Beth and Rip are back in\u00a0Dutton Ranch<\/a><\/em>, a new\u00a0Yellowstone<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>spinoff on Paramount Network and Paramount+. The first two episodes<\/a> came out this morning (May 15) and will air tonight on Paramount Network at 8\/7c, with one episode weekly after that.<\/p>\n The opening scenes should be familiar territory; they show Kelly Reilly<\/a> and Cole Hauser<\/a>\u2018s characters at their home in Dillon, Montana, from the\u00a0Yellowstone<\/em> series finale. But when a natural disaster strikes, they move to Rio Paloma, Texas, and start anew. Where was\u00a0Dutton Ranch\u00a0<\/em>filmed? We got a breakdown from the show\u2019s director and executive producer.\u00a0Warning:\u00a0Dutton Ranch\u00a0<\/em>premiere spoilers ahead!<\/strong><\/p>\n A lightning strike on the mountains in Dillon caused a fire that decimated the region and destroyed Beth, Rip, and Carter\u2019s house and ranch. They heard of a ranch in Rio Paloma, Texas, called the Edwards Ranch that was looking for a trustworthy buyer to honor their family-owned business with a famous legacy in the state. The Duttons were the perfect family to take over. Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening<\/a>) has long wanted to add the Edwards Ranch land to her ranch, the 10 Petal.<\/p>\n The series was filmed on location in Montana and in Texas, according to director, cinematographer, and executive producer Christina Alexandra Voros<\/a>, who has worked with Taylor Sheridan<\/a> for years on\u00a0Yellowstone<\/em> and The Madison<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Sheridan is an executive producer on\u00a0Dutton Ranch<\/em>, but he didn\u2019t create or write the series.\u00a0Dutton Ranch<\/em> was created by Chad Feehan<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of [Episode 1] was filmed in Montana up until the fire,\u201d she tells TV Insider in the video interview above. \u201cThe fire we actually filmed predominantly in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n Sheridan has a sprawling production studio in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n Emerson Miller \/ Paramount+<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Like\u00a0Yellowstone<\/em> before it,\u00a0Dutton Ranch<\/em> found real ranch houses to use as Beth and Rip\u2019s house in Rio Paloma, along with Beulah\u2019s.<\/p>\nWhy did Beth and Rip move to Texas?<\/h2>\n
Where is\u00a0Dutton Ranch\u00a0<\/em>filmed?<\/h2>\n
Are the ranch houses in\u00a0Dutton Ranch<\/em> real houses?<\/h2>\n