Say hi there to a brand new era of Duttons. The new collection 1923 will comply with the Dutton household, led by Jacob and Cara Dutton. Darren Mann stars as Jack Dutton, and Michelle Randolph performs his soon-to-be spouse Elizabeth Stafford. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Darren and Michelle about Jack and Elizabeth’s “sweet” and “innocent” relationship.
“I think Elizabeth is intrigued by Jack. She has definitely a wild side, and Jack brings that out in her. And also, the Dutton family is so big on loyalty and family, and he makes her feel safe,” Michelle revealed about why Elizabeth is drawn to Jack.
When Elizabeth marries Jack, she’ll be part of the Dutton household. While Elizabeth grew up in Montana, she’s by no means been the spouse of a rancher. “Her dad is a rancher, so I think she’s aware of what the way of life is. But what she comes to find out is marrying a rancher is very different than being the daughter of a rancher,” Michelle admitted. “She chooses to stay when Cara says ‘you have to choose this way of life,’ and she does choose Jack.”
Jack has by no means identified something aside from the Dutton lifestyle, and he’ll go to nice lengths to assist his great-uncle Jacob preserve it. “He loves his family a lot, and he’s definitely down to do whatever he has to do to protect it, to preserve it,” Darren mentioned. “I think he really looks up to his uncle — well, his great-uncle Jacob — and his dad. Of course, we have a fun relationship. A little bit more of like a brother because uncle has been around raising us.”
On the opposite hand, Elizabeth can be seeking to Cara for steerage as she navigates this subsequent chapter of her life. “Elizabeth looks up to Cara so much because that’s what she knows she must become in order to be the wife of a rancher, and she admires Cara a lot and her strength. I think she wants to be a lot like her one day,” Michelle mentioned.
In the midst of the motion, Jack and Elizabeth’s relationship can be a core emotional focus of the collection. Darren admitted that what’s “actually pretty cool about doing it in the 20s is that we don’t have all these external influences, right? So they really can be that pure at 25. Well, I’m 25… Whereas nowadays, by the time kids are whatever, there’s internet, TV, all that, so it’s pretty cool to play a period piece like this.”
The collection premieres December 18 on Paramount+. Episodes can be launched weekly following the premiere.