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Cole Hauser Returns for Dutton Ranch Season 2 Filming

7/24/2026

Summary

Cole Hauser Returns

Actor Cole Hauser will reprise Rip Wheeler in season 2 of “Dutton Ranch,” with filming beginning in February.
He said season 1 was hard because Taylor Sheridan served only as executive producer, forcing new writers and directors.
Season 1 premiered on Paramount+ in May and set the streamer’s record for the largest series premiere.
Kelly Reilly said Sheridan wants more storytelling involvement in season 2, which will be led by new showrunner Benjamin Cavell.

Summary

Beth & Rip Ranch

The series follows Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler as they leave Montana to start a ranch in South Texas.
Annette Bening, Juan Pablo Raba, Jai Courtney, JR Villarreal, Marc Menchaca and Natalie Alyn Lind join the cast.
Ed Harris returns as veterinarian Everett McKinney, whose role was reduced in season one.
The South Texas desert-grassland setting replaces Yellowstone’s mountains, giving the series a visual tone and expanding the narrative beyond the frontier.

History

Historical Context

In June 2018 Paramount Network launched Yellowstone, the franchise’s first scripted series, drawing 7.6 million viewers for its season-3 premiere and reviving the modern western on TV. Its success led Paramount+ to add prequels 1883 (2021) and 1923 (2022-2025) and spin-offs such as Marshals and the 2026 Dutton Ranch, extending the Dutton saga to South Texas and driving subscriber growth.

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Cole Hauser Returns

Actor Cole Hauser will reprise Rip Wheeler in season 2 of “Dutton Ranch,” with filming beginning in February.
He said season 1 was hard because Taylor Sheridan served only as executive producer, forcing new writers and directors.
Season 1 premiered on Paramount+ in May and set the streamer’s record for the largest series premiere.
Kelly Reilly said Sheridan wants more storytelling involvement in season 2, which will be led by new showrunner Benjamin Cavell.

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