Looks like the Dutton’s are facing WWII next.
Stop the presses! A new prequel series is reportedly in the works. Even though Season 5 Part 2 will mark the end of the modern Dutton family‘s story, Taylor Sheridan still isn’t finished with giving us a glimpse of what came before Kevin Costner’s John Dutton.
Paramount Network officials revealed that a new spinoff series, dubbed , is in development. News of the latest Taylor Sheridan project to be greenlit came in Feb. 2023, when Paramount producers held a thank-you event in Hamilton, Montana to talk up the economic benefits brought to the area by
According to Hamilton-based outlet , Executive Vice President of partner 101 Studios Tom Prince described the upcoming as a follow-up to , currently in its first season on Paramount+.
“We’ve got , we’ve got the sequel, we’re not letting the cat out of the bag, it’s going to be called ,” Prince said.
Information is scant right now about the who, what, and where of the upcoming series. (Is it the previously announced second season of , or a separate show entirely?) But we’ve pieced together a few hints to paint a fuller picture of , including potential plot points, locations, and characters we might see in the period drama.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, it’s safe to assume will dramatize the effects of World War II on the Dutton family ranch. , starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton, is a Depression-era drama that grapples with historic events, including Prohibition and record-breaking drought.
could follow ‘s lead and use WWII as both a backdrop and a plot engine. Perhaps we’ll see some Duttons go off to war. Action set pieces in the
is still in development, so the prequel series likely won’t hit screens until 2024 or 2025. Considering the writer strike in Hollywood just ended and the actor strike is still ongoing, it’s looking like the latter is a more realistic possibility.
As ever, will film in Montana at the site of the
No official casting announcements have been made, but recent headlines suggest that, like the Harrison Ford-led , Paramount could be searching for a big-name star to front
Does that mean we’ll essentially get a McConaughey-led Season 6? Or will the actor head back in time to front ? Better yet, the Texas native star in the previously announced spinoff series , which is set at the famed West Texas ranch owned by Sheridan.
Wherever McConaughey lands, we’ve got some ideas for characters who could carry over to ‘s wartime Montana. Most of the actors below would have to be recast, as their characters will have aged more than twenty years since the events of
Jack Dutton (Darren Mann) – John Dutton Sr.’s son and great-nephew to Jacob Dutton. Jack is dedicated to the upkeep of the Dutton family ranch, and if he’s in , he’ll likely be running the ancestral seat.
Elizabeth Strafford Dutton (Michelle Randolph) – Jack Dutton’s feisty betrothed.
John Dutton II – The son of Jack and Elizabeth Dutton, and the father of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton III.
Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) – the younger brother of John Dutton. A World War I veteran, an aged-up Spencer could speak to the horrors of war in .
Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer) – Spencer Dutton’s betrothed.
The Dutton-verse is ever-expanding, and so is the list of notable Dutton names. Here’s a handy family tree to help you brush up on your trivia.