Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara (Helen Mirren) Dutton appear in 1923 Season 2
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Yellowstone Is Giving a Lot of Characters Spinoffs
Cara Dutton Deserves Her Own Spinoff
What Would Cara Dutton’s Spinoff Look Like?
The Yellowstone franchise is about to enter a new era as several main shows in the television universe come to an end. The flagship series concluded late last year, culminating with an early series finale following Kevin Costner’s early exit. Now, 1923 has also come to an end, featuring the Duttons’ final fight against the villainous Donald Whitfield. Even with two series down for the count, Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western franchise is far from finished.
With Yellowstone and 1923 finished, Sheridan and his team have new stories up their sleeves. Plenty of Yellowstone spinoffs are on the way, following several characters from previous series as well as all-new ones whom audiences haven’t met before. As exciting as each of these spinoffs is, Sheridan is missing one extremely compelling possibility for a new Yellowstone series starring one of the franchise’s most interesting characters.
Beth Dutton ponders her next move on the porch of her father’s house with a shotgun on her lap in Yellowstone.
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Spencer Dutton sitting in a tent, wearing a brown vest over a beige shirt and a brown hat, in 1923.
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The Madison
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Cara Dutton Deserves Her Own Spinoff
1923’s Best Character Needs to Return
Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren) sitting with a gun on her lap outside in 1923
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1923 Cast & Character Guide
Character
Played By
Jacob Dutton
Harrison Ford
Cara Dutton
Helen Mirren
Spencer Dutton
Brandon Sklenar
Alexandra Dutton
Julia Schlaepfer
Elizabeth Strafford
Michelle Randolph
Banner Creighton
Jerome Flynn
Teonna Rainwater
Aminah Nieves
Jack Dutton
Darren Mann
Donald Whitfield
Timothy Dalton
Elsa Dutton (voiceover)
Isabel May
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Cara is undoubtedly one of the most interesting members of the Dutton family in 1923. Thanks in large part to Mirren’s captivating performance, Cara lights up the screen each time she appears. Even when the action of 1923 picks up as the series comes to a close, Cara is not left behind in the dust but rather gets into the heat of battle herself to fight for her family. Despite marrying into the family, Cara is a Dutton through and through, exhibiting all the traits one would come to expect from the fierce fighters. Taylor Sheridan and his team can’t afford to forget about a character as compelling as Cara, who could easily lead her own series if given the opportunity.
What Would Cara Dutton’s Spinoff Look Like?
There Are Numerous Possibilities for a Cara Spinoff
Cara Dutton played by Helen Mirren looks into the distance in 1923
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Cara Dutton’s potential spinoff could take many different forms. Perhaps the most obvious storyline would follow Cara as a younger woman before the events of 1923. The series could follow her as she immigrates from Ireland and learns to assimilate into a very different country and culture. Jacob Dutton could also factor into a Cara Dutton spinoff, giving the Yellowstone franchise a chance to lay the groundwork for their relationship and marriage. Such a series would also break from the bonds of the Dutton ranch, which has been the setting of every Yellowstone series thus far, to explore different locations as Cara journeys from place to place before finally settling down in 1923.
The Yellowstone Franchise
Series
Years
IMDb Rating
Rotten Tomatoes Score
Streaming
Yellowstone
2018-2024
8.7/10
84%
Peacock
1883
2021-2022
8.7/10
89%
Paramount+
1923
2022-2025
8.3/10
90%
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John Dutton (Kevin Costner) is standing on a hilltop with a shovel held across his shoulders above the title for Yellowstone on the show’s poster.
Yellowstone
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10
Release Date
2018 – 2024-00-00
Network
Paramount
Showrunner
Taylor Sheridan
Writers
Taylor Sheridan, John Linson
Franchise(s)
Yellowstone
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Kevin Costner
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Finn Little
Creator(s)
Taylor Sheridan, John Linson
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