1923 Star Opens Up On Late Co-Star’s Character Getting Recast for Season 2

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After appearing in the first season of 1923, the Yellowstone prequel series, actor Cole Bring Plenty passed away. Found dead in April 2024, he was just 27 years old. His role was recast for Season 2 of the series, though the late actor was honored at the start of the new season.

Brings Plenty, the nephew of Yellowstone actor Mo Brings Plenty, played the role of Pete Plenty Clouds in 1923 Season 1. Initially, it was reported that Brings Plenty had gone missing, and family members had taken to social media to ask for help with finding him. Soon after, law enforcement officials announced that he had been found deceased. His cause of death was never stated.

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“On April 5, 2024, at approximately 11:45 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the area of the 200th and Homestead Lane in reference to an unoccupied vehicle,” a statement released by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas noted at the time. “Deputies checked the area and discovered a deceased male in a wooded area away from the vehicle. The deceased male has been identified as Cole Brings Plenty, 27. Investigations, Crime Scene Investigators and the Medical Examiner are on scene.”

Season 2 of 1923 Pays Tribute to Cole Brings Plenty

The Season 2 premiere of 1923 has debuted on Paramount+, as of Feb. 23. The first episode of the season starts with an In Memoriam photo of Brings Plenty before the episode begins. His character, Pee Plenty Clouds, appeared in the episode as well with new actor Jeremy Gauna (American Primeval) in the role. Teonna Rainwater, who plays Aminah Nieves in the series, recently spoke with TV Insider about the recasting and honoring Brings Plenty. While she acknowledged that it was tough to return to work on the show without her friend, she ultimately felt that moving forward with his character’s story was the “best” way to honor the late actor.

jeremy Gauna in 1923 — Image via Paramount+

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“[Recasting is] the best thing we could’ve done,” she said. “I could have easily gone into this with a lot of resentment and with a lot of hate and a lot of pain. And it’s not to say that I didn’t at first, but there comes a moment where you have to really think about the person that Coco was. And he’s my brother. We talked every day about this. He lives on and with us every day. He was so excited and so happy to be a part of something of this magnitude. I could have sat there and been sad, or I could have sat there and honored him in the best way and uplifted Jeremy Gauna too for coming here and holding all of that weight, which it’s an extreme weight to hold and to come in and take over for Coco. And he did it with such grace.”

I could have easily gone into this with a lot of resentment and with a lot of hate and a lot of pain.

Rainwater continued, “I think everyone felt like, in those moments when we were there and Pete was there, Coco was also resting his hands on us and was like, it’s OK. Please, you guys got this. He really allowed us to dip in some much-needed joy and moments when it felt like almost like, why? It was a lot. It was a lot. But I love my brother, and I think we all did as best as we could. And I know Jeremy did the best that he ever could, and it’s going to be great.”

The Season 2 premiere of 1923 is streaming on Paramount+.

Source: TV Insider