.one/tv/deadwood) for its formidable actors and struggles over power, but we recommend *Deadwood* more strongly. Its drama about people trying to live together is more consistently absorbing, despite occasionally over-elaborate speeches; *1923* is strongest with its central couple and less assured when moving between its scattered stories.

### Reviews we read (9)

- **IndieWire**, Christian Blauvelt (A-): The critic praises the season as an ambitious, thrillingly cinematic epic, despite its sprawling storylines not always hanging together. He singles out the cinematic direction and production values, along with Sheridan’s ability to connect disparate storylines through empathy and dignity. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/1923-season-2-review-1235103795/)
- **The AV Club**, Max Gao (B): The review finds the prequel promising, with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren elevating it through strong performances. It praises their magnetic screen presence, while noting that some storylines feel disconnected and the school scenes risk being gratuitous. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/1923-review-paramount-plus-tv-1849906071)
- **Variety**, Joshua Alston (70/100, inferred): Alston finds the series promising, with its marquee leads elevating the Yellowstone spinoff despite an uneven pilot. He praises Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford’s chemistry, while noting that the separate storylines feel disconnected. [Read](https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/1923-review-harrison-ford-helen-mirren-yellowstone-spinoff-1235463514/)
- **The Guardian**, Adrian Horton (65/100, inferred): The critic finds the premiere promising but not yet emotionally specific, with enough reasons to keep watching. They praise Harrison Ford’s compelling gravitas and single out Aminah Nieves’s performance, while expressing concern about the show’s depiction of violence against Indigenous characters. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/dec/17/1923-review-harrison-ford-and-helen-mirren-yellowstone-prequel)
- **The Hollywood Reporter**, Daniel Fienberg (50/100, inferred): The critic finds the pilot uneven and its future uncertain, though the Dutton-centered material is watchable. He praises Ford’s performance and Richardson’s visual command, while criticizing the diffuse plot and the Africa and boarding-school storylines. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/1923-harrison-ford-helen-mirren-yellowstone-1235283841/)
- **Den of Geek**, Michael Winn Johnson (4/5): The premiere is a strong start that introduces intriguing characters and storylines, though one rivalry feels overly familiar. The critic especially praises Helen Mirren’s commanding performance as Cara. [Read](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/1923-episode-1-review/)
- **/Film**, Barry Levitt (75/100, inferred): The critic finds the premiere promising and says it won them over, despite familiar Western territory. They especially praise Teonna’s storyline for its compelling and unflinching portrayal of Indigenous mistreatment. [Read](https://www.slashfilm.com/1140294/1923-review-harrison-ford-and-helen-mirren-shine-in-taylor-sheridans-latest-adventure/)
- **Collider**, Michael John Petty (7/10): Petty finds the episode slower but sees it regrouping and potentially building momentum. He praises the intersecting storylines, while criticizing how much hardship Alex endures. [Read](https://collider.com/1923-season-2-episode-5-review/)
- **Paste**, Lacy Baugher Milas (70/100, inferred): The review finds the series promising as a messy family drama, though its scattered storylines make the premiere difficult to judge. It particularly praises the chemistry between Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, singling out Mirren’s performance as compelling. [Read](https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/1923/1923-yellowstone-prequel-review)

## Details

- **Created by:** Taylor Sheridan
- **Creator:** Taylor Sheridan
- **Director:** Ben Richardson, Guy Ferland
- **Writer:** Taylor Sheridan
- **Cinematography:** Ben Richardson, Corrin Hodgson, Robert McLachlan
- **Editor:** Chad Galster, John Coniglio, Christopher Gay, Nathan Gunn, Byron Smith, Brooke Rupe, Todd Desrosiers
- **Music:** Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler
- **Production design:** Cary White, Lisa Ward
- **Costume design:** Janie Bryant
- **Producer:** Rajeev Malhotra
- **Cast:** Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton; Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton; Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton; Julia Schlaepfer as Alexandra 'Alex' of Sussex; Jerome Flynn as Banner Creighton; Darren Mann as Jack Dutton; Isabel May as Elsa Dutton (Narrator) (voice); Brian Geraghty as Zane Davis
- **Release (Slovakia):** 18 December 2022
- **Genres:** Drama, Western
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SIXEy4cwiw

## Where to watch in Slovakia

- SkyShowtime: streaming, uhd

*Checked 2026-09-24.*

Also available in: AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, CZ, DE, DK, EC, ES, FI, FR, GB, HR, HU, ID, IE, IT, LT, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, TH, TR, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country.

## If you liked this

- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91: Another Western where formidable actors make struggles over power worth the discomfort. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *The English* (2022): For frontier danger, troubled intimacy and landscapes that never promise safety.
- *The Big Country* (1958): Family hostility and disputed land, with more patience for competing points of view.
- *Sweet Country* (2017): A harsher Australian Western that confronts racial violence without reassuring its audience.
- *Black Robe* (1991): Colonial religion and Indigenous lives meet in a historical drama without easy comfort.

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