- Network: Paramount+
- Series Premiere Date: May 15, 2026
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It’s clear there’s still plenty of diesel left in Taylor Sheridan’s ever-expanding Yellowstone television universe.
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The notes of epic drama that pushed Yellowstone up to blockbuster level aren’t quite visible in the spin-off, making Dutton Ranch more of a high-class soap.
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Dutton Ranch is solid enough, but displays signs of franchise fatigue.
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The new entry to Taylor Sheridan’s modern Western extended universe is decently entertaining, but is lacking the momentum of the flagship series — and takes place in an entirely new setting.
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So watchable is Beth that it’s almost enough to make up for the fact that her co-lead barely registers at all. .... Throw these big personalities (and Rip) together, and Dutton Ranch comes away with a tangle of storylines that land ever slightly more often than not.
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Yellowstone had slightly run out of steam and this is the same mix of brutality and soapy camp transplanted (literally) to pastures new.
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The overall shape is so familiar as to be redundant. So, yes, it’s watchable. But it’s also a rehash.
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The property may go by a different name, but we’re very much back on the ranch.
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All told, it’s a more straightforward drama than what “Yellowstone” was going for, but given where that show ended up, maybe simpler is better.
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For all the ways Dutton Ranch differs from the show that preceded it, it’s ultimately just more Yellowstone, warts and all.