Yellowstone extended with several spinoffs – but other shows have been going through production delays off-screen.
Taylor SheridanThe hit show, which premiered in 2018, introduced viewers to the fictional Dutton family, who own a large ranch in Montana. It was an instant hit for the Paramount Network, which inspired prequels to include 1883 again 1923.
6666 the second episode announced by Paramount, which was supposed to focus on the present-day Four Sixes Ranch.
The official synopsis reads, “Established when the Comanches ruled West Texas, no ranch in America is more steeped in the history of the West than 6666. Still operating as it did two centuries earlier, and covering the entire region, 6666 is where the rule of law and the laws of nature meet at the point where the most dangerous thing man does is next.”
There hasn’t been an update to the show since 2024. It’s the same with me 1944 while Paramount Network announced two Yellowstone spinoffs in November 2023 but did not provide any further details about their plots.
Dutton Ranch is expected to premiere in 2026 with Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser) in the middle of the show while the Marshals air on CBS in the meantime. Madison, on the other hand, was originally Yellowstone spinoff star Matthew McConaughey he was at work. McConaughey’s spinoff eventually died and was replaced by a separate show with the same title Madisonwhich is no longer a spinoff.
Sheridan has previously talked about a number of his ongoing projects – including ones he’s not affiliated with Yellowstone.
“Because Paramount can trust me and give me time to shoot 10 to 14 days for a television episode, we can treat it like a movie, and it looks like a movie,” Sheridan told Deadline in January 2022. “We can take the time to rehearse it and light it and create these set pieces. And if I call them and say, ‘I need two helicopters,’ they go in one day, the ‘rights’ will go in a day.” one.
CBS’ Marshals spinoff picks up after the series finale of Yellowstone — but where did all the members of the Dutton family end up? The Paramount Network series wrapped in December 2024 after five seasons with Beth (Kelly Reilly) avenging the death of her father John (Kevin Costner) by killing her brother Jamie (Wes Bentley). Beth’s husband, Rip (Cole Hauser), […]
He added: “At the end of the day, going to some of these places where a lot of people haven’t been, where you open up a new world, and all these places or characters in the story, it’s interesting to me.”
News broke in October 2025 that Sheridan’s plans would undergo further changes as he closed a film and TV deal with NBCUniversal. The five-year film, TV and broadcast deal is expected to begin on January 1, 2029, after Sheridan’s TV deal with Paramount – which expires in 2028 – officially expires.
Paramount will retain the rights to Yellowstone and other franchises created by Sheridan under his deal with the company, so he is expected to create a brand new IP for NBCUniversal. Sheridan’s move comes on the heels of Paramount’s recent merger with Skydance. The change led to the departure of fellow Paramount Global executive Chris McCarthy, who had worked closely with Sheridan.
