Yellowstone Spinoff Drama: Feehan Fired, New Showrunner Eyed

0:00It's April 24th. This is Music News today, AI-powered stories from the music world. I'm Corey with The Story. Dutton Ranch, the new Yellowstone spin-off starring Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler down in Texas, hits Paramount Network and Paramount Plus on May 15th. It's one of three fresh Taylor Sheridan shows dropping in 2026, but drama hit early with showrunner Chad Feahan getting fired just weeks before launch. What we're from insiders like Matthew Belonia Puck is that Sheridan himself, plus studio head David Glasser and stars Kelly Riley and Cole Hauser, weren't happy with his work. Deadline reports tension over how he managed the cast, including big names like Annette Benning and Ed Harris, even if the script's held up okay. This isn't Feahan's first stumble. His earlier Sheridan project, Laman Bass Rees back in 2023, bombed hard with no calls for more. Fanspoint fingers, but Sheridan shows often cycle through showrunners like Tulsa King and the upcoming Frisco King, while hits like Landman and Lioness Stick with the Boss. Meanwhile,

1:06first-lit photos just dropped, teasing new faces that could spell trouble for Beth and Rip. Ed Harris as the slick-ever McKinney, or Annette Benning's Bula Jackson, might be the real threats. Yellowstone Loyalists know never sleep on the women. As season 1 rolls out unchanged, deep eyes peeled for a new showrunner staring season 2, if it gets the green light, Sheridan's universe keeps evolving fast.