Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser just confirmed they’re secretly hoping for a Yellowstone-universe crossover to save their kidnapped sons — and the timing couldn’t be more perfect.

The first seasons of Dutton Ranch and Marshals both ended with the abduction of the main characters’ children. Carter (Finn Little) in Dutton Ranch and Tate (Brecken Merrill) in Marshals. Both boys are now, at least in theory, somewhere in Texas. And the stars of both shows are openly talking about how the siblings could team up to rescue them.

The kidnappings that sparked the crossover talk

Dutton Ranch Season 1 wrapped on July 3 with Carter being taken by the cartel. The show’s writers clearly planned the finale as a launchpad for bigger drama in Season 2.

Marshals Season 1, which aired on CBS, ended on May 24 when Tom Weaver (Chris Mulkey) kidnapped Tate, telling Kayce (Luke Grimes) it was to help him after a deadly shoot-out at East Camp. The final scenes revealed Tom is connected to a string of attacks — and now he has Kayce’s son hostage. Tom claimed he was taking Tate to Texas, but that could easily have been a lie.

Wherever the boys are, could Aunt Beth (Reilly) and Uncle Rip (Hauser) get involved in saving one of them? And if Tate is in Texas, could Kayce end up down south to find his son and help save Carter at the same time?

Reilly and Hauser on the potential crossover

When TV Insider asked Reilly and Hauser if the similar endings were planned, Reilly gave a knowing smile and simply said, “Maybe.” Hauser didn’t confirm or deny a crossover, but he did drop a powerful line: “What I will say is I’d love to work with Luke. We saw him in New York for the Upfronts, Kelly and I both, and I just love him, man. I miss him.”

Reilly replied with a laugh, “I miss him too.” Hauser continued, “I love people that we’ve worked with over the years in Yellowstone, but the fact that he’s on his show and we’re on this show, if there’s a way to somewhere down the road do something special where he comes and visits us or if we go to Montana, great.”

“Go find our sons,” Reilly said with a grin. “But, you know, I think Beth misses her brother, so I would love that to happen. And we were all very close. Wes Bentley, who played Jamie, Kelsey [Asbille, who played Monica Dutton]. We were a family and we miss them very much. So the more we can get back in, that’s what we’re fighting for, Cole and I. Where we get our wishes, we would love to have as many back in our world.”

The Yellowstone star that should (and could) join Dutton Ranch, according to Kelly Reilly

Reilly and Hauser also addressed Monica’s death, calling the fact that it wasn’t shown in Dutton Ranch Season 1 a “missed opportunity” they want to fix in Season 2.

“I think that happened before our show started in a story world,” Reilly explained. “I imagine Beth and Rip had gone to Monica’s [funeral]. There has been some connection, and our story started after that. [Because of] the time thing, we didn’t see it in our story, but I would absolutely imagine that there’ll be some checking in on her brother, and we just didn’t see it this year. I think it’s something that was a missed opportunity, quite honestly, but we’re all both trying to start up these big shows. And I think we can see where there are gaps, and we see where things need to be fixed.”

Dutton Ranch Season 1 is available now on Paramount+ Marshals Season 2 premieres in Fall 2026 on CBS