{"id":2423219,"date":"2026-05-19T12:31:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2423219"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:31:53","slug":"why-yellowstone-follow-up-marshals-reportedly-had-to-kill-off-monica-dutton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-yellowstone-follow-up-marshals-reportedly-had-to-kill-off-monica-dutton\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Yellowstone Follow-Up Marshals Reportedly Had To Kill Off Monica Dutton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) in &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; &#8211; CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re still processing that unexpected death in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/marshals-review-cbs-yellowstone-spinoff-163011642.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:&quot;Marshals&quot; premiere;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;quot&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">&#8220;Marshals&#8221; premiere<\/a>, you are definitely not alone. But &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; fans might have a partial answer as to why a staple from the flagship series was unceremoniously killed offscreen. It wasn&#8217;t the writers trying to shock us \u2014 apparently, it had to do with legal issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/lists\/y-marshals-release-date-cast-trailer-yellowstone-spinoff\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:CBS' &quot;Yellowstone&quot; spin-off &quot;Marshals&quot;;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;CBS'&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">CBS&#8217; &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; spin-off &#8220;Marshals&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0arrived, fans expected to see the continued story of Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) and his wife Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille), but instead, they got a grieving widower. In the premiere episode, it&#8217;s revealed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/marshals-kills-off-major-yellowstone-015900423.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Monica died from cancer;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Monica died from cancer&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Monica died from cancer<\/a> linked to toxic waste contamination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Blame Hollywood&#8217;s ongoing streaming wars. According to a report from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/newsletter_content\/what-im-hearing-a-yellowstone-tightrope-an-indie-implosion-disneys-post-sora-playbook\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Puck;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Puck&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Puck<\/a>, the real culprit here is a complex licensing deal that was created before the existence of Paramount+. The simple version is: Because of that contract, NBCUniversal&#8217;s Peacock owns the exclusive streaming rights to &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; and any direct continuation, while Paramount gets to keep any of the new spin-offs, including CBS&#8217; &#8220;Marshals&#8221; and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dutton-ranch-yellowstone-spin-off-145912103.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:&quot;Dutton Ranch&quot; on Paramount+;cpos:5;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;quot&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">&#8220;Dutton Ranch&#8221; on Paramount+<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2165399\/yellowstone-storylines-went-nowhere\/?zsource=yahoo\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:12 Yellowstone Storylines That Didn't Go Anywhere;cpos:6;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;12 Yellowstone Storylines That Didn'&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">12 Yellowstone Storylines That Didn&#8217;t Go Anywhere<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"apparently-monica-dutton-was-written-out-to-avoid-legal-trouble\">Apparently, Monica Dutton was written out to avoid legal trouble<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) in &quot;Yellowstone&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/C4CbrIMxIBWjLJB5YQHZGQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tvline.com\/ec552e0c8ee30c493e5770e530ab58ab\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) in &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; &#8211; CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here is where, according to Puck, it gets tricky: If a new series looks too much like a direct sequel to the flagship show, that can put CBS and Paramount in legal hot water. By taking Monica out of the equation \u2014 and shifting &#8220;Marshals&#8221; into a more fast-paced procedural to further separate it from the flagship \u2014 the show has its own identity, and a massive legal headache has been averted &#8230; at least, so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Puck also reported that Paramount worked with lawyers for months on how to successfully feature flagship series characters Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) in their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2173659\/dutton-ranch-season-1-episode-1-yellowstone-reference-explained-kelly-reilly\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:&quot;Yellowstone&quot; spin-off &quot;Dutton Ranch&quot;;cpos:7;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;quot&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">&#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; spin-off &#8220;Dutton Ranch&#8221;<\/a> without raising any legal red flags.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Enjoyed this article? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.tvline.com\/newsletter-syndicated?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=tvline-NL-feed\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sign up to TVLine's free newsletter;cpos:8;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sign up to TVLine'&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Sign up to TVLine&#8217;s free newsletter<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvline.com\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:add us as a preferred search source;cpos:9;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;add us as a preferred search source&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> for the latest in TV, streaming and movie news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2175419\/why-marshals-killed-off-monica-dutton-yellowstone\/?zsource=yahoo\" data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:original article on TVLine;cpos:10;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;original article on TVLine&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">original article on TVLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) in &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; &#8211; CBS If you&#8217;re still processing that unexpected death in the &#8220;Marshals&#8221; premiere, you are definitely not alone. But &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; fans might have a partial answer as to why a staple from the flagship series was unceremoniously killed offscreen. It wasn&#8217;t the writers trying to shock us \u2014 apparently, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2423220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[341167,354435,402687,355388,392048,355386,367151],"class_list":["post-2423219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-beth-dutton","tag-dutton-ranch","tag-flagship-series","tag-kayce-dutton","tag-kelsey-asbille","tag-marshals","tag-monica-dutton"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Why-Yellowstone-Follow-Up-Marshals-Reportedly-Had-To-Kill-Off-Monica.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423221,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423219\/revisions\/2423221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}