Chaos Magnet
The Marshals are back and rural justice has never been more explosive. The CBS series from Taylor Sheridan that takes place in his Yellowstone universe, with Kayce Dutton fighting to protect his family. While Sheridan’s shows typically stream on Paramount+, Marshals airs on CBS and will be returning this fall on October 4. The series has been planned to get a bump up to 18-20 episodes this season, after the 13 episodes of the first season.
Marque Richardson is reportedly joining in this season and Morgan Lindholm’s role is also said to expand. Richardson will be recurring as Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Burns. Meanwhile, Lindholm is Maddie — the bartender at the local watering hole, Bullet ’N Barrel, and daughter of Cal.
Marshals is produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios and executive produced by Grimes, Sheridan, David Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, showrunner Spencer Hudnut, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Michael Freidman and Keith Cox
Marshals Had a Strong Debut
“Marshals delivered a breakout performance, capturing a massive audience across platforms and quickly establishing itself as one of TV’s most powerful new series,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “The overwhelming viewer response speaks to the strength of the Yellowstone world, the bold character driven storytelling from the creative team and the dynamic cast performances led by Luke Grimes.“
The first episode premiered on March 1 with 9.52 million viewers. Once a week of streaming and delayed viewing was factored in, that number grew to 20.6 million. The second episode held on to much of that debut audience with 8.4 million viewers. Delayed viewing numbers for that episode aren’t yet available.
The series stars Luke Grimes, who reprises his role as Kayce Dutton from Yellowstone. The spinoff series finds him joining a team of federal marshals working in Montana. The rest of the cast includes Logan Marshall-Green, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos, and Tatanka Means, as well as a few familiar faces from Yellowstone, with Mo Brings Plenty, Brecken Merrill, and Gil Birmingham reprising their roles.
Our Impression
Unfortunately, our own Alex Maidy didn’t love the series. “Marshals prominently features the signature Yellowstone insignia in all marketing, with every episode showing how indebted the series setting is to Taylor Sheridan’s flagship series, but there is little here that adds to the legacy of the show that inspired it,” he wrote. “If anything, Marshals undoes the virtuous redemption Kayce Dutton achieved over the five seasons of Yellowstone and will leave dedicated fans scratching their heads over why. Marshals has the production values of a major project, but ranks nowhere close to any other series in the library of Sheridan-produced or created projects. Marshals will undoubtedly be a hit for CBS as audiences still flock to anything with the big Y logo emblazoned on it, but this show is a forgettable procedural that fits the brand of shows that CBS is known for, but does not capture what drew people to Yellowstone in the first place.” You can check out the rest of his review right here.
