In new ‘Dutton Ranch’ episode: Screwworm, Dallas actress, Arlington hospital and more
“Yellowstone” spinoff “Dutton Ranch” filmed its first season all around North Texas.
The Paramount+ show follows Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler on a new adventure in the fictional South Texas town of Rio Paloma. Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprise their “Yellowstone” roles, along with Finn Little as their adopted son Carter.
Several Fort Worth and other North Texas locations and references appeared in the first seven episodes of “Dutton Ranch.”
Here’s a look at all the locations and references featured in season 1, episode 8, “Whiskey Limits,” which aired on Friday, June 26 on Paramount+ and the Paramount Network.
Editor’s note: Spoilers for “Dutton Ranch” below.
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
At 6:37, a sign for the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is seen in the background while Rip (Cole Hauser) and Beth (Kelly Reilly) chat on the porch of their ranch.
The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is a trade organization for cattle raisers and landowners.
Founded in 1877, the association is the largest and oldest livestock organization in Texas. The association’s headquarters are located in Fort Worth on South Hulen Street.
USMD Hospital at Arlington
At 7:23, Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) greets Oreana (Natalie Alyn Lind) and Everett (Ed Harris) at the hospital as they wait for an update on Beulah’s condition.
This was filmed at USMD Hospital at Arlington at 801 W. Interstate 20.
The Far Empty
At 19:48, Everett reads a book as Beulah (Annette Bening) wakes up.
Everett’s reading choice is the 2016 book “The Far Empty” by author J. Todd Scott, who is a writer and producer on “Dutton Ranch.”
The modern Western book is set in the West Texas borderlands as an unearthed skeleton throws a small town into violent turmoil. “The Far Empty” is described as “dark, elegiac and violent.”
Scott is a former DEA agent turned author who also dabbles in screenwriting, including stints on “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” and “Dutton Ranch.” Scott’s latest project, “Copperhead,” is a film he co-wrote with “Dutton Ranch” season 1 showrunner Chad Feehan that will star Miles Teller and follow the aftermath of a busted drug deal in West Texas.
Allison Pistorius
At 26:55, a doctor comes looking for Beulah as she and Everett sneak out of the hospital.
The doctor is played by Dallas native Allison Pistorius, who previously worked with the Dallas Theater Center and was an adjunct theatre professor at TCU and the University of North Texas.
Pistorius made her feature film debut in “Tempest,” which just premiered at the Dances with Films Los Angeles Festival last week. She currently serves as the head of the bachelor of fine arts in acting program at the University of Houston.
Texas Zoofari Park
At 38:48, Carter (Finn Little) meets up with Sheriff Wade (Josh Stewart) at Dwight’s (Ray McKinnon) ranch.
Carter asks about Dwight’s jaguar Xena, to which Wade says she’s at that “Texas Zoofari Park down in Kaufman.”
Wade is referring to the actual Texas Zoofari Park in Kaufman, Texas, which is about 80 miles east of Fort Worth.
Folks can see hundreds of animals at the drive-thru style zoo.
Screwworm
At 40:40, Austin (Sterlin English) tells Beth, Rip and Zachariah (Marc Menchaca) about the 10-Petal’s corruption and they’re illegal cattle operation in Mexico.
“Something’s always felt off,” Austin said. “Like the way they still brought in big cattle loads after the border got shut down ‘cause of screwworm.”
If the term “screwworm” sounds familiar, that’s because the new world screwworm fly has been detected in several Texas counties this month.
The new world screwworm is a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the fresh wounds of warm-blooded animals, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. The larvae or maggots then feed on the animal’s flesh and cause severe wounds and death, if untreated.
“Dutton Ranch” airs on Fridays via Paramount+ and the Paramount Network.
