‘Yellowstone’ spinoff ‘Marshals’ is coming back for season 2 on CBS
Kayce Dutton will ride once more (again).
CBS announced Thursday that “Yellowstone” spinoff “Marshals” is returning for a second season. The renewal comes just after two episodes in the show’s 13-episode first season aired on the network.
Luke Grimes reprises his role as Kayce in “Marshals,” which sees the youngest Dutton sibling leave the ranch to join the U.S. Marshals to fight crime in Montana.
The show’s March 1 series premiere was watched by 20.6 million multiplatform viewers (both CBS and Paramount+) within seven days.
This marked the most-watched network original series premiere without a football lead in since 2017, when “Young Sheldon” premiered, according to CBS. “Marshals” premiere is also CBS’ most-streamed episode ever on Paramount+.
“’Marshals’ delivered a breakout performance, capturing a massive audience across platforms and quickly establishing itself as one of TV’s most powerful new series,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a news release. “The overwhelming viewer response speaks to the strength of the ‘Yellowstone’ world, the bold character driven storytelling from the creative team and the dynamic cast performances led by Luke Grimes.”
More on ‘Marshals’
Spoilers for “Marshals” season 1, episode 1, below.
“Marshals” may look a little different from “Yellowstone,” but viewers are still tuning in to see the continuing adventures of Kayce.
Unlike “Yellowstone,” “Marshals” is described as a procedural, which means each episode is its own story. These are shows that introduce a problem and solve it all within the same episode such as “NCIS” or “Tracker.”
There are some shared elements from both shows, including several actors reprising their “Yellowstone” roles.
Gil Birmingham and Mo Brings Plenty are back as Thomas Rainwater and Mo, respectively. Brecken Merrill is also back as Kayce’s son Tate.
One key “Yellowstone” cast member not returning for “Marshals” is Kelsey Asbille, who played Kayce’s wife Monica on the show. It’s revealed in the “Marshals” series premiere that Monica died off-screen from cancer, which may have come from toxic waste dumped by a nearby mine on the Broken Rock Reservation.
Several of the executive producers behind “Yellowstone” are also back on board for “Marshals,” including Taylor Sheridan, David Glasser, Art Linson and John Linson. Spencer Hudnut serves as showrunner and executive producer on the show.
In addition to the returning “Yellowstone” players, “Marshals” also stars Logan Marshall-Green, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos and Tatanka Means. Country music singer Riley Green will guest star in the show this season.
“Marshals” airs at 7 p.m. Sundays on CBS.
