In the new clip, Kayce Dutton’s wife, Monica Dutton, played by Kelsey Asbille, was not seen.

And it is pretty clear Monica has passed away, as a sheet was seen being placed over a body in his bed. Later, Kayce is seen lying there, with the spot next to him empty.

 

 

In a voiceover, Kayce is heard saying that the only thing that meant anything to him was taken away.

Some fans were furious at the move: ‘They did Monica dirty! How can they kill her off like that?’ said one fan on Reddit, while another chimed in, ‘No love for poor Monica, sad.’

Also in the clip, some of his Marshal coworkers seem to fancy Kayce, which hints at a new romance.

The spinoff, which will debut on March 1, is centered around an elite team of US Marshals in Montana.

This tough group takes on gang members, the cartels and even Grizzly bears.

Gil Birmingham is returning as Broken Rock Reservation chief Thomas Rainwater.

He is seen in an earlier trailer telling Kayce that all the Duttons are born killers, but that Kayce is different because he is a ‘protector.’

And in an earlier teaser, Brecken Merrill, who portrays Kayce’s son Tate Dutton, is shown in a car as he looks much older than when he was on the flagship series.

The show has also promised to bring back Mo Brings Plenty as Mo, according to Deadline.

The show’s logline says Kayce will attempt to ‘bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war on violence.’

Grimes starred throughout the hugely successful five-season run of Yellowstone as Kayce Dutton, one of the family of ranchers at the center of the story.

Kevin Costner left the show after filming only the first half of season five, prompting his character, John Dutton, to be killed off in a murder-for-hire plot.

His departure came under a cloud of rumors that he feuded with Taylor Sheridan, though he evidently ultimately left the show over scheduling conflicts with his own four-part Western movie Horizon, which he directed, starred in and co-wrote.

Horizon, a decades-long passion project that Costner poured over $38 million of his own money into, debuted its first part last year to dismal box office results.

Meanwhile, Yellowstone aired the last half of season five in 2024, dividing fans – and shortly thereafter, Grimes gave a telling interview about Costner’s exit.