Annette Bening joins cast of newest ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff filming in North Texas
After weeks of mystery about the new “Yellowstone” spinoff filming in North Texas, details are finally starting to trickle in about the new series.
Deadline and Variety are reporting that Annette Bening (”American Beauty,” “Open Range”) has joined the cast of the Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler-led spinoff.
The spinoff also has a new working title: “The Dutton Ranch.”
Bening is slated to play Beulah Jackson, “the powerful, cunning and charming head of a major ranch in Texas.” In addition to the casting, the series now has a showrunner in Chad Feehan (”Lawmen: Bass Reeves”) and a logline:
“The Dutton Ranch, home to Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser), is a testament to the peace they sought, fought for, and nearly died for, as they’ve come to cherish their 7,000-acre land. With tough times and stiff competition, Beth and Rip do what they must to survive, all while ensuring Carter (Finn Little) becomes the man he’s supposed to be,” according to Deadline.
‘The Dutton Ranch’ is filming in North Texas
Word first broke on the “Yellowstone” spinoff in mid-August under the then working title of “Rio Palo.”
The city of Ferris announced that the show would be filming in its small town of nearly 3,000. About a week later, 101 Studios CEO David Glasser confirmed to the Star-Telegram that “Rio Palo” was merely a temporary name for the show.
“That’s not the name of it, that’s just a temp name, but yes, it’s really a ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff,” Glasser said.
On Aug. 21, Ferris officials confirmed the spinoff is actually the Beth and Rip-led spinoff that was announced shortly after “Yellowstone” season 5 concluded late last year.
In addition to filming in Ferris, “The Dutton Ranch” has already spent time in Boyd, Cleburne, Weatherford and Mineral Wells. The series is also slated to film in Rio Vista and Fort Worth.
Paramount has yet to announce a premiere date for the spinoff, although it will likely release sometime in 2026.
