Warning: Some SPOILERS lie ahead for Marshals season 1!As its record-setting debut season gears up to close, Logan Marshall-Green has an encouraging update on Marshals season 2.
The Yellowstone spinoff series follows Luke Grimes' Kayce Dutton as he's recruited by his former US Navy SEAL Senior Chief Cal, played by Marshall-Green, to join a U.S. Marshals team, all while grieving the death of Kelsey Asbille's Monica. Though garnering mixed reviews from critics, Marshals season 1 has been a major hit for CBS, becoming the second-most-watched broadcast series with over 16 million viewers and quickly getting a season 2 renewal.
Now, in an interview with ScreenRant's Grant Hermanns for the season 1 finale, Logan Marshall-Green opened up about his Marshals season 2 return. Confirming that they're "ramping up, not wrapping up" after having begun filming on the next season as of Monday, the Yellowstone spinoff star teased that audiences will be "left with questions" after the finale, but that the show is "answering them pretty steadily in this first episode" as he confirmed when the show will return:
Logan Marshall-Green: It definitely feels like we're picking up right where we left off, with regards to production, production value, the intensity of the days. It's a new season, it's an even better season, in a way...I'll leave it to the viewers to tune in the Fall to find out...
Marshall-Green's update echoes his most recent comments about Marshals season 2, in which he said production was beginning the week of the above interview and that the new season would immediately pick up from the debut season's cliffhanger ending. At the time of writing, the finale already has a few key plot points to expound upon, including Kayce seemingly selling East Camp to the Weaver Ranch, Ash Santos' Andrea being offered a job back in Washington D.C., Tatanka Means' Miles being suspended, and Cal revealing the truth of his pancoast tumor diagnosis to Arielle Kebbell's Belle.
Official plot details for the Marshals season 1 finale, entitled "Wolves at the Door," say that the episode will see Kayce protecting Gil Birmingham's Broken Rock chairman Rainwater after an assassination attempt on his life fails, all while Cal and the team try to pinpoint who's targeting him. The target on Rainwater's back has been set since the show's premiere, and should it extend beyond the mining group trying to operate on Broken Rock land, multiple characters could have their fates left in limbo come the finale.
One of the more notable takeaways from Marshall-Green's latest comments, however, is the promise that Marshals season 2 is going to be "an even better season" than the first. Upon its March 1 debut, the show set an unfortunate new record for the Yellowstone franchise by becoming the worst-reviewed installment, currently holding a 42% approval rating from critics and 27% approval from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
Apart from Taylor Sheridan's original series' first season, every installment has earned Fresh scores on the platform from critics, with audiences only occasionally being mixed on the proceedings. Yellowstone's infamous final season landed a 41% approval rating from viewers, while the prequel 1923 averaged 55% across its two-season run.
Given the original Yellowstone similarly bounced back from early mixed reviews to become a well-loved series, it certainly wouldn't come as too much of a surprise for Marshals season 2 to improve the spinoff's reception, now that they know what people are and aren't enjoying about the show. Plus, with Marshall-Green reaffirming that it will return in the Fall, the neo-Western franchise is going to be alive and well for the next couple of years.
The Marshals season 1 finale airs Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.
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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