Some exciting news for the highly anticipated Yellowstone spinoff.
We’re now less than a month away from the Kayce Dutton-focused series, Marshals, airing on CBS. For fans that have been waiting for the Yellowstone story to continue, the new show starring Luke Grimes should provide fans with everything they want and more. Well, unless they were looking forward to seeing Kayce and Monica do life together… that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen.
The synopsis of the show’s first season, which will consist of 13-episodes, should have been enough for us to know that Marshals wasn’t going to be a happily-ever-after story. In fact, it seems like Kayce Dutton got back to his violent ways because of a devastating loss that he suffered:
“With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining 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.”
Just in case you haven’t seen any of the trailers… all signs are pointing towards Kayce Dutton joining the U.S. Marshals because he loses his wife, Monica (played by Kelsey Asbille).
Some Yellowstone fans are upset about that, and understandably so. During the flagship series, Kayce primarily worked to get out from under the weight of his responsibilities at the ranch. Then, as soon as he and his significant other have some light at the end of the tunnel, the writers go and kill off Monica? That’s not confirmed just yet (we’ll know for sure when the first episode airs), but Kayce’s loss seems to be the thing that catapulted him into serving.
It’s never good to upset a fanbase before your show even airs, but if there’s any brand that can weather that storm, it’s the Yellowstone universe. And even with some online voicing their concern with the plot of the first season, Deadline is reporting that Marshals is going ahead with Season 2.
There’s not an official renewal just yet, but rumblings point towards a second season of Marshals:
“CBS brass are already high on ‘Marshals,’ commissioning a Season 2 writers room based on the episodes that have been completed, which is slated to open soon.”
If you are getting the writers room together to work on more episodes, that’s usually a stellar indication that a sophomore season is on the way.
That’s a rather bold move by CBS, since not even a single episode of the Luke Grimes-led show has hit television screens. However, with the brand recognition that the show already boasts, they must feel confident that the massive Yellowstone audience is going to follow Kayce Dutton into his next adventure.
CBS has confirmed that the spinoff sequel will fall into the coveted 8 E.S.T time slot. The series premiere of Marshals will go out to all Yellowstone fans on Sunday, March 1 on CBS. New episodes of the show will air in same time slot all the way through May – assuming no interruptions or mid-season breaks – until the season finale. And I wouldn’t be surprised if an official announcement for Season 2 comes sooner rather than later.
