Luke Grimes Returns in Marshals Show Premiering March 1 on CBS
Luke Grimes is back as Kayce Dutton in Marshals Show, a Yellowstone spinoff that debuts March 1 at 8 p. m. on CBS and will also stream on Paramount+. The launch matters because it shifts a familiar character into a new genre, turning the franchise’s cowboy drama into a marshal-centered procedural aimed at expanding the series’ audience.
Marshals Show Cast and Premise
The series follows Kayce as he joins a team of U. S. Marshals led by his old friend Pete Calvin, played by Logan Marshall-Green. The creative team behind the project includes producer Taylor Sheridan and creator Spencer Hudnut. The roster expands the Yellowstone universe with new and returning faces: Arielle Kebbel as Belle Skinner, Ash Santos as Andrea Cruz, Tatanka Means as Miles Kittle, Gil Birmingham as Chief Thomas Rainwater and Moses Brings Plenty appearing as Mo.
Marshals Show stages missions that blend mounted cowboy work with federal enforcement: the team carries out operations such as busting drug deals in remote locations, frequently necessitating horseback movement. The show explicitly revisits themes familiar to the Dutton saga, including corporate encroachment on the environment and issues tied to the local Native American reservation, bringing those strands into a law-enforcement framework.
Network timing and format choices underline the program’s intent. Premiering on a broadcast-night slot—8 p. m. on a Sunday—positions the series to reach a broad linear-TV audience while a simultaneous streaming window on Paramount+ offers a secondary platform. The Marshals Show name signals the pivot in focus from ranch politics to marshal operations while keeping the original franchise’s characters and themes within reach.
Kayce Dutton Joins Pete Calvin’s US Marshals Team
In narrative terms, Kayce’s move stems from the intersection of his cowboy skills and military background; those elements are now being put to use within a U. S. Marshals unit. That cause–effect sequence informs both the episode structure and the series’ tone: missions derive from the marshal beat, and the storytelling alternates between procedural set pieces and the long-running Dutton mythology.
The series is explicitly framed as a blend of action-driven procedural and frontier motifs—one reviewer likened it to a "cowboy SEAL Team"—and the creative lineage reflects that: Spencer Hudnut, who worked on SEAL Team, created the show, while Sheridan remains attached as a producer. Casting choices reinforce the balance between old and new: Kayce anchors the continuity with Yellowstone, while Marshall-Green’s co-lead energy is positioned to carry forward the series’ momentum.
What makes this notable is that the spinoff springs directly from Yellowstone’s commercial success and long arc; Yellowstone ran from 2018 to 2024 and built a built-in audience that the new series is explicitly courting. Because Kayce has been characterized as quieter than his family members on the original series, Marshals Show enlarges the ensemble and leans on more dynamic teammates to broaden storytelling possibilities and sustain interest across episodic missions.
Fans of the parent series will find tie-ins: familiar characters such as Chief Thomas Rainwater and Mo appear, while other Duttons are referenced by name but do not appear in the premiere. Beth and Rip are identified as Kayce’s remaining family ties from the original run and are noted to be developing their own separate spinoff at an unannounced date, further extending the franchise’s planned expansion.
The critical assessment so far balances praise for the series’ mechanics with reservations about its central lead. One view holds that Kayce’s subdued presence required a charismatic foil and a broader ensemble to carry the show; as a result, Marshals Show relies on that ensemble and marshal-case procedures to sustain each episode’s momentum. For audiences drawn to hybrid shows that mix law enforcement, military-style teamwork and western imagery, the series positions itself as a straightforward, genre-driven option when it premieres on March 1.
