Kayce Dutton’s new spinoff show,Y: Marshals,will mark the end of an era for Taylor Sheridan’sYellowstonefranchise. Luke Grimes will reprise Kayce Dutton in the spinoff, which is set to air on CBS in spring 2026 in the network’s mid-season lineup. Kayce’s spinoff will be the firstYellowstoneshow to air on network TV, but that’s not the most significant factor setting it apart fromYellowstone’s Paramount+ prequelsand the upcomingBeth and RipYellowstonespinoffstarring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser.
Kayce’s spinoff will likely build on the ending ofYellowstone.InYellowstone’s finale, Dutton sold the Yellowstone Ranch to Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and the Broken Rock Tribe, therebyrestoring the land to the ancestors of its Indigenous stewards. Kayce kept a piece of the ranch for himself and purchased some cattle at theend ofYellowstoneseason 5to populate his new ranch. However,Dutton will be back in the line of fire in his spinoff,returning to the front lines with an elite team of US Marshals.
Taylor Sheridan Won’t Write Kayce Dutton’s Yellowstone Spinoff
That’s A First For The Yellowstone Franchise
What setsKayce Dutton’sYellowstonespinoffapart is that Taylor Sheridan won’t fill the same creative roles for the production as he did in the flagshipYellowstoneseries and the franchise’s other shows.Spencer Hudnut will be at the helm of Kayce’sYellowstonespinoff as the show’s writer, executive producer, and showrunner, taking over the roles that Sheridan has traditionally filled in hisYellowstoneproductions. Perhaps the most noteworthy element of the shift is that Sheridan, known for writing, will be passing his screenwriting duties.
Y: Marshalscould feel more like Hudnut’s other works than what we’ve come to expect fromYellowstone.BeforeY: Marshals,Hudnut’s previous credits wereUnforgettableon CBS and Paramount+’sSEAL Team.Kayce’s spinoff will be a procedural, and thus, combining that aspect with Hudnut’s creative input, Kayce’s solo series could be significantly different fromYellowstone’s other shows. Before his latest round of spinoffs, Sheridan was credited as the head writer on all ofYellowstone’s productions, including1883and1923.
Which TV Series Has Taylor Sheridan Written
All Of Yellowstone & Some Others
Taylor Sheridan is known for his writing. BeforeYellowstonetook off, Sheridan penned the screenplays for hit movies likeSicario,Hell or High Water,andWind River.In 2017, Sheridan received a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award nomination forHell or High Water.Yellowstonewas Sheridan’s first screenwriting accolade for TV, and while he had help from a handful of writers inYellowstoneseason 2, he wrote most of the show’s teleplays. The same is true ofYellowstone’s existing spinoffs,1883and1923,which Sheridan penned.
After1883,Sheridan wrote the first season of his crime drama starring Jeremy Renner,Mayor of Kingstownseason 1, and the pilot of his mafia show starring Sylvester Stallone,Tulsa King.While Sheridan has passed some productions off after getting them started, he has remained the sole writer for some of his other new shows.Sheridan wroteSpecial Ops:LionessandLandmanexclusively. It’s unclear if Sheridan will have any writing credits in Kayce Dutton’sYellowstonespinoff. He will undoubtedly play a significantly reduced role in comparison to all his other series for Paramount+.
Taylor Sheridan Passed Off His Writing Duties On 2 TV Shows
Mayor Of Kingstown & Tulsa King
Taylor Sheridan has passed off his writing duties on two of the series he started writing for Paramount+. After the first season ofMayor of Kingstown,a team of writers took over the story. The same goes forTulsa King.Sheridan wrote the pilot for the Sylvester Stallone-led show, then passed the torch to a team, which givesTulsa Kingan edge compared to Sheridan’s other series. That said,there are only a handful of shows that Sheridan hasn’t written himself. Except for a few episodes, Sheridan is the main screenwriter forYellowstone,1883,1923,Landman,andSpecial Ops:Lioness.
Taylor Sheridan also executive-producedLawman: Bass Reevesfor Paramount+ but didn’t serve as the production’s screenwriter.
With no certainty that Taylor Sheridan will contribute any writing toY: Marshals,the series will undoubtedly have a different feel from his other works. While Sheridan has passed off writing duties forMayor of KingstownandTulsa King,his passing the torch for Kayce’s spinoff marks the first time that Sheridan has allowed someone to contribute to theYellowstoneuniverse outside of season 2. Conversely, Sheridan is set to write Beth and Rip’sYellowstonespinoff, though he will reportedly team up withSuccessionandVeepwriter John Brown for the series.
Yellowstone
Yellowstoneis a neo-Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, centered on the Dutton family and their fight to protect the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch from various adversaries, including land developers and nearby reservations. Premiering in 2018 on Paramount Network, the show has been praised for its depiction of power struggles, family loyalty, and rural conflicts. It has expanded into a franchise with spin-offs such as1883and1923, and an upcoming sequel series is in development.
