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Behind-the-scenes changes were made to Dutton Ranch<\/em> after Ed Harris voiced complaints about his character.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
Earlier this week, the actor revealed that he attempted to exit the show midway through the first season because he was feeling \u201cunderused.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Reports have emerged that after Harris brought his complaints to producers, series creator Chad Feehan was let go as showrunner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
There are big changes coming to the\u00a0Dutton Ranch<\/em><\/a> \u2014 and Ed Harris<\/a> is glad to hear it.<\/p>\nOn the heels of the veteran actor revealing that he felt \u201cmisled\u201d about his role on the Yellowstone<\/em> spinoff and \u201cunderused\u201d in its debut season<\/a>, reports have emerged that the actor\u2019s complaints fueled big changes ahead of the show\u2019s second season<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\nSources told Deadline<\/a> that creator Chad Feehan, who served as season 1 showrunner, was let go ahead of the series premiere largely due to Harris\u2019 feelings about his character, veterinarian Everett McKinney, being underutilized.<\/p>\nThe outlet reports that Harris was involved in picking Feehan\u2019s replacement, SEAL Team<\/em> creator Benjamin Cavell, who was named showrunner last month. Additionally, Everett will be a prominent part of the show\u2019s second season. (The actor has a two-year deal for Dutton Ranch,<\/em> with an option to extend.)<\/p>\nRepresentatives for Paramount and Harris did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly<\/em>\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nEd Harris as Everett McKinney on \u2018Dutton Ranch.\u2019Credit: Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Earlier this week, the 75-year-old actor shocked fans by admitting that before production on the first season of Dutton Ranch<\/em> wrapped, he was already looking for a way out.<\/p>\n\u201cMidway through this first season, I was ready, because I said, \u2018Get me the f— out of here,\u2019\u00a0 to tell you the truth,\u201d Harris told Variety<\/em><\/a> in a red carpet interview. \u201cBecause I didn\u2019t feel I was being used. I felt very misled.\u201d<\/p>\nHarris, a two-time Golden Globe winner who has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and three times for an Emmy, plays a kindhearted veterinarian who has become a stabilizing father figure to Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) following their move to Texas. Despite his role as a key ally for the leads, Harris said he was disappointed by how little Everett factored into the main story.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrior to signing on for it, I was talked to quite a bit about what the season was, and what my character was going to do, and that I was one of the four main characters,\u201d Harris recalled. \u201cAnd that wasn\u2019t really the case.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Annette](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/22\/56d9b9f8-6234-3408-b927-07a9975aa73f\/91127466-3680-46ad-83b4-e0d511b50b68.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nAnnette Bening as Beulah Jackson and Ed Harris as Everett McKinney on season 1, episode 6, of \u2018Dutton Ranch\u2019Credit: Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Harris said he took his complaints about feeling \u201cunused and inconsequential\u201d to producers and has since been told that his character will have more to do going forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I watched the season, it\u2019s fine, it\u2019s pretty good. It seemed like I was relatively important to the story, but the doing of it didn\u2019t feel that way,\u201d Harris noted, adding that he was especially annoyed about an early scene of him singing in a bar getting cut out of the show.<\/p>\n
Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThey said it was too \u2018up\u2019 for the dark ending of the episode,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018F— you, people!\u2019 That, to me, is reason enough to say, \u2018I\u2019m voiding my contract.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind-the-scenes changes were made to Dutton Ranch<\/em> after Ed Harris voiced complaints about his character.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Earlier this week, the actor revealed that he attempted to exit the show midway through the first season because he was feeling \u201cunderused.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Reports have emerged that after Harris brought his complaints to producers, series creator Chad Feehan was let go as showrunner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n There are big changes coming to the\u00a0Dutton Ranch<\/em><\/a> \u2014 and Ed Harris<\/a> is glad to hear it.<\/p>\n On the heels of the veteran actor revealing that he felt \u201cmisled\u201d about his role on the Yellowstone<\/em> spinoff and \u201cunderused\u201d in its debut season<\/a>, reports have emerged that the actor\u2019s complaints fueled big changes ahead of the show\u2019s second season<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sources told Deadline<\/a> that creator Chad Feehan, who served as season 1 showrunner, was let go ahead of the series premiere largely due to Harris\u2019 feelings about his character, veterinarian Everett McKinney, being underutilized.<\/p>\n The outlet reports that Harris was involved in picking Feehan\u2019s replacement, SEAL Team<\/em> creator Benjamin Cavell, who was named showrunner last month. Additionally, Everett will be a prominent part of the show\u2019s second season. (The actor has a two-year deal for Dutton Ranch,<\/em> with an option to extend.)<\/p>\n Representatives for Paramount and Harris did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly<\/em>\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n Ed Harris as Everett McKinney on \u2018Dutton Ranch.\u2019Credit: Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Earlier this week, the 75-year-old actor shocked fans by admitting that before production on the first season of Dutton Ranch<\/em> wrapped, he was already looking for a way out.<\/p>\n \u201cMidway through this first season, I was ready, because I said, \u2018Get me the f— out of here,\u2019\u00a0 to tell you the truth,\u201d Harris told Variety<\/em><\/a> in a red carpet interview. \u201cBecause I didn\u2019t feel I was being used. I felt very misled.\u201d<\/p>\n Harris, a two-time Golden Globe winner who has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and three times for an Emmy, plays a kindhearted veterinarian who has become a stabilizing father figure to Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) following their move to Texas. Despite his role as a key ally for the leads, Harris said he was disappointed by how little Everett factored into the main story.<\/p>\n \u201cPrior to signing on for it, I was talked to quite a bit about what the season was, and what my character was going to do, and that I was one of the four main characters,\u201d Harris recalled. \u201cAnd that wasn\u2019t really the case.\u201d<\/p>\n Annette Bening as Beulah Jackson and Ed Harris as Everett McKinney on season 1, episode 6, of \u2018Dutton Ranch\u2019Credit: Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Harris said he took his complaints about feeling \u201cunused and inconsequential\u201d to producers and has since been told that his character will have more to do going forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I watched the season, it\u2019s fine, it\u2019s pretty good. It seemed like I was relatively important to the story, but the doing of it didn\u2019t feel that way,\u201d Harris noted, adding that he was especially annoyed about an early scene of him singing in a bar getting cut out of the show.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThey said it was too \u2018up\u2019 for the dark ending of the episode,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018F— you, people!\u2019 That, to me, is reason enough to say, \u2018I\u2019m voiding my contract.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>