Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler have relocated to Texas in Dutton Ranch, and the Yellowstone spin-off's first episode reveals the (literally) explosive reason why.

Rip Wheeler falls into an old habit at the end of Episode 2 of Dutton Ranch. It's hard to fault him. The new Yellowstone spin-off answers key questions fans had ahead of the series premiere on Paramount+.

Yellowstone's Beth and Rip return in Dutton Ranch, premiering Friday on Paramount+ and Paramount Network. But is it worth your time? Read TVLine's full review.

In the first episode of the "Yellowstone" spinoff "Dutton Ranch," Beth and Rip move to Texas and get tangled up in a shoddy murder.

Director and executive producer Christina Alexandra Voros, a veteran in the Taylor Sheridan world, explains to The Hollywood Reporter the hook for bringing Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser's duo back to television with the 'Yellowstone' spinoff.

Our favorite Montana couple moves to Texas.

Good for her. The highly-anticipated Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch is set to premiere very soon on May 15th. Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) will reprise their roles and return to the screens of fans all over the world,

Yellowstone didn’t just revive the cowboy drama, it turned it into must-watch television, spawning an entire empire of dust, danger and Dutton family warfare in the process. At the centre of it all was Rip Wheeler: the black-hatted ranch enforcer with the most gravelly voice on TV and enough swagger to make any man suddenly consider buying a pair of cowboy boots.

Yellowstone Season 3 quietly reveals everything audiences need to know about Cole Hauser's brutal character as Rip Wheeler's comeback approaches.