Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly jump out of the fire into the frying pan in "Dutton Ranch."
The long-awaited Paramount+ "Yellowstone" spinoff (first two episodes stream May 15) features Montana's royal TV couple Rip Wheeler (Hauser) and Beth Dutton (Reilly) forced to flee their beloved state due to a life-altering, destructive wildfire. The move to Texas is a seismic location change after five tumultuous "Yellowstone" seasons (and two Dutton-family prequels).
It's also hotter than Hades, shot primarily outdoors around north-central Texas, near creator Taylor Sheridan's state-of-the-art mega-studio outside Fort Worth.
"Texas is a beast," Hauser, 51, tells USA TODAY, as Reilly, 48, nods her head in agreement. "We're not on soundstages, except for interior house shots. I don't think a lot of people understand filming in that environment. The idea of the crew and the actors being outside, it's 118 degrees out there. And then it will start snowing. It's like the weather can't make up its mind."
Rip and Beth head to Texas In ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff, ‘Dutton Ranch.’
