The Marshals solid had plenty to say about those Dutton Ranch romance rumors, the relationships being explored on the Yellowstone spinoff and more.
During CBS Fest on Wednesday, April 15, Arielle Kebbel weighed in on possible Yellowstone cameos, telling Us Weekly, “[We need] all of them. We could go for some more country artists any day. [too]!”
Kebbel remained more tight-lipped a few Dutton Ranch crossover but acknowledged the “rumors.”
“[For Us, the biggest challenge of filming a Yellowstone spinoff] is finding the balance of respecting the why that’s already established and knowing that in that legacy, our job is to also bring these recent characters forward,” she explained. “So respecting what’s already been built but additionally feeling creative and free enough to bring our own character stories forward and really hoping that individuals take part our world.”
Yellowstone, which aired from 2018 to 2024, introduced Us to the Dutton family. After the show got here to an end in 2024, CBS expanded the TV universe with Marshals, which follows Luke Grimes‘ character Kayce as he leaves ranching life behind to affix an elite unit of U.S. Marshals.
Then there may be Paramount’s Dutton Ranch, which shows Rip (Cole Hauser) and Beth (Kelly Reilly) adjusting to life in Texas. Despite being Yellowstone spinoffs, each shows are expanding with recent characters similar to Kebbel’s Belle. There are also characters on Marshals played by Logan Marshall-Green, Ash Santos, Tatanka Means, Brecken Merrill, Mo Brings Plenty and Gil Birmingham.
As fans get more attached to the Marshals solid, they’ve also formed opinions on the characters. Probably the most recent episode of the show took some by surprise when Belle’s friendship with Cal (Marshall-Green) changed into more as they kissed.
“It didn’t feel quick to me, definitely, due to a lot they did before,” Marshall-Green, 49, told Us on Wednesday. “It felt earned. I actually wasn’t that surprised.”
Santos, 32, meanwhile, showed support for the fictional couple, adding, “I used to be ready for it. I used to be excited once I finally saw it within the script. It was time!” Kebbel, for her part, “wasn’t surprised” by the progression in the connection either.
“The one reason I wasn’t surprised was because I had a gathering with our creator before the season began and he did tell me. But we had a excellent talk, and I said, ‘Tell me what I want to know, and don’t tell me the rest,’” she recalled. “I didn’t know that was coming, but I didn’t actually know a number of the backstory, so I liked it because there was this intersection of Arielle and Belle that knew some things, but not all the pieces, which was very true to the story as well.”
Kebbel admitted that she didn’t think Marshals was ready for Belle and Cal as a pair yet, noting, “We’re still establishing the team [and] the team environment. Obviously, this kiss throws a complete recent layer of awkwardness and feelings into the combo. But I feel what’s great about each of them is that they put work first. Where they sort of have similarities or understand each other is that they’re combating the balance between work and family because they care about each a lot. So I feel that’s the layers we’re going to see uncovered in future episodes.”
There may be also the possible reference to Kayce and Andrea (Santos).
“I didn’t even go there at first either. Other people brought it as much as me and I used to be like, “Whoa! OK.” But I feel it’s really interesting to see that relationship,” she admitted to Us. “They’re polar opposites.”
She concluded: “I even have [seen edits of them]. There’s a lady on TikTok. She makes so many edits. She’s doing the Lord’s work, honey. The edits are so good.”
Marshals airs on CBS Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.