1923: Spencer’s Prolonged Journey Home Bummed Actor Out For One Big Reason
1923's Spencer Dutton actor Brandon Sklenar reveals the one big reason why he was disappointed over the show's long voyage home storyline.
1923 star Brandon Sklenar reveals why he was disappointed about season 1’s long voyage home storyline for Spencer Dutton. History was made when iconic movie star Harrison Ford joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s 1920s-set Yellowstone spinoff. As dramatic as things became for Ford’s character Jacob Dutton and his wife Cara (Helen Mirren) however, the show’s true breakout characters proved to be Sklenar’s Spencer Dutton and his own bride Alex (Julia Schlaepfer), who experienced their own harrowing adventures in Africa while bloody things were going down for the Dutton clan back in Montana. 1923 season 1 left things on a major cliffhanger, with Spencer trying desperately to get back to his family in the United States, setting up a huge potential reunion in 1923 season 2.
While season 1 and its split narratives made for great drama and a terrific cliffhanger ahead of 1923 season 2, the experience of being far from Montana proved disappointing for Spencer actor Sklenar, as it meant he didn’t get to have any scenes with his small-screen father Ford. Appearing recently at a Q&A for The Wrap, Sklenar admitted he was looking forward to working with Ford in 1923 season 1, and was sad to find out that wasn’t going to happen (around 23:06 of the video). “I was telling all of my friends ‘I’m going to act with Harrison Ford, this is the coolest.’” Sklenar said, adding, “Yeah, he’s Harrison Ford, and I was bummed.”