Dexter alum Jennifer Carpenter has officially been tapped to join the 1923 Season 2 cast for the next installment of Paramount+’s hit Yellowstone prequel series.
This marks Carpenter’s first major TV project in a while, following her return as Debra Morgan in 2021’s Dexter: New Blood miniseries. Besides receiving recognition for starring in the serial killer drama, The Exorcism of Emily Rose star also previously appeared in shows like The Good Wife, Limitless, and The Enemy Within.
Who is in the 1923 Season 2 cast?
According to Deadline, Carpenter has signed on to play the recurring role of Mamie Fossett, who’s described as “a highly capable U.S. Deputy Marshall who serves warrants and makes arrests with confidence ahead of her time.” She will be joining returning cast members Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Brandon Sklenar, Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn, and more. They are set to return to the set of 1923 later this year for the Season 2 production start.
“1923 focuses on the Dutton family’s next two generations as they struggle to survive historic drought, lawlessness and prohibition, and an epidemic of cattle theft; all battled beneath the cloud of Montana’s great depression, which preceded the nation by almost a decade,” reads the synopsis.
The Yellowstone prequel is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, and Bosque Ranch Productions. Executive producers are Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Ben Richardson, Michael Friedman and Keith Cox.
Source: Deadline
