Meet the cast of Yellowstone spin-off The Dutton Ranch — the new and familiar faces

Kelly, who has starred as Beth since the beginning of the mothership show, speaking with TV Insider about Beth’s return and the heartbreaking events she is grappling with, said: “I think that this is the beginning, if she was able to, to try and heal her heart somewhere. She has her own family with Carter now, and Rip and Beth together, it’s almost like leaving the ghosts of her past behind. It’s just whether or not they catch up with her, follow her, which they usually do.”

Cole returns as Rip Wheeler. Beth, Rip and Carter are now in a new setting where they are no longer the “top dogs,” Kelly told People, with Cole adding: “It’s like going to the moon for these characters,” noting his character will face a significant language barrier as his ranch workers all speak Spanish. “They don’t know the land or the people or the environment.”

In Yellowstone, Finn’s character Carter is a troubled teen who met Beth at the hospital when she was visiting her ailing father, where his own father was dying. After he loses his father to drug addiction, Beth and Rip take in Carter and give him work on the ranch. Beth is unable to have children due to a forced sterilization, and is initially uninterested in motherhood, however she and Rip eventually develop a strong bond with Carter, who stays with them. The events of The Dutton Ranch will take place one year after the final season of Yellowstone.

On to the new characters… Among the first to be cast was Annette, who stars as Beulah Jackson, the powerful, cunning and charming head of a major ranch in Texas. Annette, who is married to Warren Beatty, is best known for her roles in Bugsy as well as The American President, and most recently appeared in Nyad, the TV series Apples Never Fall, and The Bride!

Ed stars as Everett McKinney, a weathered veteran and veterinarian who treats animals with compassion and understanding, and possesses a good sense of humor. Married to Oscar winner Amy Madigan since 1983, he most recently appeared in the Glen Powell action movie How to Make a Killing, as well as the podcast Central Intelligence, in which he voiced former CIA director Allan Dulles.

Jai stars as Rob-Will, who is described as an imposing, unpredictable ranch foreman. He is best known for his roles the Jack Reacher movie with Tom Cruise, as well as Terminator Genisys, Divergent, Suicide Squad, and most recently he starred in Dangerous Animals with Alan Ritchson, who plays Jack Reacher in the Prime Video series adaptation.