EXCLUSIVE: Annette Bening (Nyad) has joined the leading cast of the Paramount+ Yellowstone Beth and Rip spinoff series, which now has a working title, The Dutton Ranch. She will star opposite Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and Finn Little, who will reprise their original roles. Additionally, Chad Feehan (Lawmen: Bass Reeves) will serve as showrunner of the offshoot.
The Dutton Ranch, home to Beth Dutton (Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Hauser), is a testament to the peace they sought, fought for, and nearly died for, as they’ve come to cherish their 7,000-acre land. With tough times and stiff competition, Beth and Rip do what they must to survive, all while ensuring Carter (Little) becomes the man he’s supposed to be.
Bening will play Beulah Jackson, the powerful, cunning, and charming head of a major ranch in Texas.
As Deadline revealed in December, the show is expected to remain on the same present-day timeline, with the new offshoot sharing the most DNA with the mothership of any show in the universe to date.
The original series follows the Dutton family that controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Reilly’s Beth is John Dutton III’s (Kevin Costner) daughter, a former head of acquisitions at the Schwartz & Meyer financial firm. Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip Wheeler, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John, who treated him like a son.
Yellowstone was co-created by Sheridan and John Linson, who executive produce with Art Linson, Costner, David C. Glasser, Bob Yari, Stephen Kay, Michael Friedman, Christina Voros and Keith Cox. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The Yellowstone Universe also includes prequels 1883 and 1923, both of which have concluded their runs. Two other upcoming offshoots join the Beth and Rip series on the slate: The Madison for Paramount+, led by Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn, and Y: Marshals for CBS, led by Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, with additional universe entries 1944 and 6666 previously announced as being in development.
From Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, The Dutton Ranch is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Michael Friedman, Chad Feehan, Christina Voros, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser and Keith Cox.
Bening is a BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards winner with multiple Oscar, Tony, and Emmy Awards nominations under her belt. She received Oscar nods for the films The Grifters (1990), American Beauty (1999), Being Julia (2004), The Kids Are Alright (2010), and the Netflix biopic Nyad (2023). Her Emmy nod was for her work as the titular character in the TV movie Mrs. Harris (2005). On stage, Bening was last seen in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons alongside Tracy Letts, which earned her a Tony nomination.
She will next be seen in the Apple TV+ limited series Lucky, working opposite Anya Taylor-Joy. Previously, Bening starred in and executive-produced the Peacock limited series “Apples Never Fall.” On the big screen, she will next star in The Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein movie. Bening is repped by CAA and Gochman Law Group.
