Yellowstone became a sprawling narrative, with all its spin-offs and extensions. Taylor Sheridan mastered Western storytelling with this show, but if Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian were adapted properly, it would easily give Yellowstone a run for its money.

Here’s an overview of the Paramount show:

 

 

TitleYellowstoneGenreAmerican neo‑Western drama CreatorTaylor Sheridan and John LinsonMain castKevin Costner (John Dutton) plus ensemble supporting castSeasons and Episodes 5 Seasons and 53 Episodes IMBb Rating8.6/10Rotten Tomatoes Score83%

McCarthy is the mind behind No Country for Old Men, and Blood Meridian is one of his darkest and most revered novels ever written about the American West. Now, let’s look at why the writer…

Kayce Dutton is getting his own Yellowstone spinoff, but all anyone can talk about is about how his wife, Monica, is seemingly missing from Marshals.

Yellowstone, which premiered in 2018, introduced viewers to the fictional Dutton family, who own the largest ranch in Montana. When the show debuted, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Monica’s (Kelsey Asbille) marriage played a big role, and their relationship continued to be explored until the show ended in 2024.

The fictional couple ended their time on the show still together and raising their son, Tate (Brecken Merrill). Yellowstone fans weren’t ready to let go of their story — and neither was Grimes.

“On the last day of shooting, I thought it was my last day as Kayce. It was over to me,” Grimes recalled in an interview with People in June. “It was seven years of playing a person that I’ll never see again, except for having his hat and jacket in my closet. It wasn’t until probably three or four months after that that everything started aligning for the [spinoff].”

“[It was] a lot bigger of a life moment than I thought it would be,” he noted. “To try to put that show away, it was hard. It was really hard, and I know this is going to sound weird, but it was sort of emotional. It was like losing a family in a way.”

It was even harder to say goodbye to the rest of the cast and crew. “Nobody wanted it to be over,” Grimes said. “I don’t think the fans wanted it to be over. A lot of us actors kind of didn’t want it to be over, and the studio and network certainly didn’t want it to be over.”

Later that year, Kayce got a second chance to continue his story when CBS ordered a spinoff titled Marshals. Promotional videos have shown Kayce front and center, but Monica’s evident absence has left viewers perplexed.

Keep scrolling for an explanation of Marshals — including the role Monica may or may not play:

Yellowstone introduced Us to Kayce and Monica, who remained at the center of the show. After initially being a teacher at a local school on the Broken Rock Indian Reservation, Monica went on to become a professor at Montana State University while weathering life with Kayce, who moved them back to the Yellowstone Ranch while figuring out a past divide with dad John (Kevin Costner).

Following John’s death, Kayce, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, became the new owner and operator of the Yellowstone Ranch. Kayce and Monica ended the show alive — and together — before Marshals checked back in on them.

Yellowstone became a sprawling narrative, with all its spin-offs and extensions. Taylor Sheridan mastered Western storytelling with this show, but if Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian were adapted properly, it would easily give Yellowstone a run for its money.

Here’s an overview of the Paramount show:

TitleYellowstoneGenreAmerican neo‑Western drama CreatorTaylor Sheridan and John LinsonMain castKevin Costner (John Dutton) plus ensemble supporting castSeasons and Episodes 5 Seasons and 53 Episodes IMBb Rating8.6/10Rotten Tomatoes Score83%

McCarthy is the mind behind No Country for Old Men, and Blood Meridian is one of his darkest and most revered novels ever written about the American West. Now, let’s look at why the writer…

Kayce Dutton is getting his own Yellowstone spinoff, but all anyone can talk about is about how his wife, Monica, is seemingly missing from Marshals.

Yellowstone, which premiered in 2018, introduced viewers to the fictional Dutton family, who own the largest ranch in Montana. When the show debuted, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Monica’s (Kelsey Asbille) marriage played a big role, and their relationship continued to be explored until the show ended in 2024.

The fictional couple ended their time on the show still together and raising their son, Tate (Brecken Merrill). Yellowstone fans weren’t ready to let go of their story — and neither was Grimes.

“On the last day of shooting, I thought it was my last day as Kayce. It was over to me,” Grimes recalled in an interview with People in June. “It was seven years of playing a person that I’ll never see again, except for having his hat and jacket in my closet. It wasn’t until probably three or four months after that that everything started aligning for the [spinoff].”

“[It was] a lot bigger of a life moment than I thought it would be,” he noted. “To try to put that show away, it was hard. It was really hard, and I know this is going to sound weird, but it was sort of emotional. It was like losing a family in a way.”

It was even harder to say goodbye to the rest of the cast and crew. “Nobody wanted it to be over,” Grimes said. “I don’t think the fans wanted it to be over. A lot of us actors kind of didn’t want it to be over, and the studio and network certainly didn’t want it to be over.”

Later that year, Kayce got a second chance to continue his story when CBS ordered a spinoff titled Marshals. Promotional videos have shown Kayce front and center, but Monica’s evident absence has left viewers perplexed.

Keep scrolling for an explanation of Marshals — including the role Monica may or may not play:

Yellowstone introduced Us to Kayce and Monica, who remained at the center of the show. After initially being a teacher at a local school on the Broken Rock Indian Reservation, Monica went on to become a professor at Montana State University while weathering life with Kayce, who moved them back to the Yellowstone Ranch while figuring out a past divide with dad John (Kevin Costner).

Following John’s death, Kayce, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, became the new owner and operator of the Yellowstone Ranch. Kayce and Monica ended the show alive — and together — before Marshals checked back in on them.