Returning Dutton Household Member’s New Story Adjustments In Yellowstone Spinoff Teased By Showrunner

Spencer Hudnut, the showrunner for the upcoming Yellowstone spinoff Y: Marshals, shares new particulars about the place one of many returning Dutton relations’ story is headed subsequent. Taylor Sheridan’s smash hit neo-Western collection Yellowstone got here to an finish in December 2024, however the Yellowstone franchise continues to be rising with sequels and spinoffs within the works.

The franchise already contains the 2 collection, 1883 and 1923, exploring totally different earlier generations of the Dutton household who settle in Montana. Following Yellowstone‘s ending, the modern-day Duttons go off in numerous instructions. Y: Marshals, which is able to premiere on March 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, will observe Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) beginning a profession as a U.S. Marshal.

On the finish of Yellowstone, Kayce and his sister Beth (Kelly Reilly) promote the Dutton Ranch again to the Confederated Tribes of Damaged Rock for the value of what the land was price when the Duttons initially took it, additionally agreeing that Kayce can keep on a piece of the land along with his spouse Monica (Kelsey Asbille) and son Tate (Breckin Merrill). Merrill is confirmed to be reprising his function in Y: Marshals, however not Asbille.

In an interview with Leisure Weekly, Hudnut reveals how the straightforward passage of time has modified Kayce since we final noticed him. “This downtime that he is had between the top of that present and the beginning of ours has pressured him to confront a few of his demons and actually give attention to being a father,” says the brand new Yellowstone universe showrunner. “He is a modified man.“

Now starring in a collection separate from characters akin to his siblings and their father John (Kevin Costner), Y: Marshals is probably allowed to focus extra on Kayce’s relationship with Tate. “Kayce having this chance to spend extra time at residence and be extra centered on persevering with to evolve as a father is certainly one of many huge storylines,“ says Hudnut.

“I believe Kayce primarily at all times noticed himself as a supplier and a protector to his son, however possibly left the parenting to his spouse,” he continues. “However as he is had slightly extra time on the house entrance, one of many issues we get to see is the bond between Kayce and his son and in addition simply seeing Kayce starting to see much more of himself in his son as properly.“

In the meantime, Beth and her husband Rip (Cole Hauser) are getting a derivative, titled The Dutton Ranch, concerning the couple working their very own ranch after the sale within the flagship’s finale. Michelle Pfeiffer can also be main the mysterious Yellowstone spinoff The Madison, following a New York household who’s pressured to relocate to Montana after a tragedy.

And there are nonetheless doubtlessly extra Yellowstone spinoffs within the pipeline, fleshing out all of the branches of the Dutton household tree, but in addition increasing the franchise to give attention to folks solely loosely related to them. Nevertheless, for followers of Kayce’s character particularly, the showrunner gives a transparent replace on the way forward for his emotional arc in Y: Marshals.