{"id":2482362,"date":"2026-06-30T19:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2482362"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:00:58","slug":"dutton-ranch-hires-new-boss-for-season-2-after-moving-on-from-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dutton-ranch-hires-new-boss-for-season-2-after-moving-on-from-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDutton Ranch\u201d hires new boss for season 2 after moving on from creator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Justified<\/em> alum Benjamin Cavell is the new showrunner for <em>Dutton Ranch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Yellowstone<\/em> spinoff recently moved on from creator Chad Feehan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Dutton Ranch<\/em>&#8216;s season 1 finale premieres this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dutton-ranch-cast-and-character-guide-11975150\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Dutton Ranch;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dutton Ranch&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Dutton Ranch<\/em><\/a> has a new boss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dutton-ranch-moves-on-from-creator-weeks-before-yellowstone-spinoff-premieres-11958257\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:departure of creator and showrunner Chad Feehan;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;departure of creator and showrunner Chad Feehan&quot;}\" class=\"link \">departure of creator and showrunner Chad Feehan<\/a> ahead of the series premiere of the <em>Yellowstone<\/em> spinoff, <em>Justified<\/em> and <em>Homeland<\/em> alum Benjamin Cavell has been tapped as the showrunner for the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/beth-and-rip-will-keep-riding-dutton-ranch-renewed-for-season-2-12005450\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:recently announced season 2;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;recently announced season 2&quot;}\" class=\"link \">recently announced season 2<\/a>, <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> can confirm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taking over the world of Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser) is a Paramount+ homecoming for Cavell, who previously created <em>SEAL Team<\/em> and <em>The Stand<\/em>. His other writing and producing credits include J<em>ustified<\/em>, <em>Homeland<\/em>, <em>Sneaky Pete<\/em>, and <em>Godfather of Harlem<\/em>.<\/p>\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><i>Benjamin Cavell<br \/>Credit: Paramount+<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last month, ahead of <em>Dutton Ranch<\/em>&#8216;s debut, news broke that Feehan would not return should there be a season 2. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/newsletter_content\/what-im-hearing-rush-hour-4-hurdles-a-yellowstone-firing-lourds-cannes-plan-betting-on-survivor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sources told Puck;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sources told Puck&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sources told Puck<\/a>, which first reported Feehan&#8217;s exit, that the creator &#8220;clashed on set\u201d with Hauser and Reilly, who are also executive producers on the project. Additionally, Puck insiders shared that<em> Yellowstone<\/em> mastermind and overseer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/taylor-sheridan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Taylor Sheridan;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Taylor Sheridan&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Taylor Sheridan<\/a> wasn&#8217;t happy with Feehan&#8217;s work on season 1. Feehan previously collaborated with Sheridan and Paramount on the David Oyelowo-led series <em>Lawmen: Bass Reeves<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Dutton Ranch<\/em> is the most anticipated show to arrive in the ever-expanding world of <em>Yellowstone<\/em>, given its focus on Hauser&#8217;s Rip Wheeler and Reilly&#8217;s Beth Dutton, whose relationship became the heart of the flagship series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Showrunners change all the time,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kelly-reilly-cole-hauser-address-dutton-ranch-showrunner-firing-12006696\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hauser recently said;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hauser recently said&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Hauser recently said<\/a> of the Feehan departure. &#8220;This business is about adapting. We&#8217;ve been doing this for a long time. Things change. People move on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reilly added that &#8220;we don&#8217;t make those decisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We finished [season 1] with Chad beautifully,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It was a really difficult but really satisfying show to make &#8230; We&#8217;re all creative minds and we all work together and I&#8217;m so proud of that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The season 1 finale of <em>Dutton Ranch<\/em> premieres Friday on Paramount+. A release date for season 2 has yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/dutton-ranch-season-2-showrunner-1236633788\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Hollywood Reporter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Hollywood Reporter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> first reported Cavell&#8217;s hiring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dutton-ranch-hires-new-boss-for-season-2-after-moving-on-from-creator-12009935\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/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>Key Points Justified alum Benjamin Cavell is the new showrunner for Dutton Ranch. The Yellowstone spinoff recently moved on from creator Chad Feehan. Dutton Ranch&#8216;s season 1 finale premieres this week. Dutton Ranch has a new boss. After the departure of creator and showrunner Chad Feehan ahead of the series premiere of the Yellowstone spinoff, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2482363,"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":[488727,341167,355034,324085,354435,354434,341168,307168],"class_list":["post-2482362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-benjamin-cavell","tag-beth-dutton","tag-chad-feehan","tag-cole-hauser","tag-dutton-ranch","tag-kelly-reilly","tag-rip-wheeler","tag-taylor-sheridan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dutton-Ranch-hires-new-boss-for-season-2-after-moving.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482362","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=2482362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2482364,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482362\/revisions\/2482364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2482363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2482362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2482362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2482362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}