The Yellowstone prequel stars Ford as Jacob Dutton, an ancestor of the character Kevin Costner plays in the present-day series. With wife Cara (Helen Mirren) by his side, the series follows the Duttons as they navigate the hardships of the era, including Western Expansion, Prohibition and the Great Depression.
Hours before news broke that 1923 would be back, the Today show aired a pre-tapped interview with Ford in which the legendary film actor, 80, told Savannah Guthrie that he'd be back if the series was renewed.
"Yeah," he said immediately, when asked by the NBC morning show anchor, 51, if he would be there for round two.
"I love it, it's not like interviewing a politician. I got a direct answer. Thank you so much!" Guthrie joked, looking around off-camera, smiling, as Ford laughed. "Well, we can just pack it up and wait for next season."
1923 is the second prequel series of Yellowstone. 1883 — which concluded its limited run last February — starred Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott and more, and followed how the Duttons came to own the land that would become the Yellowstone Ranch.
There's also 1883: The Bass Reeves Story, an offshoot miniseries that will dramatize the history of Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo), the first Black U.
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