Luke Grimes Begins His New ‘Yellowstone’ Journey in Sneak Peek at Spin-Off Without Taylor Sheridan
For reasons unknown, he enjoys analyzing box office receipts, giant sharks, and has become known as the go-to man for all things Bosch, Mission: Impossible and Christopher Nolan in Collider’s news division. Recently, he found himself yeehawing along to the Dutton saga on the Yellowstone Ranch.
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His obsession with the Apple TV+ series Silo is the subject of mockery within the Senior News channel, where his feelings about Taylor Sheridan‘s work are enough to make his fellow writers roll their eyes.
Yellowstone may have ended, but the Dutton story is far from over. CBS has dropped a sneak peek (via ET) at Y: Marshals, the latest series set in Taylor Sheridan’s Western universe — though this time, Sheridan himself is not directly involved. The spin-off follows Luke Grimes’ Kayce Dutton as he sets out on a new path far from the Yellowstone Ranch, trading his cowboy hat for a Marshal’s badge.
Set after the events of Yellowstone’s final season, Y: Marshals sees Kayce leaving behind his role as Montana’s Livestock Commissioner to join an elite team of U.S. Marshals. The official synopsis teases that Kayce will “combine his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty, and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war on violence.”
Grimes isn’t going it alone. Returning from Yellowstone are Brecken Merrill as Tate Dutton, Gil Birmingham as Thomas Rainwater, and Mo Brings Plenty as Mo, Rainwater’s right-hand man. Noticeably absent (for now) is Kelsey Asbille, who played Kayce’s wife, Monica. However, a wedding ring seen on Kayce’s hand in the teaser suggests the couple’s story may not be over just yet.
Joining the new cast are Logan Marshall-Green (And Just Like That…) as Pete Calvin, one of Kayce’s old military friends, Arielle Kebbel as Belle, Tatanka Means as Miles, Ash Santos as Andrea, and Brett Cullen in a recurring role as Harry Gifford, the head of the U.S. Marshals in Montana.
What Other ‘Yellowstone’ Spin-Offs Are Coming?
Y: Marshals is just one piece of the ever-growing Dutton saga. Paramount Network also has several related projects in the works, including The Madison, about a New York family adjusting to Montana life; The Dutton Ranch, which reunites Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and Finn Little as Beth, Rip, and Carter; and Sheridan’s next prequel 1944; along with a new series set at the Four Sixes Ranch in Texas. So yeah, if you want more yee-haw with guns, you won’t have far to look.