It’s Official: The Rip & Beth Yellowstone Spinoff Finally Has a Name— & It’s Not What Cole Hauser Promised

The fine folks behind the highly anticipated Yellowstone spinoff have finally locked in a name for the show.

Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser are set to reprise their roles as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler in a new series that should come out sometime in 2026 (more on that later). It’ll certainly be exciting to see the two stars who had so many memorable moments in the flagship show once again, and they’ll also be joined by Finn Little, who will be returning to play his character Carter in the series.

Judging by the show’s official synopsis, the relationship between Beth, Rip and Carter will be critical to the storyline of the series:

“Beth Dutton (Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Hauser) are grateful for the peace they sought, fought, and nearly died for with their 7,000-acre Dutton Ranch. With tough times and stiff competition, Beth and Rip do what they must to survive, all while ensuring Carter (Little) becomes the man he’s supposed to be.”

Sounds like an exciting premise, does it not?

There’s a ton of hype around the continuation of this particular Yellowstone story. And there’s been even more intrigue surrounding one of the more mundane parts of the spinoff: what’s it going to be called? There’s been plenty of names tossed out there and used as a moniker for the upcoming series, but nothing had been confirmed… until now.

It was during the 2026 Golden Globes that aired on Sunday, January 11 that CBS chose to roll out a teaser which included a very short sneak peak at the show focusing in on Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton. Through that, they confirmed that the name of the show will not be “The Dutton Ranch,” which is what it had been referred to for quite some time. So what’s the official name of the series?

Dutton Ranch.

Sorry if you were expecting some sort of crazy shift. The Yellowstone universe has a tendency to make minute modifications that still tend to be headline-worthy. It was actually just announced last week that another Yellowstone spinoff (focusing on Luke Grimes’ Kayce Dutton) that was being marketed as Y:Marshals would actually just be referred to as Marshals.

What makes this name news for Dutton Ranch an even bigger deal is that one of the show’s stars told outlets this past year that the series wouldn’t be called… what it is now officially called. When Fox News chatted with Cole Hauser at the PBR Finals in Arlington, Texas, the man behind Rip Wheeler said that the spinoff wouldn’t be called Dutton Ranch:

“Well, first of all, it’s not ‘Dutton Ranch. That’s not the name of it.”

Fast forward to January of 2026… and that’s definitely what the series is being hailed as.

Is it weird that Hauser would say that, only to be wrong? I’d say so. But there’s always the chance that it wasn’t going to go by that title at the time that Cole spoke to Fox News. Things can move pretty fast in show business, and as proven by the recent Y:Marshals to Marshals shift, change can be inevitable .

All in all, it’s just good to know that Dutton Ranch is still moving forward. It had been a while since we’ve heard anything about the highly anticipated Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler spinoff. Back in October of 2025, there was an announcement about the series regulars being rounded out. That’s the last time that anything substantial came out about the series, which had some fans worried that there was some sort of delay.

After all, Dutton Ranch was originally supposed to air in late 2025. It was eventually pushed back to an “Early 2026” release, but there’s still no official word on when viewers will be able to see Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprise their roles and return to our television screens again.

Fortunately, another recent update makes it seem as though things are moving along with the show… though that “Early 2026” release is in question.

That’s because Dutton Ranch is still in production, as Collider reported that cameras are currently rolling in and around Fort Worth on both the Yellowstone spinoff and one of Sheridan’s other hit shows: Lioness. There have apparently been casting notices calling for extras in scenes that are being shot in the past couple of weeks. So in other words, Dutton Ranch is still working on getting some scenes put together after beginning the filming process back in August of last year.

All in all, a great update on the show… but like I said, an “Early 2026” premiere is looking more like a “Early Summer 2026” release to me (for reference, Landman Season 2 wrapped filming in August of 2025 and premiered two months later in December).The post It’s Official: The Rip & Beth Yellowstone Spinoff Finally Has a Name— & It’s Not What Cole Hauser Promised first appeared on Whiskey Riff.