Saddle up, Yellowstone followers — the subsequent chapter of the Dutton saga is driving in sooner than anticipated. CBS has formally greenlit Y: Marshals, a brand-new spin-off centered on Kayce Dutton, with Luke Grimes reprising his function. The sequence has acquired a 13-episode order and can start filming this summer time, concentrating on a midseason 2026 premiere in a coveted Sunday evening slot. Initially teased again in March, the venture was made official as a part of CBS’s upcoming 2025–2026 broadcast schedule reveal, marking the primary time a Yellowstone sequence will debut instantly on community TV relatively than streaming on Paramount+.
When Yellowstone concluded its five-season run earlier this yr, Kayce — the youngest Dutton sibling and former Navy SEAL — was one of many few relations left with a bodily piece of the ranch. In Y: Marshals, the character takes a brand new path, buying and selling the Yellowstone cattle model for a federal badge.
In accordance with the present’s official logline, Y: Marshals will comply with Kayce as he joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals tasked with preserving the peace in Montana. “Combining his abilities as a cowboy and Navy SEAL,” Kayce “should steadiness household, obligation, and the excessive psychological value that comes with serving because the final line of protection within the area’s warfare on violence.” Translation? An entire lot of shootouts, ethical dilemmas, and, sure, extra cowboy hats and stoicism.
The sequence shall be written and showrun by Spencer Hudnut, recognized for his work on SEAL Staff, which makes him an ideal match to steer Kayce’s evolution from ranch hand to lawman. Hudnut will govt produce alongside Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, in addition to David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Artwork Linson, and Grimes himself.
Why Is ‘Y: Marshals’ on CBS?
CBS Leisure president Amy Reisenbach defined the community’s resolution to deliver the Yellowstone universe in-house. “All of our exhibits proper now are each streaming and linear,” she mentioned in the course of the schedule reveal. “It actually did happen to us that the present will do rather well on streaming, as a result of all of the Taylor exhibits have. However Yellowstone and Tulsa King additionally did rather well for us after we aired them on the community.”
That dual-platform success — significantly as audiences proceed to mix streaming with appointment TV — makes CBS a logical dwelling for a franchise that also attracts large numbers. And with Sheridan juggling a number of tasks, Reisenbach added, “We’ll take what we are able to get.”
Y: Marshals premieres midseason 2026 on CBS.
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