{"id":3755,"date":"2026-05-15T11:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:02:48","slug":"what-dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-means-for-yellowstone-spinoff-taylor-sheridan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/15\/what-dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-means-for-yellowstone-spinoff-taylor-sheridan\/","title":{"rendered":"Again?! What the messy Dutton Ranch showrunner exit actually means for Yellowstone spinoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final season of Yellowstone was plagued by drama, but it seems the new spinoff Dutton Ranch is ahead of its time, as the showrunner exited just weeks before its premiere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taylor Sheridan\u2019s neo-Western world continues to expand, with Kayce Dutton spinoff Marshals currently airing, The Madison (no longer part of the Yellowstone universe, although it was originally) set for a second season, and prequel 1944 in development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But arguably the most anticipated is Dutton Ranch, as it sees Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprising their roles as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. In the follow-up, the couple gamble everything on a new life in South Texas, only to find themselves dragged into fresh disputes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dutton Ranch | Official Trailer | Paramount+\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/19I5a1tRt98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s great about it is that (on paper at least) it feels somewhat disconnected from the behind-the-scenes chaos that swallowed Yellowstone season five.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As most of you will know by now, the flagship series became overshadowed by reports of tension between creator Taylor Sheridan and lead star Kevin Costner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talks of scheduling disputes, rumours of creative disagreements, and Costner\u2019s eventual exit dominated headlines at the time &#8211; almost as much as the show itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dutton Ranch initially seemed like a fresh start for the franchise &#8211; a smaller-scale continuation focused on Beth and Rip building a new life, away from the Yellowstone ranch. Or, at least, that was the idea\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why Dutton Ranch showrunner Chad Feehan was \u2018quietly let go\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of April, reports emerged that Dutton Ranch showrunner Chad Feehan had been fired from the show, immediately raising questions about what exactly is going on behind the scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXhTRNqjEd2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; 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border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXhTRNqjEd2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by CBR (@cbrofficialpage)<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feehan is no stranger to Sheridan\u2019s TV world, having created the Sheridan-produced series Lawmen: Bass Reeves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew Belloni first reported on the news that Feehan had been \u201cquietly let go\u201d of Dutton Ranch in his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/newsletter_content\/what-im-hearing-rush-hour-4-hurdles-a-yellowstone-firing-lourds-cannes-plan-betting-on-survivor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puck<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> newsletter, with three sources claiming that Feehan \u201cfinished the first season but has been told he won\u2019t return for the second.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apparently, the feeling was mutual and it wasn\u2019t so much a creative issue and more about the way Feehan ran the production. The insiders told Belloni that Feehan \u201cclashed on set with stars Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly and other key players.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSheridan, producer David Glasser, and the stars weren\u2019t happy, so Feehan\u2019s out, and Sheridan and Glasser will likely elevate another season one writer to the showrunner gig,\u201d Belloni added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question is, what are the implications of a showrunner being fired from a show when it\u2019s already completed and ready to premiere?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What it actually means for the Yellowstone spinoff<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3761\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3761\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-2.jpg\" alt=\"Rip and Beth in Yellowstone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-2-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Paramount+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, the good news for fans is that season one itself won\u2019t be impacted in terms of the show itself. Feehan and the rest of the cast and crew completed work on the first chapter before his exit, meaning the version premiering now is still fundamentally the show he helped create.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where it will have implications is in the future of Dutton Ranch. The showrunner is effectively the creative captain of a series, overseeing everything from scripts and tone to production decisions and cast relationships, but Feehan was also the lead writer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-chad-feehan-fired-1236729748\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Variety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has confirmed that if season two goes ahead, the team will find a new person to fill Feehan\u2019s boots, meaning it could look a little different in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director Christina Voros spoke to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/dutton-ranch-creator-firing-taylor-sheridan-christina-voros-response\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScreenRant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the situation, although she didn\u2019t give a huge deal away, saying she couldn\u2019t talk on the \u201cdynamics behind his departure\u201d since the show hadn\u2019t dropped at the time of the interview.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For now, she told the outlet that she\u2019s \u201cgrateful to him and his team for creating a world for these characters to move into.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the potential for a second chapter, Voros <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/dutton-ranch-season-2-chances-christina-voros-response\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cHonestly, if I had something to share [about a potential season two], I would. I will say that there is such an embarrassment of riches, in terms of the cast that we&#8217;ve had the honor to work with on this show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGetting to show up to work in the morning and seeing Ed Harris and Annette Bening is not a gift most people get to have in life. I feel very, very lucky that it is one of the experiences I&#8217;ve had this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen you have a cast like that, you just want to see where it goes. I could film with that cast of characters forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Is Taylor Sheridan involved?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3759\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3759\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit.jpeg\" alt=\"Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-768x403.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Paramount+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, Taylor Sheridan serves as the executive producer of Dutton Ranch, which may be one of the reasons Paramount+ isn\u2019t panicking so much about the shake-up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Feehan handled showrunner duties during production and was the lead writer, the spinoff still ultimately exists within Sheridan\u2019s wider TV universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TheCowboyBunkhouse\/comments\/1svh21h\/dutton_ranch_showrunner_chad_feehan_out_before\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redditor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> put it in response to the Feehan news, \u201cIt probably won\u2019t matter to a lot of fans &#8211; I\u2019m betting that most have never heard of him and\/or have no idea what a showrunner even does. If it was one of the stars, then I\u2019d expect more impact.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>When and where to watch Dutton Ranch<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to decide for yourself if Dutton Ranch is worth a go, the first two episodes drop on Paramount+ on Friday, May 15th, at 12am PT\/3am ET, meaning 8am UK time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following this, the series will switch single episodes releasing weekly at the same time on Fridays, with nine episodes in total.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes, <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FilmShrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like our Facebook page<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image credit: Paramount+<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be a Taylor Sheridan show without some drama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[15,195,11,194],"coauthors":[17],"class_list":["post-3755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explained","tag-now-showing","tag-taylor-sheridan","tag-tv","tag-yellowstone"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What the messy Dutton Ranch exit actually means for Yellowstone spinoff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here&#039;s what the implications are of Dutton Ranch showrunner Chad Feehan being fired from the Taylor Sheridan produced Yellowstone spinoff.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/15\/what-dutton-ranch-showrunner-exit-means-for-yellowstone-spinoff-taylor-sheridan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Again?! 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