Taylor Sheridan was taking a big risk when Yellowstoneended, and the Dutton family — at least, what was left of it — was split up and sent off to pastures new. Luke Grimes‘ Kayce Dutton is now working on CBS as a U.S. Marshal, but the biggest gamble was Sheridan sending Rip and Beth off to Texas with their adopted son, Carter, and hoping that the two fan-favorites would be able to carry a series without familiar supporting characters around them. Paramount+ gave Dutton Ranch the full Yellowstone treatment, and just as we approach the end of this chapter, the studio has made its choice.
Paramount has confirmed that Dutton Ranch will return for Season 2 following its record-breaking premiere. The series launched on May 15 as the biggest original series debut in Paramount+ history, drawing 12.9 million global viewers in its first seven days, while also delivering 2.9 million total viewers across its two-episode debut on Paramount Network, making it the biggest cable series premiere since 2023. Its premiere telecast alone reached 1.85 million viewers and ranked as the top cable entertainment telecast among adults 18-49 and total viewers.
“Beth and Rip are among the most iconic duos in television history, and we are thrilled to bring a whole new world to life with Dutton Ranch for our subscribers around the world,” Jane Wiseman, Head of Originals for Paramount+, said in a statement. “We’re also incredibly grateful to our partners, including the teams at Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, for bringing this new series to life with such grit, heart and authenticity.”
Matt Thunell, President of Paramount Television Studios, added, “Dutton Ranch has resonated with audiences in a powerful way, building on the legacy of beloved characters, while establishing its own identity. Thank you to our partners at Paramount+ and 101 Studios for a phenomenal first season. We look forward to bringing fans more stories from these unforgettable characters in Season 2.”
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
Who Stars in ‘Dutton Ranch’?
The cast includes Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone) as Beth Dutton, Cole Hauser (Good Will Hunting) as Rip Wheeler, Finn Little (Those Who Wish Me Dead) as Carter, Juan Pablo Raba (Narcos) as Joaquin, Jai Courtney (Dangerous Animals) as Rob-Will, J.R. Villarreal (Akeelah and the Bee) as Azul, Marc Menchaca (Ozark) as Zachariah, Natalie Alyn Lind (Big Sky) as Oreana, Ed Harris (Westworld) as Everett McKinney, and Annette Bening (American Beauty) as Beulah Jackson.
Season 1 is produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, with Chad Feehan serving as executive producer and showrunner. The series is based on characters created by executive producers Sheridan and John Linson.
The Dutton Ranch Season 1 finale premieres July 3 on Paramount+. Stay tuned to Collider for more.
