The Yellowstone universe has added some serious star power, with an Oscar nominee set to throw on a cowboy hat for its latest expansion.
The upcoming Paramount+ spinoff series, which has the working title The Dutton Ranch, will pick up with Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler trying to hold on to the 7,000 acre ranch they fought so hard for.
Reported by Deadline the series has cast five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening in a lead role.
Five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening has joined the Kelly and Rip spinoff. (Getty)
The 67-year-old will play Beulah Jackson, who is described as a “powerful, cunning and charming head of a major ranch in Texas”.
Whether she will be friend or foe to Yellowstone’s fan favourites remains to be seen.
Kelly Reilly, 48, and Cole Hauser, 50 are set to return as Beth and Rip while Australian actor Finn Little, 19, will also reprise his role as their adopted son, Carter.
The only place you can stream every episode of Yellowstone is on Stan.
Annette Bening is married to legendy actor and filmmaker Warren Beatty, pictured here in January 2020. (Getty)
Deadline first confirmed the spinoff in December 2024, stating that it would follow the same present-day time line as the original series, which followed Kevin Costner’s John Dutton III and his family battle to keep control of their ranch.
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Following the series’ conclusion, Hauser expressed excitement at the possibility of returning as his beloved character Rip in the future.
“Hopefully, we can continue to get in people’s living rooms and entertain them the way we have over the last seven years,” he told PEOPLE.
Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. (Paramount+)
Yellowstone’s explosive finale saw the end of the Dutton Ranch. In an effort to protect the land and his family legacy, Kayce Dutton sold the ranch to Thomas Rainwater for $1.25 an acre, the same price his ancestors paid when they settled there.
Meanwhile, Beth and Rip purchased their own ranch near Dillon, Montana.
While the original family ranch is no more, creator Taylor Sheridan’s universe is only getting bigger and bigger.
Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. (Stan)
The Dutton Ranch joins prequels 1883 and 1923 as well as two more upcoming spinoffs.
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Michelle Pfiffer will lead a Paramount+ offshoot titled The Madison while Luke Grimes reprises his role as Kayce Dutton in Y: Marshals, expected to hit screens in 2026, for American network CBS.
Two additional projects, titled 1944 and 6666, were previously announced as being in development.
The only place you can stream every episode of Yellowstone is on Stan.
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