The Yellowstone alums all seem keen to stage crossovers between their new shows. Luke Grimes previously told TV Insider that Marshals has been considering bringing more Yellowstone stars to the CBS drama. Now, Kelly Reilly is expressing interest in working with Grimes again, potentially in a Dutton Ranch and Marshals crossover.
Reilly and Cole Hauser reprise their roles as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, a Yellowstone spinoff premiering May 15 on Paramount Network and Paramount+. In it, a tragic event prompts Beth and Rip to move from Montana to Texas with their adopted son, Carter (Finn Little), to start a new life. As Beth and Rip fight to build a future together — far from the ghosts of Yellowstone — they collide with brutal new realities and a ruthless rival ranch that will stop at nothing to protect its empire. In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul.
Marshals shows Kayce Dutton (Grimes) starting over at home in Montana with his teenage son, Tate (Brecken Merrill), about one year after the death of his wife, Monica (Kelsey Asbille). He joins the U.S. Marshals in the state to get a fresh start.
Reilly briefly addressed Marshals in a Dutton Ranch preview with People, saying that she hopes to work with Grimes again in the future. However, her comments seem to confirm that Grimes does not appear in Dutton Ranch Season 1.
“I’m so proud of Luke, and we love him so much, and I miss him,” Reilly said. “I wish we had a crossover. Maybe we will in the future.”
Well, it’s nice to know that these members of the Dutton family are ready and willing to share the screen again!
However, it’s unclear when exactly that will happen. At the moment, Marshals is wrapping up its first season (though it’s already been renewed for Season 2), and Dutton Ranch is preparing to premiere its inaugural season. Notably, the two shows also live in different places (technically), as Kayce’s show airs on CBS and Beth and Rip’s will be a Paramount+ original. However, both are ultimately available with a Paramount+ subscription, meaning a crossover is by no means impossible.
Honestly, at this point, a Marshals and Dutton Ranch crossover feels like less of an if and more of a when. Both Grimes and Reilly have been clear that they want to do it; it’s just a matter of figuring out how to logistically make it work.
Kayce’s show takes place in Montana and is a law enforcement procedural. Beth’s series is moving her and Rip to Texas as they build a new life on a new ranch. How exactly do those two storylines fit together? I don’t know. However, Greg Yaitanes, who has directed episodes of both projects, has said that “Kayce would just naturally fold into Dutton Ranch” because it’s tonally similar to Yellowstone.
So, maybe Grimes can take a trip down South to visit his sister. I have thought it’s a bit odd that Beth and Rip aren’t brought up much on Marshals, considering Kayce and his sister are on good terms. So, a trip down to Texas could help solve this and reaffirm the bond between John Dutton’s kids.
Hopefully, someday that crossover happens. However, for now, let’s just be thankful that Beth and Kayce Dutton (and Rip Wheeler) are back on our screens. And you can watch them too, as Marshals airs Sundays on CBS at 8 p.m. and Dutton Ranch premieres on Paramount+ Friday, May 15.
