Marshals
A man on a horse in a rural area with the text "CBS Original – Y: Marshals
Promotional title card
Also known as Y: Marshals
Genre
  • Drama
  • Neo-Western
  • Police procedural
Created by Spencer Hudnut
Based on Characters created
by Taylor Sheridan & John Linson
Showrunner Spencer Hudnut
Starring
  • Luke Grimes
  • Logan Marshall-Green
  • Arielle Kebbel
  • Ash Santos
  • Tatanka Means
  • Brecken Merrill
  • Mo Brings Plenty
  • Gil Birmingham
Music by Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 1
Production
Executive producers
  • Greg Yaitanes
  • Luke Grimes
  • Michael Friedman
  • Ron Burkle
  • David Hutkin
  • Bob Yari
  • Spencer Hudnut
  • John Linson
  • Art Linson
  • David C. Glasser
  • Taylor Sheridan
Producer Sandra Nebel
Cinematography Christopher Faloona
Editor Amy Fleming
Running time 43 minutes
Production companies
  • Paramount Television Studios
  • 101 Studios
  • Bosque Ranch Productions
Budget $52 million
Original release
Network CBS
Release March 1, 2026 (2026-03-01) –
present
Related
  • Yellowstone (franchise)
  • Yellowstone

Marshals is an American neo-Western and police procedural television series created by Spencer Hudnut. The series serves as both a spin-off and sequel to Yellowstone (2018–2024) and is the fourth television series in the Yellowstone franchise. It stars Luke Grimes, Brecken Merrill, Mo Brings Plenty, and Gil Birmingham reprising their roles from Yellowstone, with Logan Marshall-Green, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos, and Tatanka Means also starring.

Marshals premiered on CBS on March 1, 2026.

Premise

Marshals is set to follow former U.S. Navy SEAL and rancher Kayce Dutton as he joins a specialized group of U.S. Marshals tasked with protecting Montana.[1]

Cast and characters

See also: List of Yellowstone characters

Main

  • Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton
  • Logan Marshall-Green as Pete Calvin
  • Arielle Kebbel as Belle Skinner
  • Ash Santos as Andrea Cruz
  • Tatanka Means as Miles Kittle
  • Brecken Merrill as Tate Dutton
  • Mo Brings Plenty as Mo
  • Gil Birmingham as Thomas Rainwater

Recurring

  • Brett Cullen as Harry Gifford
  • Ellyn Jameson as Dolly Weaver

Guest

  • Chad Michael Collins as Owen Kilborn
  • Loren Anthony as Jim Kane

Episodes

No. Title [2] Directed by Written by [3] Original release date [2] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Piya Wiconi" Greg Yaitanes Spencer Hudnut March 1, 2026 (2026-03-01) 9.52[4]
2 "Zone of Death"[5] Greg Yaitanes Spencer Hudnut March 8, 2026 (2026-03-08) TBD
3 "Road to Nowhere"[6] Christopher Chulack Tom Mularz March 15, 2026 (2026-03-15) TBD
4 "The Gathering Storm"[7] Christopher Chulack Dana Greenblatt March 22, 2026 (2026-03-22) TBD
5 "Lost Girls" TBA Jim Adler March 29, 2026 (2026-03-29) TBD

Production

Development

In March 2025, it was reported that a spin-off of the Paramount Network series Yellowstone starring Luke Grimes, and created by Spencer Hudnut, was in development at CBS.[8][9] The procedural program, tentatively titled Y: Marshals, was ordered in May from MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios for the 2025–26 television season. Hudnut signed on as showrunner and executive producer, with Grimes, Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, also holding executive producer roles.[10][11] Amy Reisenbach, the CBS Entertainment president, said the decision was made to air it on CBS rather than release it on Paramount+ (similar to other series from Sheridan) due to the success from the linear broadcasts of the parent show as well as Tulsa King.[12] With Sheridan known for producing high-budget series,[13] concerns were raised about the series budget and how the show would look and feel on a broadcast network rather than cable.[14] Reisenbach responded saying that "we don't do cheap" and that creatively, the show would be similar to Yellowstone, assuring that a proper budget had been allocated.[15]

By August 2025, Paramount Television Studios had taken over production of the series following the merger of parent company Paramount Global with Skydance Media into Paramount Skydance.[16] "Y:" was removed from the title in January 2026, with the show thereafter just known as Marshals; it did however, remain part of the program's visual branding, and was stylized in the same format as the logo of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch from the parent series. CBS stated that although it had stopped referring to Y: Marshals as a working title, the "Y:" had been "considered silent internally."[17] CBS executives were reportedly confident enough in the success of the series to commission a writers' room for a potential second season in February before the program premiered or was officially renewed, with script work on season two to begin "soon".[18]

Casting

Grimes reprises his role as Kayce Dutton[19] while his character's wife Monica Long Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) is killed off-screen between the end of Yellowstone and the start of Marshals.[20] Grimes was initially approached about the spin-off just four months after production on the final season of Yellowstone wrapped, and was initially unsure about it being centered around his character, believing that his arc had been satisfactorily wrapped up. He ultimately decided to proceed once he heard the pitch.[21][22] Also returning from Yellowstone, Brecken Merrill, Mo Brings Plenty, and Gil Birmingham, were added as series regulars to portray Tate Dutton, Mo, and Thomas Rainwater, respectively.[23] Cast members new to the franchise include Logan Marshall-Green as Pete Calvin, Arielle Kebbel as Belle, Ash Santos as Andrea, and Tatanka Means as Miles, all in regular roles.[24][25] Additionally, Brett Cullen and Ellyn Jameson were cast in recurring roles as Harry Gifford and Dolly Weaver respectively.[26][27]

Filming

Principal photography of the series began in mid-2025, taking place in Summit County, Utah, with $52 million designated for production. Yellowstone also filmed its first three seasons in the same location, before its production was moved to Montana ahead of season four due to a lack of tax incentives that were subsequently increased due to the state losing production of that series. The first season, consisting of thirteen episodes, concluded filming that December.[28][29][30]

Broadcast

Marshals started airing on March 1, 2026, as a mid-season replacement on CBS. It is scheduled for Sundays at 8:00 p.m. ET and it is the first series in the franchise to debut on a linear network.[31] Paramount Global Content Distribution handles the show's distribution rights.[32]

Reception

The series' holds a 46% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 critic reviews.[33] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average".[34]

Nick Schager writing for The Daily Beast dismisses the show: "Its fights, chases, and shootouts are CBS-grade lackluster, and the particulars of its stories are of no consequence."[35] Variety considered the show to be "a network law enforcement procedural that bears only a passing family resemblance to 1923, 1883, Yellowstone or even other shows in executive producer Taylor Sheridan's sprawling portfolio."[36]

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