‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff ‘Marshals’ Turns Taylor Sheridan Franchise Into a Workmanlike CBS Procedural: TV Review

“Marshals” is a new kind of “Yellowstone” spinoff. Rather than a prequel series tracing the Dutton family back through generations of Western migration and conflicts over land, it’s a contemporary show following an actual “Yellowstone” character — Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes), youngest son of deceased patriarch John (Kevin Costner) — past the events of the flagship […]

Mar 1, 2026 10:30am PT

‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff ‘Marshals’ Turns Taylor Sheridan Franchise Into a Workmanlike CBS Procedural: TV Review

[Luke Grimes and Logan Marshall Green in 'Marshals']

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“Marshals” is a new kind of “Yellowstone” spinoff. Rather than a prequel series tracing the Dutton family back through generations of Western migration and conflicts over land, it’s a contemporary show following an actual “Yellowstone” character — Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes), youngest son of deceased patriarch John (Kevin Costner) — past the events of the flagship show. And rather than a streaming series boasting lavish period detail and movie stars like Harrison Ford, “Marshals” is a network law enforcement procedural that bears only a passing family resemblance to “1923,” “1883,” “Yellowstone” or even other shows in executive producer Taylor Sheridan’s sprawling portfolio.

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