Yellowstone may have galloped off into the sunset. But even though the flagship series formerly starring Kevin Costner took a final ride with its supersized season 5B finale, the Yellowstone universe remains very much alive and kicking. And that remains true amid the Yellowstone world-shifting news that Sheridan is getting ready to hang up his spurs at Paramount. The prolific writer and director will jump to NBCUniversal, beginning with a film deal that will go into effect next year. Sheridan’s TV deal with Paramount is not up until the end of 2028, but he will bring that over to NBCUniversal when it ends.
Until then, Sheridan has many spinoffs and series coming down the pipe. Following the success of prequel series 1883, the Yellowstone-verse mastermind traveled back in time on the Dutton family tree and launched 1923, which recently wrapped its second and likely final season. The prequel-verse next jumps to the series 1944. After the resolution of Hollywood’s dual writer and actor strikes in 2023 (which delayed both recent Yellowstone and 1923 seasons), Paramount Network had revealed that the Dutton saga would be expanding with at least two more spinoffs, 1944 as well as present-day series The Madison. Since then, two more high-profile spinoffs have joined the list: Marshals (which was renamed), starring Yellowstone star Luke Grimes, and the Beth and Rip spinoff starring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser with the working title Dutton Ranch.
Below, The Hollywood Reporter has been rounding up all of the series news in the Yellowstone-verse as details come available.
The Madison (formerly 2024): Premiering March 14
When confirming the end of Yellowstone, Paramount Network had set the wheels in motion for two more spinoffs. One was planned to be the first-ever Yellowstone sequel, which had the working title 2024. The present-day story would take place after the events of Yellowstone. It was given a straight-to-series order and will stream on Paramount+. The series was said to continue exploring the Dutton family dynasty with new characters and locations, as well as some existing characters. Matthew McConaughey was initially in talks to star in the series, widely reported when the Costner standoff began. However, a deal was never announced.
Since then, the series was re-titled to The Madison and is now starring Michelle Pfeiffer. The Oscar-nominated movie star is also executive producing the spinoff series, which comes from franchise boss Sheridan and premieres on Saturday, March 14. The Madison is described as a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana. It’s unclear if or how the series fits in the Yellowstone-verse. Paramount+ has described the series as one of Sheridan’s “most intimate work to date,” revealing that the present-day set series will unfold “across two distinct worlds — the beautiful landscape of Montana and the vibrant energy of Manhattan — as it examines the ties that bind families together.” The also includes Kurt Russell, Patrick J. Adams, Elle Chapman, Matthew Fox, Beau Garrett, Amiah Miller, Alaina Pollack, Ben Schnetzer, Rebecca Spence, Danielle Vasinova and Kevin Zegers.
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Marshals (1 season ordered): Premiering March 1
After reports rumbled of spinning off the hit franchise under the Paramount umbrella following the Yellowstone finale, CBS officially ordered Marshals (previously titled Y: Marshals), which will see flagship star Luke Grimes reprising his role as Kayce Dutton. The son to the deceased John Dutton (Costner) was given a happy ending in the season 5B finale when the Montana Livestock Commissioner finally figured out how to free himself of his father’s legacy while giving his own family a future. Wife Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille), however, has not been confirmed among the cast and the new trailer confirms that tragedy awaits Kayce, which is most likely why Grimes agreed to revive Kayce after such a satisfactory ending for his character.
Son Tate (Brecken Merrill) also stars in the series, along with Yellowstone stars Gil Birmingham and Mo Brings Plenty reprising their roles as Chief Rainwater and Mo, respectively. (The latter is the Native affairs coordinator on several series in the franchise.)
Logan Marshall-Green has joined the cast as newcomer Pete Calvin, a friend from Kayce’s military service, along with Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos, Tatanka Means and Brett Cullen. Marshals will premiere March 1 on CBS and, per the logline, will see Kayce joining an “elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana.” Spencer Hudnut (SEAL Team) is showrunner on the MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios spinoff series and is executive producing with Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, Grimes, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin and Bob Yari.
Dutton Ranch (working title)
Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler are not riding off into the sunset yet. The fan-favorite Yellowstone couple played by Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, respectively, are getting their own Paramount+ spinoff series, which has the working title Dutton Ranch. The pair have been in active development to continue on the Yellowstone-verse for some time. Just days ahead of the season 5B finale, multiple reports surfaced that they had finalized deals — not for a sixth season of the flagship, which had been previously reported, but for their own spinoff. (The news was a spoiler going into the finale that they would emerge alive.)
Reilly and Hauser had both expressed their interest in following Sheridan, who writes all episodes of Yellowstone, wherever his pen takes them. “Taylor can figure out how to absolutely continue if he wants to,” Hauser told THR at the start of this season. Reilly added, “It’s up to him. We trust him. … I trust him with wherever he takes her; whether we’re leaving her where we’ve left her, or we’re going to find her somewhere else, I trust him.” After the finale, executive producer and season 5B director Christina Voros explained how Sheridan left the door “wide open” to continue on with Beth and Rip. Read her spoiler-filled interview with THR. Along with Reilly and Hauser, Ed Harris, Jai Courtney and Annette Bening had joined the cast, as well as Finn Little reprising his Yellowstone role as Beth and Rip’s adopted son, Carter. A production start has yet to be announced.
1944 (1 season ordered)
The second spinoff that had been announced with the likely end of Yellowstone was the next prequel series set in 1944 that will follow in the footsteps of 1883 and 1923. Details around this series have been scarce, however, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with several 1923 stars after the season two finale to speculate about how their characters who were left alive could find their way to 1944.
Sheridan, who co-created Yellowstone with John Linson and is the showrunner for the franchise, told THR in a June cover story that he had several prequel ideas brewing, though 1944 was the first along them to get a green light. As with the previous series, the spinoffs will be produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.
