{"id":6550,"date":"2026-06-23T18:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/is-dutton-ranch-replacing-rip-wheeler-yellowstone-spinoff-rumor-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:23:20","slug":"is-dutton-ranch-replacing-rip-wheeler-yellowstone-spinoff-rumor-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/is-dutton-ranch-replacing-rip-wheeler-yellowstone-spinoff-rumor-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Is &#8216;Dutton Ranch&#8217; replacing Rip Wheeler? &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; spinoff rumor explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fdutton-rip.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cDutton Ranch\u201d fans are worried Cole Hauser may be leaving the \u201cYellowstone\u201d spinoff now that his character Rip Wheeler\u2019s role on the show has changed.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rip\u2019s new role doesn\u2019t mean Hauser is exiting the series. <\/p>\n<p>The Paramount+ <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/14\/entertainment\/yellowstone-spinoff-dutton-ranch-is-a-winner-review\/\">cowboy drama <\/a>is set several years after the events of \u201cYellowstone,\u201d and follows married couple Rip (Hauser) and Beth (Kelly Reilly) as they leave Montana after the death of her father, John Dutton (Kevin Costner), and set up their own ranch in Texas. There, they are met with problems such as hostile neighbors, cattle disease and mysterious dead bodies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cole Hauser (pictured on \u201cDutton Ranch\u201d) stars as Rip Wheeler.  <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cDutton Ranch\u201d follows Rip and Beth, played by Kelly Reilly (pictured), after the events of \u201cYellowstone.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier in Season 1, Rip and Beth\u2019s new ranch got devastated by foot and mouth disease, forcing them to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/29\/entertainment\/dutton-ranch-showrunner-breaks-down-rip-beths-funeral-shocker\/\">execute their own cattle herd.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Since Rip and Beth now have a ranch with no cattle \u2013 meaning, they have no way to make a living \u2013 they\u2019re both temporarily working for their neighboring ranch, the 10 Petal, owned by Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because of the shift, fans are now agonizing about the possibility of Rip being written off the show. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some fans are worried Rip could be leaving \u201cDutton Ranch.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rip\u2019s character is now working for Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening, pictured in \u201cDutton Ranch\u201d). <span class=\"credit\">Lauren Smith\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCole can not leave the show,\u201d one comment on Facebook said. \u201cHe is the best actor on there. We all love him so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/YellowstonePN\/comments\/1uc5zn7\/hope_this_is_false_info\/\"> fan on Reddit<\/a> noted, \u201cIf this is true, I won\u2019t watch another episode after he leaves.\u201d\u00a0However, a third fan said that Rip is not \u201cbeing replaced.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On the show, while Rip is busy running the 10 Petal Ranch, his ranch hands, Zachariach (Marc Menchaca) and Azul ( J.R. Villarreal), have been handling his duties on the home front, at his now cattle-less ranch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rip\u2019s ranch hands like Zachariah (Marc Menchaca, pictured with Reilly) have been handling his duties at his home ranch. <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rip (pictured on \u201cDutton Ranch\u201d with his adopted son Carter) has been working at the neighboring ranch.  <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rip and Beth have discussed that this plan to work for the 10 Petal Ranch is temporary, until they can figure out what to do about their own ranch and bounce back from the blow of losing their herd. <\/p>\n<p>The duo always backs each other up, even if one of them is doing something illegal. For example, in an earlier \u201cDutton Ranch,\u201d episode, when Rip lit their enemy\u2019s trailer on fire, Beth waited for him in the car, supporting his actions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rip and Beth (pictured) support each other through illegal activities.  <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rip (pictured) is in a \u201cmore mature era,\u201d said exec producer Christina Alexandra Voros.  <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Voros added that although Rip and Beth still do antics like that, \u201cIt was really interesting to watch both of them enter a slightly more mature era.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the season continues, she said, \u201cYou really see these two people who have fought so hard to try to finally have peace. And no matter how badly they want it, war keeps coming to their doorstep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the most recent episode, Beulah announced that her volatile addict son, Rob-Will (Jai Courtney), would take over running the 10 Petal.\u00a0Rob-Will and Rip got into a fight in a parking lot at the beginning of the season \u2013 so, Rip\u2019s days at the 10 Petal Ranch might be numbered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rip (pictured) may leave the 10 Petal Ranch after Beulah\u2019s volatile son took over.  <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Beth has also been working for Beulah (pictured).  <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rip may soon return to his own ranch, because Rob-Will doesn\u2019t seem like he\u2019ll be a good boss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Per Paramount, \u201cDutton Ranch\u201d had the biggest series debut in the platform\u2019s history, drawing over 12 million viewers in its first week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The show has not yet been renewed for a Season 2 amid behind-the-scenes reshuffling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYellowstone\u201d mastermind Taylor Sheridan produces the show, but Chad Feehan was the showrunner \u2013 and he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/24\/entertainment\/dutton-ranch-drama-yellowstone-spinoff-showrunner-quietly-let-go-3-weeks-before-premiere\/\">was quietly let go <\/a>three weeks before the premiere amid rumors of clashing with Hauser and Riley.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Azul and Zachariah (JR Villarreal and Menchaca, pictured) have been doing some of Rip\u2019s job while Rip is at the 10 Petal.  <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cDutton Ranch\u201d has had big ratings with Beth and Rip (pictured) but hasn\u2019t been renewed for a Season 2 yet. <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, the show currently has a big audience \u2014 just no showrunner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDutton Ranch\u201d airs Fridays on Paramount+ and at 8 p.m on Paramount.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/23\/entertainment\/is-dutton-ranch-replacing-rip-wheeler-yellowstone-spinoff-rumor-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDutton Ranch\u201d fans are worried Cole Hauser may be leaving the \u201cYellowstone\u201d spinoff now that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dutton-rip.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}