1923Pays Tribute to Late Cole Brings Plenty in Season 2 Premiere — and Recasts His Character

Mar. 15, 2025

Cole Brings Plenty as Pete Plenty Clouds in ‘1923’.Photo:Emerson Miller/Paramount+

Cole Brings Plenty as Pete Plenty Clouds of the Paramount+ series 1923

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The season 2 premiere of1923kicked off with a special dedication to one of their own.

The long-awaited episode began with a tribute to Cole Brings Plenty, who starred in the first season as Pete Plenty Clouds, andwas found dead in April days after he was declared missing. A photo of the actor, who was 27, was shown along with an “In Memoriam” message as the episode started.

Pete is the son of Hank Plenty Clouds (Michael Greyeyes), who found Teonna (Aminah Nieves) after she ran away from the reservation school, and helped her reunite with her father, Runs His Horse (Michael Spears).

Jeremy Guana as Pete Plenty Clouds in ‘1923’ season 2.Ryan Green/Paramount+.

Jeremy Guana as Pete Plenty Clouds in season 2, episode 1 of 1923

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Cole, who is the nephew ofYellowstonestar Mo Brings Plenty, was reported missing in Lawrence, Kansas on April 2. Hours later, hewas named a suspect in an incident involving domestic violence allegations.

Per police, authorities had responded to reports of a woman screaming for help in an apartment, and Cole was identified as a suspect in the investigation. He was then spotted on traffic cameras leaving the city.

Cole Brings Plenty attends the 28th RNCI Red Nation Awards on November 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills.Frazer Harrison/Getty

Cole Brings Plenty attends the Red Nation Celebration Institute’s 28th RNCI Red Nation Awards at Fine Arts Theatre on November 12, 2023

Frazer Harrison/Getty

Three days after he was reported missing, he was found dead. Police said in apress releaseat the time that he was discovered in a rural area of Kansas after they received reports about an unoccupied car.

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The season 2 premiere of1923is now streaming on Paramount+.

source: people.com