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How is the 1923 cast related to the Duttons in Yellowstone?

1923's introduced us to Cara and Jacob Dutton (Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford), ancestors of John Dutton and the rest of the Yellowstone cast

Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford in Yellowstone 1923

How is the 1923 cast related to the Duttons in Yellowstone? After five seasons of the TV series Yellowstone, John Dutton (Kevin Costner) needs no introduction, but what about his ancestors in the new spin-off series 1923, Cara and Jacob Dutton (Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford)?

Well, with a multitude of Yellowstone spin-offs diverting from the TV series family tree, there’s plenty of Duttons running around the place. But there is a link between Ford and Costner, and it’s worth knowing if you want to have the full range of knowledge for the drama series.

How are the characters in 1923 related to the modern-day Duttons? Well, as you know, there’s nothing we like more than digging into the genealogy of fictional characters (Editor: we’ve broken down the entire Targaryen family tree at this point), so here’s a brief explanation of how Cara and Jacob fit onto the Dutton family tree.

How is the 1923 cast related to the Duttons in Yellowstone?

Jacob Dutton is John Dutton’s great-granduncle, while Cara is his great-grandaunt. John Dutton Sr, Jacob’s right-hand man and semi-adopted son, is John’s grandfather, who we first met in 1883 season 1.

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If you want to know more about the rest of the Yellowstone timeline, then we have guides to the 1883 season 2 release date and the 6666 release date. If you’d like to sign up for Paramount Plus, you can do so here. (And once you’ve done that, you can check out everything new on Paramount Plus this month.) We can also finally answer the burning question,’ Has Yellowstone been cancelled?