Life on the ranch wasn’t all roping cattle and sharing a beer for the cast of “Dutton Ranch.”
Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, episode 1, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. Photo Credit: Lauren “Lo” Smith/Paramount+.
Cole Hauser, who plays Rip Wheeler on the “Yellowstone” spin off revealed that the cast faced some harsh conditions while filming the first season in Texas.
“I think it was the end of the nine months of work, so I think I was a bit wiped out. The cast and crew were wiped out,” Hauser told People.
He continued, “We went through a lot of weather issues with the heat, then the freezing cold, and there were ice storms. It was just nuts.”
(L-R): Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton and Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, episode 4, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. Photo Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+.
By the time they finished filming the first season of the Paramount+ hit, the cast and crew were ready for a break.
“I think everybody at the very end of episode 9 was ready to take a breather, go home, rest up and get ready for this next year,” Hauser said.
Despite the difficulties, Hauser is happy with how the show came out.
Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, episode 5, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. Photo Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+.
“All in all, I think the whole season was tough, but it was very rewarding in the end,” he told the outlet. “The audience loved it. The critics loved it. I can’t wait to continue to make ‘Dutton Ranch’ as good as it can be.”
Director Christina Alexandra Voros previously told People about the wild weather changes they experienced while filming.
“When filming began, it was around 106 degrees for the first week that we were shooting,” Voros said. “We finished the show in March and we got shut down for four days because of an ice storm. So we had every weather emoji over the course of shooting this.”
Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, episode 1, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. Photo Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+.
Voros added, “Our crew is really intrepid. Our cast is really intrepid. We got through all of it, but it wasn’t easy.”
Season 2 of “Dutton Ranch” is set to begin filming in early 2027. The first season is currently streaming on Paramount+.
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