It can be a pretty frustrating feeling to see one of your favourite series get cancelled just as it is about to hit its stride.
Fans of shows such as Mindhunter, The OA and The Punisher still can’t seem to get over their respective cancellations.
But for Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone, which stars Kelly Reilly and Wes Bentley, that certainly does not seem to be the case.
Following the Dutton family, who own the largest contiguous ranch in America, the show depicts their constant conflict with various groups, such as Native American tribes and the National park, who are seeking to encroach upon their land.
Yet, despite being described by a critic at the Guardian as a ‘bloated ranch-based soapy mess’, a new series centred on Kayce Dutton has been greenlit at CBS.
Titled ‘Y: Marshalls’, the spin-off will be written by Spencer Hudnut while Yellowstone mastermind Sheridan, who is known for writing season 1 of True Detective, will be an executive producer.
Responding to the news, there was some mixed feedback to say the least.
On X, @Brandi74950103 said: ‘He was a really complex, conflicted character. If they do this right, it could be a great show.’
However, @nikkibluvs responded by saying: ‘How many does that make🙄🙄’
Despite hundreds of thousands of cowboy fans over the world watching Yellowstone, it seems no one can agree whether it is good or not.
Even on the Yellowstone section of Reddit – where you’d expect to find the series’s most devout followers – people have labelled the it ‘the most ridiculous TV show I’ve ever watched’.
Dmick74 said: ‘I watched the first season a couple years ago and I had a hard time believing that people were calling it a great show considering it’s nothing more than a daytime soap opera with a bigger budget. It’s ridiculous.’
Reddragon105 also wrote: ‘It might be the dumbest show I’ve watched in years. We powered through the first season waiting for it to get good and it was a straight up joke.
Every Yellowstone spin-off
- 1883
- 1923
- 6666
- The Madison
- 1944
- Y: Marshalls*
‘When season 2 started and Costner’s colon cancer (which he had feet of intestines removed) was suddenly diagnosed as a blood clot by a horse vet, I turned it off for good.’
Meanwhile, Massive-Device-1200 highlighted some of the most bizarre reoccurring themes such as that all people from California are ‘evil, vegan, land buyers’ and they ‘must be shot or driven out or bullied… only true rangers can buy land’.
Not everyone dislikes the Dutton family’s misadventures, though.
Dragonsmilk commented: ‘Extremely popular soap opera for men with cowboys. No more, no less.’
AuntieEvilops similarly echoed: ‘It’s a western soap opera. Folks shouldn’t go in expecting anything more than that.’
If fans can agree on one thing, it’s that Yellowstone is divisive.
But when it came to the show’s finale in December last year, there was pretty much unanimous agreement that it wasa ‘letdown that never should have happened’.
The latest series was first said to be in the works at the network back in March, but CBS has now given the show a 13-episode order, according to Variety.
There are plans for the series to begin shooting this summer to launch at midseason 2026.
Luke Grimes will once again play Kayce, who is the youngest of the Dutton siblings and a former Navy SEAL.
Yellowstone is available to stream on Paramount Plus.
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