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Upcoming spin-off Y: Marshals has added three stars from the original drama to the cast

Yellowstone’s forthcoming spin-off, focusing on Kayce Dutton (played by Luke Grimes), is set to feature at least three more big names from the original series.

Y: Marshals will follow the son of ranch owner John Dutton (Kevin Costner) in the aftermath of his father’s death as he leaves the ranch to combat crime across Montana.

Deadline has now revealed that Yellowstone veterans Gil Birmingham, Brecken Merrill and Mo Brings Plenty will be reprising their roles from the main show.

Birmingham played Chief Thomas Rainwater, who had a feud with the Duttons over disputed land, while Brings Plenty played Rainwater’s driver and right-hand man, Mo.

Meanwhile, Merrill played Kayce’s son Tate alongside Kelsey Asbille as wife and mother Monica Dutton.

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It’s not yet known if Asbille will be returning, though Deadline suggests her absence may be explained within the series.

In addition to these three Yellowstone favourites, Y: Marshals has confirmed four more cast members joining Grimes and the previously announced Logan Marshall-Green.

Arielle Kebbel (Rescue: HI-Surf), Ash Santos (Pulse) and Tatanka Means (Reservation Dogs) are on board as series regulars.

They’ll be playing members of the US Marshals Belle, Andrea and Miles, respectively. Finally, The West Wing and Lost star Brett Cullen will take on a recurring role as Montana’s head of US Marshals, Harry Gifford, reports the Express.

The exact storyline for the upcoming Yellowstone spin-off is being kept under wraps, but a series synopsis has given fans a taste of what’s to come.

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According to Deadline, it states: “In Y: Marshals, with the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Kayce Dutton (Grimes) joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war on violence.”

In other news, Oscar-nominated actress Annette Bening has been confirmed to join another Yellowstone spin-off.

She’ll be taking on the role of Beulah Jackson, the boss of a competing ranch, in the tentatively named The Dutton Ranch, which will carry on the tale of Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser).

Y: Marshals will premiere in late 2025 – early 2026 on CBS. Yellowstone is available to stream on Paramount+.

Finn Little, who played Carter in the hit Western drama, has a lead role in the new thriller The Surfer alongside Nicolas Cage

Yellowstone enthusiasts, take note!

There’s a fresh thriller on the big screen featuring one of the series’ most talked-about stars.

The young and talented Finn Little, 18, has made waves as the plucky ranch hand Carter in the hit Western series, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and Kevin Costner.

With 24 episodes under his belt, Carter has been picking up the ropes from Reilly’s formidable Beth Dutton and her other half Rip Wheeler (played by Hauser), while also learning some crucial life lessons along the way.

Now stepping into his late teens, Little has matured for his new gig in The Surfer, sharing the screen with none other than Nicolas Cage, reports the Mirror US.

Fans might do a double-take seeing how much Little has grown since his Yellowstone beginnings, and they’ll get to hear his true Brisbane twang in this Aussie-based flick – a stark contrast to his American persona on the ranch.

In this edge-of-your-seat film by Lorcan Finnegan, Little takes on the role of ‘The Kid’, son to Cage’s protagonist, who finds himself at odds with a menacing gang of surfers.

Despite the daunting task of acting alongside the esteemed star, it turns out Little wasn’t fully clued in on Cage’s A-list status.

“He was gloriously not aware of Nic Cage being a big actor,” revealed Finnegan in a chat with Express Online.

“We had a casting director from Australia, Jane Norris, and she suggested him. All the cast are Australian, apart from Nic. We had a lot of actors to get for the film, locally, and she was great at putting people forward.

“Finn auditioned, he did a self-tape and then we did a Zoom.

“It’s tricky because when you’re trying to find someone who could possibly look like Nic’s son, as well, and be Australian, we were still toying with the idea of whether he would have an Australian accent or an American accent.

“We decided to keep his Australian accent, but he does a good American accent, obviously.”

Director Finnegan shared how Little seemed unbothered about joining forces with Cage, a huge name in the industry. Recalling their initial chat on Little’s forthcoming scenes with Cage, he found the young actor’s attitude laid-back.

“I remember, he arrived in Australia quite early, before Nic got there,” he said.

“We were walking along, down to the beach to show him the location. I asked him how he felt about making a movie with Nic Cage and he was like, ‘Yeah… yeah, I’ve heard of him. Yeah, pretty cool’. Just not fazed.”

Away from his work on Yellowstone, Little doesn’t have any confirmed projects for now, albeit rumours abound that he might reappear in the wildly successful Western series due to Beth and Rip leading a new spin-off.

The Surfer is in cinemas now. Yellowstone is available to stream on Paramount+.