returned to Plus with season two which has seen Spencer Dutton (played by Brandon Sklenar) and Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) on separate journeys to reunite in Montana. They finally learned of the troubles back at the ranch at the end of season one and Spencer was determined to get home and protect his family.
Alex has a dangerous journey on her hands as she revealed in the first episode of season two that she was pregnant. She and her unborn child must travel alone in order to reach Spencer and although she is putting on a brave face, she will face many obstacles along the way.
Fans have wondered how Alex and Spencer’s baby fits into the Dutton timeline, up until the events of the original Yellowstone series.
Express.co.uk has all you need to know about how John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) father comes into the story.
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1923 featured plenty of horrors in the first season as the Yellowstone ranch faced its biggest threat yet.
With Jacob (Harrison Ford) on the brink of death after the shooting, his wife Cara (Helen Mirren) had to take on the leadership role.
Not wanting anyone to know how vulnerable the ranch was, she wanted to keep the latest events on the down low.
This meant when she wrote to Spencer asking for him to come home and offer help, the letter arrived three months late.
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1923: Alex and Spencer read Cara’s letters (Image: PARAMOUNT)
The 1923 family tree suggests Spencer and Alex will become the parents of John Dutton’s father.
Spencer is the younger son of James (Tim McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill) from the 1883 series
As James Dutton from 1883 was John Dutton’s great-grandfather, this makes Spencer one of John’s grandfathers.
1923: John Junior is John Dutton’s father (Image: PARAMOUNT)
He is also the brother of John Dutton Sr (James Badge Dale), who was killed off in a previous episode.
With this in mind, he is the only one left who can have a child who will turn out to be John Dutton’s father.
He and Alex have already made their physical relationship clear and their first child will be on the way very soon.
John Dutton’s father has been seen in flashbacks in the original Yellowstone series. It is likely Spencer calls his son John in memory of his brother who was tragically killed.
John Dutton Sr did already have a son of his own, Jack Dutton (Darren Mann). Jack is John’s only child, who is set to marry Elizabeth Strafford (Michelle Randolph).
1923 airs on Paramount Plus on Sundays