Warning: Major SPOILERS lie ahead for Marshals season 1, episode 13, "Wolves at the Door"!The Yellowstone franchise has once again left multiple characters' fates in the air with the Marshals season 1 ending.
Penned by creator/showrunner Spencer Hudnut, episode 13, entitled "Wolves at the Door," saw Luke Grimes' Kayce and the team bringing Gil Birmingham's Rainwater to East Camp to protect him from an assassination attempt. After taking out a wave of mercenaries at the Dutton-owned ranch, all signs initially point to Broken Rock council member Nathan Irons as being the one who hired them, with the team finding him dead of an apparent suicide.
However, Marshals season 1's ending shakes things up as it's seemingly indicated that ranch hand Jeb, who actually works for neighboring ranch owner Tom Weaver, was behind Nathan's death, with Logan Marshall-Green's Cal and Arielle Kebbel's Belle going to interrogate him at his home. Just before they're about to enter, Cal notices Jeb watching from his truck, pulling away to reveal two shooters behind it, who open fire on the pair, with the episode cutting away before revealing their fates.
Ahead of the episode's airing, ScreenRant's Grant Hermanns interviewed Logan Marshall-Green to discuss the Marshals season 1 ending. When asked about going into the day of filming, the Yellowstone spinoff star shared that he didn't have any conversations with Hudnut about what the future held for his and Kebbel's characters after their cliffhanger ending, with the goal to "finish season 1" and "let what happens happen," while holding out hop to be "so luck to finish the story" with a second season.
However, he went on to acknowledge that "there was no way" that Cal and Belle would have an easy path going into the now-filming Marshals season 2, as with "that proximity of a shotgun...one of us [is] going to get [hit]." He further teased that the characters are "not going to come out of that unscathed," inviting viewers to stick around for the answers to come later this year:
Logan Marshall-Green: I'll leave it to the viewers to tune in the Fall to find out, and you know there's no doubt about it. There are a lot of unknowns, with, at least, I can say, Cal, and whether or not I am in the second season, you'll have to watch, for what his ticking clock has left remains to be seen. I really don't know, and that's the nature of the beautiful nature of TV, when it comes to acting, is it's the closest to living. You just don't know.
Cal & Belle's Relationship Had To Feel Earned
ScreenRant: Obviously, this is also such an action-packed show, what was one of the tougher things to physically prepare yourself for this season? Was it a part of the action scenes? Was it the horse riding? Because I know that's not super comfortable either.
Logan Marshall-Green: Well, to be honest, it wasn't the horse riding, horsemanship. I have a little bit of history in that, and it wasn't even some of the warfare and weapons work. I've had a little bit of that. That was tough, don't get me wrong, both were tough. [Chuckles] But nothing held a candle to trying to play hypothermia in episode 11. That was a feat, because it actually wasn't too cold. There were some days, like the Afghanistan stuff, [that] was very cold, but the hypothermia stuff, it was actually kind of seasonably warm. Because I'm from Charleston, I'm a swamp boy, and I hate the cold, but in this case I had to do a little schmacting. I had to really kind of just engage with the body, and keep the hypothermia ball in the air. It was not easy.
ScreenRant: Another thing that I really loved this season was the evolution of Cal and Maddie's relationship, as he really does try, in his own way, to mend that dynamic. I love the moment that we get to see at the very end, of her sitting down and wanting to have a conversation with him. What do you think is going through Cal's mind as she finally makes that move, and extends that sort of olive branch?
Logan Marshall-Green: I don't think he was ready for it, to be completely honest. There were a few moons of her giving Cal the cold shoulder, and I think he was starting to settle into more of an estranged relationship with her. I think trying to not see that coming is the most important part, and it's really lovely working with Morgan [Lindholm]. I think she really brought a lot to the other side of the relationship, which I can't fill in. I wasn't there. I think there is a huge exhale, though, when she finally does come around the bar and sits next to him. It's one word, it's "dad." Does it rebuild the bridges instantly? No. But is it a start? Yeah. I have a super objective in Cal, and that is to reconnect with my daughter. It's not to catch bad guys, it's not to start a Marshal team, it's not to reconnect with an old friend who happens to be named Kayce Dutton. He's there, and he's there in Montana with an agenda, and that is to reestablish a relationship. Not a fatherhood, you know, he's not looking to parent her, but just a relationship.
ScreenRant: Talking about relationships, as well, I've found it interesting the way Cal and Belle have started to come together in those final couple episodes of season 1. What has it been like working with Arielle and really discussing with her and with Spencer and the writers about their history together as teammates, but also what this might look like should this begin to bloom?
Logan Marshall-Green: Well, I think the most important thing is that it just felt earned, and it wasn't just some secondary romance to change in energy. And it really does feel like it was earned. The character that Arielle creates with Belle, it's very maternal. I get to see what I didn't have in her relationship with her family, the balance she's able to create there. In the end, you don't really get to see Cal at home, but I can imagine that it's lonely. It's probably an apartment in Montana somewhere that has a lot of emptiness to it, and that's why he puts so much of himself into his work. I think it was, like I said, somewhat inevitable that they would connect, and not necessarily physically, but kind of energetically connect, and see that they have something to offer the other. I think Cal has been very — not forthright, but finally does open up to her, and the next step gonna be Belle opening up to him. [Chuckles] She has her own demons, her own skeletons.
ScreenRant: That she does, and I think it's going to be interesting to see how he responds to those demons, much in the way Belle responded to his diagnosis reveal, which is another really big topic going into next season. When you were first approached with that, did you find you went and did research about what it's like for people living with that in the real world, in order to find ways to authentically portray that, or did you just really trust the writing and the direction to guide you through Cal's living with this diagnosis?
Logan Marshall-Green: Well, unfortunately, I've had my own history with family and friends with cancer, and while none of them have had a pancoast tumor, I was reliant on Spencer to kind of guide me towards what the diagnosis was, even before we found out [in the show]. I needed to know what it was, just so I could physically start to manifest it, and it's very interesting, because it resides in the lung. It's his top left lung, but it really manifests in a more muscular way. From what I've researched, and what Spencer's told me, I kind of wanted to work in it. I felt like maybe he was just kind of stiff in the neck. You'll see throughout the season I'm constantly stretching the neck or massaging the shoulder. Those are all little Easter eggs, as to what he would eventually find out. So I couldn't wait, because I needed to embody that. I definitely feel a sense of duty to anyone who has to deal with cancer, and anyone whose loved ones have to deal with it. It's not easy.
ScreenRant: There's a mention at the very end of this season about going down to Texas, the Weavers, and we know that there are some Yellowstone folk down there, what with Dutton Ranch and such. I'm curious, for you, if your role continues to expand in season 2, do you have a dream character you'd love to cross over with in Marshals?
Logan Marshall-Green: You know, I can't answer that question, because I haven't seen the show, Yellowstone. I know I'm in the universe, but I'm just floating in the universe, ignorant in my bliss. [Chuckles] I just wasn't a part of that part of Kayce's life, Cal was not part of that era of his life. And I think it's important that I'll always, you know, hold the torch, keep the torch lit in the Marshal compound. But I've intentionally remained ignorant through the rest of the story, so it can just unfold for me more organically.
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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