Thanks to Rubys sleuthing, however, we do know that at least Ned Dutton wouldve been a contemporary of 1883s John Dutton Sr., played by tiny Audie Rick for that series (in the Yellowstone Season 4 flashback, hes played by another, older actor). Cookies help us deliver our Services. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Western Series Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is exceptionally close to the familys hearts, and they choose to live and die on it. And, therefore, the best stories are long stories. But at the least, theres a chance we may learn more about Chance and Ned, the forgotten Duttons, in future episodes of either Yellowstone or 1883. Family values. Having said that, the star that brought her to life in 2020 has admitted that even she's found it hard to keep Beth's sour attitude from going, well, sour. SPOILERS AHEAD! The show continues to perform extremely well on TV and streaming platforms. But hey thats life in the west. Kevin Costner - "John Dutton" John Dutton is the patriarch of the powerful Dutton Family that controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant conflict by those it borders land developers, an Indian reservation, and America's first National Park. Thankfully, Reilly has her alter-ego, who breaks overly-confident men at bars in board rooms, totally figured out. In the show's first major shootout at the end of Season 1, Episode 1, a dispute over cattle leads to the death of John's son Lee . Eventually, James finds a piece of land with help from a Native American tribe leader. Male Paramount Networks Yellowstone follows the Duttons and the many threats they face while protecting their ancestral Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. This would point to Ned and Chance Dutton being brothers of 1883 's John Dutton Sr (grandfather of Kevin Costner's John). A mindset. This uncertainty has caused some confusion even amongst some of the show's stars. Nonetheless, with Yellowstone and 1923 set to expand on the past of the Dutton family, we will likely learn more about Patience Duttons life and the circumstances surrounding her death. Drink with us. Among them are Ned and Chance Dutton, whose lives and connections to John Dutton (Kevin Costner) remain unknown. If you're keeping up with Yellowstone, then you know what an absolute world-changer the S3 finale was for the Duttons. Originally, before the series expanded in space and time, Yellowstone appeared to set up a conflict of succession. On Neds I could make out March 16, 186__. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. But so could Spencer. Though she also admitted that, somehow, the TV business is even crazier than the music biz (which is pretty hard to believe), she was planning to get an update on the whole situation from Taylor this weekend, since they were both there at Stagecoach on Sunday.