Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton and Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton comforting one another in 1923
After eight years, Taylor Sheridan still hasn’t solved a mystery from the series premiere of Yellowstone, involving John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and the deaths of two unknown family members. Although Yellowstone introduced a puzzle surrounding the Dutton family tree, it never solved it, despite the show ending with Yellowstone season 5 at the end of 2024.
After Yellowstone’s series finale, the next show that could solve John Dutton’s mystery was 1923, the second Yellowstone prequel, the final chapter of which premiered in early 2025. 1923 seemed primed to complete the picture, since it reached into the past where the Dutton family’s mysteries lie. Now we must hope 1944 will put the pieces together instead.
