Netflix adds ‘monumental' historical drama that's shooting up the charts
Netflix has recently added a critically acclaimed period drama that's already taken the third spot on the streaming platform's TV chart.
Currently just behind the global phenomenon Squid Game's third and final season and the newly released romantic-comedy series Too Much, this hit Western is being devoured by subscribers this week.
Originally released back in 2022, the series was launched from Taylor Sheridan's hugely successful Paramount Network drama, Yellowstone.
Serving as a prequel to the modern epic starring Kevin Costner, 1923 turns the clocks back by a century to explore the gritty early beginnings of the Dutton ranch.
Not only delivering thrilling answers to Yellowstone fans' most pressing questions, the spin-off series stars some of Hollywood's biggest names making the eight-episode first season a riveting binge-watch.
Featuring the likes of Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and James Bond legend Timothy Dalton delivering career-best performances, make sure to add 1923 to the top of your Netflix watchlist - after you've already watched the four seasons of the flagship Yellowstone drama which is also available.
Don't just take it from us - fans have been raving about the stunning historical series.
One user who recently discovered the show posted on X: 'I have spared sometime for Netflix and landed on this series called 1923. I recommend it 100%.'
Someone else gave it a stirring recommendation: 'Once you start the first episode, you won't stop until the end of the last episode! Crazy series.'
Over on Google reviews, one user gave the show a full five stars and wrote: 'Taylor Sheridan delivers again, picking a monumental period in history. This entire season is set in an amazing era when the ancient world fell away and the roller coaster ride toward modernity began.
'The caliber of the acting is just top-class, especially from Ford, Mirren, and Dalton. What gravitas and finesse. It is clear this tale is a multi-season arc of survival and greed, of revenge and ambition. Can't wait to see it unfold.'
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Someone else raved: 'Gut wrenching and witty and heart breaking and love inspiring. This show is a beautiful myriad of conflicting emotions that juxtapose each other in such a beautiful way that my vocabulary fails me.
'Not to mention telling the history that American public schools do not teach.
'The entire Yellowstone trilogy should be mandatory viewing in every high school across America.'
And a final viewer agreed: 'One of the best things about 1923 is how authentic the series feels. The show does an excellent job of capturing the look and feel of the American West in the early 20th century.
'From the clothing and the horseback riding, to the dusty, sprawling landscapes, everything is carefully crafted to give viewers an immersive experience.'
1923 could be one of the best dramas about the American West ever put to screen, so history buffs and TV addicts alike definitely shouldn't miss out.
1923 season 1 is available to stream on Netflix.
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