In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, star and executive producer Kelly Reilly has revealed that Sheridan will have a higher level of involvement in Dutton Ranch season 2. She discusses the initial challenge of continuing Beth Dutton’s story without Sheridan, but shares that he is “proud” of how it was handled and “wants to be involved” in season 2 in ways he was not for the first season. Check out Reilly’s comments below:

Everything comes to an end, and his time with these characters as creative leader, it ended. So there was a moment where we were trying to figure out, ‘How do we do this without him?’ That’s what season one of this was, and he’s really proud of us for doing it. We talk to him now about what the next season could be, and he wants to be involved. So that feels like we earned this second season from all the work we’ve done before, and that’s the thing I’m most proud of.

Cavell taking over from Feehan was already set to be a significant creative change from season 1. Sheridan being more actively involved in writing the episodes and crafting the story will be another major behind-the-scenes change, along with being a sign of confidence in the spinoff. Reilly’s comments emphasize that he not only approves of the series but is impressed by what it accomplished. This, along with his soon-to-be increased involvement, gives further legitimacy to Dutton Ranch being a worthwhile extension of the Yellowstone franchise.

Beyond the desire to be more involved in Dutton Ranch season 2, it speaks volumes because of the numerous other projects Sheridan is juggling, including The Madison, Landman, and Lioness. With all three of these series, Sheridan created them, serves as the showrunner, and writes all the episodes.

Dutton Ranch follows Beth, Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser), and their son Carter Green (Finn Little) as they work to build a new life for themselves in South Texas. It is a separate story from the other ongoing Yellowstone spinoff, Marshals, which is centered on Beth’s brother, Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes).

Reviews for Dutton Ranch season 1 were positive, culminating in an 89% critics’ score and an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. In ScreenRant‘s review, Ana Dumaraog gave it nine out of ten stars and praised the series for being even better than its predecessor: “Dutton Ranch is perfect for anyone who loves and misses Yellowstone, but its appeal goes beyond that. It is stripped of the more frivolous and soap opera-like storytelling tendencies of the flagship.“

With a 48% critics’ score and 27% audience score, Marshals had a much more negative reception. As with Dutton Ranch, Sheridan is an executive producer on the Kayce Dutton spinoff but did not create the series nor does he serve as a showrunner or writer. Both spinoffs delivered record-breaking viewership for Paramount+, though, and Marshals is also returning for a second season.

After the Dutton Ranch season 1 ending, Cavell, Sheridan, and the rest of the creative team will work through what happens after the death of Rob-Will Jackson (Jai Courtney) and the abduction of Carter. The latter development is among some of the biggest cliffhangers in the history of the Yellowstone franchise, and what Beth and Rip are willing to do to get their son back will inevitably have major implications moving forward.

<em>Dutton Ranch</em> season 1 is streaming on Paramount+.

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