Marshals Tv Show — marshals tv show Brings Luke Grimes Back as Kayce
This story contains spoilers for the pilot of "Marshals. " The marshals tv show returns Luke Grimes to the role of Kayce Dutton, but the character’s hard-won peace is shattered early in the new series.
Marshals Tv Show Premiere Details
Grimes reprises Kayce in the series that premiered Sunday. He discussed the role during an interview at an exclusive club in downtown Los Angeles and attended a gala premiere at the Autry Museum of the American West in Griffith Park.
When Kayce Found Peace
"When the curtain came down on 'Yellowstone' last year, Kayce Dutton had finally found his happily-ever-after, " the story notes, describing how the youngest son of wealthy rancher John Dutton (Kevin Costner) had secured a modest cabin in a mountainous region to live in secluded peace with his wife, Monica (Kelsey Asbille), and son, Tate (Brecken Merrill). Luke Grimes said, "Kayce found his little peace of heaven, getting everything he ever wanted and fought for. "
Kayce's Loss and Reaction
In the new series, that serenity is brutally shattered. The pilot reveals that Monica has died of cancer, a development the coverage calls the "elephant in the room. " Grimes said he thinks fans "will be upset — and they should be, " adding that "Kayce is very upset. It’s the worst thing that could have happened to him. But as much as I’m really upset not to work with Kelsey, it’s a good idea for the show. " He also said, "His dream life is no longer available to him. Now the only thing he has is his son, who is not so sure he wants the same life as Kayce. A big part of the season is Kayce learning how to manage all these new things — new job, being a single father. "
The U. S. Marshals Team
The narrative pushes Kayce into a new role: he joins an elite squad of U. S. Marshals headed by his Navy SEAL teammate Pete Calvin, played by Logan Marshall-Green. The series is presented as a blend of the gritty Western flavor associated with Kayce’s prior story and the procedural genre familiar on network prime-time.
Spinoff Strategy and Context
The drama is described as the first of several planned spinoffs building from the original series, which became television’s hottest scripted series during its five-season run. Despite the departure of its main star, Kevin Costner, the original Western-flavored drama had remained television’s most popular series heading into that show’s highly anticipated series finale on Sunday.
