Taylor Sheridan has another modern-day Yellowstone saga in the works, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn, but we don’t know much about The Madison’s story yet. The franchise has also teased a Yellowstone spinoff titled 6666, which would follow life on the Four Sixes Ranch in Texas. Additionally, Sheridan will add another prequel about the Dutton family into the mix, with his teased 1944 presumably picking up where 1923 season 2’s finale left off, albeit 20 years later. However, of all Yellowstone’s new shows, including Kayce Dutton’s (Luke Grimes), Beth and Rip’s show will most resemble Yellowstone.
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Beth Dutton And Rip Wheeler’s Show Is Called Dutton Ranch
Beth and Rip were the obvious choices to lead Yellowstone if it continued. There was a lot of buzz about Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser taking over for Kevin Costner as the neo-Western leads before their spinoff announcement. Still, while Taylor Sheridan decided to create a new show for Beth and Rip’s continuation, the lovebirds’ offshoot will echo the original, with its title as proof. A report from Bloomberg announced that Beth and Rip’s spinoff will reportedly be called Dutton Ranch. Presumably, the title is the namesake of the couple’s new ranch in Dillon, which we get a glimpse of in Yellowstone season 5’s finale.
This moniker sounds familiar, since John’s original ranch was called the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. Dropping “Yellowstone” and keeping “Dutton Ranch” makes it clear that Beth and Rip aren’t hiding their connections to the former largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Sheridan leans into Beth and Rip’s spinoff’s robust connection to Yellowstone. Dutton Ranch is arguably the strongest connection Sheridan could make to the original show and ranch without copying it, especially considering the Dutton-Wheeler property won’t sit adjacent to the Yellowstone National Park, which gave the original ranch and series its title.
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Beth and Rip’s show may also continue other Yellowstone stories.
As the main characters of the series besides Kevin Costner, any continuation with Beth and Rip will look like Yellowstone’s de facto continuation. Sheridan has already told us what to expect at the end of Yellowstone, with the ranch that Beth and Rip settle at 40 miles west of Dillon, Montana, surely being their new operation. Likely to include some Yellowstone season 5 characters, Beth and Rip’s show may also continue other Yellowstone stories, like what’s next for some of the Yellowstone Ranch cowboys if they wind up working at the Dutton Ranch.
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John Dutton III’s best successor exists in Yellowstone, and he’s arguably better than a replacement since it’s impossible to replace Kevin Costner.
Taylor Sheridan’s other Yellowstone shows, created after the original, differentiate themselves in their sophistication and tone. While it won’t show a different era in time, Beth and Rip’s offshoot could feel more like a Yellowstone prequel than a continuation of the flagship. Many have said that, while it’s a great watch, Yellowstone has soap-opera-like qualities, and a new show is a clean slate and an opportunity to break away from this label, which is a disservice to the franchise. While Beth will bring the drama regardless, Reilly and Hauser can elevate their show beyond Yellowstone.
