has proven to be another success story for following the first prequel, 1883. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about how the two generations are related as 1923 welcomes Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton and Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton.
James Dutton (played by Tim McGraw) and he was the patriarch of the family in 1883 who first founded the Dutton ranch in Montana.
He settled there at the request of his daughter Elsa, who died after being shot with an arrow.
The first episode of 1923 explained how James was the brother of Jacob Dutton, and Jacob had come to the family's aid after hearing of James' death.
After learning James' wife Margaret was also dead, Jacob took their children and raised them like they were his own sons.
John features in 1883 as a young boy played by Audie Rick, and he is the younger brother of Elsa Dutton.
He was one of two surviving children as Elsa died from her injuries at the end of the first prequel.
The character is played by James Badge Dale in the 1923 prequel and he is Jacob Dutton's nephew.
He was one of the most loyal workers on the ranch who sadly lost his life after the family got caught up in a shootout with enemy ranchers.
Unfortunately, there will be no new episodes of 1883 as 1923 acts as the next part of the story.
The new prequel is made up of eight episodes, with the series currently taking a mid-season break after ending on a shocking revelation made by Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar).
After discovering war had descended upon the ranch back in Montana, he faces the tough decision of whether to leave Africa and save his family.
However, as the latest letter was dated three months ago, he may be too late and could return to find his uncle Jacob dead.
