- Network: Paramount+
- Series Premiere Date: May 15, 2026
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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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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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It’s clear there’s still plenty of diesel left in Taylor Sheridan’s ever-expanding Yellowstone television universe.
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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.
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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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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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Dutton Ranch is solid enough, but displays signs of franchise fatigue.
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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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Cole Hauser and a firecracker Kelly Reilly ride off for Texas to prove they can sell the core spirit of ‘Yellowstone’ without Montana or Kevin Costner. It ain’t easy, but it’s fun watching them try.
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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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The property may go by a different name, but we’re very much back on the ranch.