Although Kayce didn’t go through with selling the last of the family ranch’s land in Marshals season 1’s finale, the Yellowstone spinoff still made it clear, alongside Dutton Ranch, that a new era was starting for the family. Taylor Sheridan’s TV empire extends far beyond the Yellowstone franchise that initially made him famous. After the success of his movies Hell or High Water and Wind River, the writer/director’s first show, Yellowstone, originally debuted in 2018.
The Neo-Western proved such a massive success that the show spawned two prequel shows, 1883 and 1923. Sheridan then parlayed this success into the spy series Special Ops: Lioness, the crime dramas Tulsa King and Mayor of Kingstown, the historical Western Lawman: Bass Reeves, and Landman. The Yellowstone-style family melodrama The Madison and Tulsa King’s upcoming spinoff, Frisco King, proves Sheridan’s TV dominance is nowhere near an end.
However, the original story of the Yellowstone franchise might well be, even though the show’s characters are still central to its two ongoing spinoffs, Marshals and Dutton Ranch. Dutton Ranch focuses on the Montana ranch that Beth and Rip bought after the Dutton family sold Yellowstone, while Marshals centers on Kayce’s work with a group of US Marshals protecting the state. In Marshals, after selling the sprawling ranch to the Reservation in the original show’s series finale, Kayce resides in a smaller personal portion named East Camp.
Kayce Selling East Camp Ends The Dutton Family’s Yellowstone Connection
Since Kayce’s wife died on East Camp, he understandably has complicated feelings about maintaining the satellite ranch as a home for himself and his son. Thus, it is hardly shocking that Kayce almost sells the ranch to Weaver Ranch’s Tom Weaver before deciding against this course of action in the series finale. While Kayce didn’t go through with the sale, it would spell the end of the family’s dynastic links to the ranch.
This sounds tragic, but could secretly be great for the Yellowstone franchise more broadly. Although hardly a conventional police procedural, Marshals is, as the title implies, more akin to a cop show than a Neo-Western, so the role that Kayce’s family ranch plays in the show is comparatively minimal. Yellowstone was so central to the story of the original show that it gave the series its title, whereas East Camp is simply Kayce’s current home.
By selling the rest of the ranch in the original show’s ending, Kayce had already shed his emotional links to the Yellowstone ranch. Similarly, by buying a sprawling Montana ranch of their own, Beth and Rip ensured that they would still be ranchers just like they were in Yellowstone.
Dutton Ranch Can Be Yellowstone’s True Replacement After Marshals Season 1
Even if Kayce were never to actually sell East Camp, Beth and Rip now own and run a massive ranch in Dutton Ranch. Thus, both in terms of the stories of the shows and their titular ranch settings, Dutton Ranch functionally acts as the new Yellowstone, which frees up Marshals to be more of a story about Kayce's career in law enforcement.
After five seasons of seeing John Dutton deliberate over whom to sell his massive ranch to, only to die before the decision was even made, the franchise is overdue for a new story. While the messy, melodramatic antics of Beth and Rip feel like a spiritual continuation of Yellowstone’s original story, Marshals can now become the Tracker/Reacher style action thriller that viewers were promised when Kayce sold the ranch in the first place.
Although the original show needed its eponymous setting to ground its action, the franchise has outgrown its old ranch. As Dutton Ranch becomes the natural Yellowstone continuation, it is clear that Marshals can start a new era by moving on from East Camp.
CBS Sets Fall Dates for ‘Marshals,’ ‘Survivor’ and More
CBS has set its fall premiere dates, and as has been the case for the past few seasons, most of the network’s lineup will launch in early October.
Reality staples Survivor and The Amazing Race will debut a bit earlier, as will 60 Minutes. But all of CBS’ scripted series are set to premiere over six days starting Oct. 4. Marshals and Tracker — the two most watched shows on network TV last season, excluding live sports — are up first that night, remaining in the Sunday night spots they occupied last season.
FBI and CIA follow on Oct. 5, with each show moving up an hour (to 8 and 9 p.m. ET/PT) from their spots last season as CBS eliminated its Monday comedy block for 2026-27. True crime show Harlan Coben’s Final Twist follows at 10 p.m.
An all-NCIS lineup remains on Tuesday nights starting Oct. 6, with newcomer NCIS: New York sandwiched between the flagship series and prequel NCIS: Origins. CBS’ two other new fall series, comedy Eternally Yours and drama Cupertino, premiere Oct. 8 along with Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and Elsbeth. Ghosts and Matlock are set for midseason premieres, but a pair of Ghosts specials will air on Oct. 29 and Dec. 10 tied to Halloween and Christmas. The Friday lineup of Sheriff Country, Fire Country and Boston Blue debuts Oct. 9.
CBS’ fall premiere dates are below. All times are ET/PT unless noted, and new shows are marked with an asterisk.
Sunday, Sept. 13
7:30 p.m.: 60 Minutes (approximate; follows NFL doubleheader)
Wednesday, Sept. 23
8 p.m.: Survivor
Wednesday, Sept. 30
9:30 p.m.: The Amazing Race
Sunday, Oct. 4
8:30 p.m.: Marshals (approximate; follows NFL doubleheader and 60 Minutes)
9:30 p.m.: Tracker
Monday, Oct. 5
8 p.m.: FBI
9 p.m.: CIA
10 p.m.: Harlan Coben’s Final Twist
Tuesday, Oct. 6
8 p.m.: NCIS
9 p.m.: NCIS: New York*
10 p.m.: NCIS: Origins
Thursday, Oct. 8
8 p.m.: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
8:30 p.m.: Eternally Yours*
9 p.m.: Elsbeth
10 p.m.: Cupertino*
Friday, Oct. 9
8 p.m.: Sheriff Country
9 p.m.: Fire Country
10 p.m.: Boston Blue
Saturday, Oct. 10
10 p.m.: 48 Hours
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