If everything goes according to plan, Beth and Rip’sYellowstonespinoff could have a significant advantage over the original show. Created by neo-Western screenwriter Taylor Sheridan,Yellowstoneran for five seasons on the Paramount Network, with the last season airing in two parts. InYellowstoneseason 5, part 2, Sheridan concluded the story by explainingwhat happens to the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, marking the end of the family’s shared time in the Paradise Valley. Still, despite the series seemingly ending in December 2024, manyYellowstonefans haven’t witnessed the end yet due to a frustrating release issue.
Beth and Rip’s spinoff might correct the issue for Sheridan fans, at least how it’s set up. InYellowstoneseason 5, episode 14, “Life Is a Promise,” the franchise’s paramountYellowstonepower coupleembarks on their next chapter. After Beth buys a ranch 40 miles west of Dillon, Montana, she moves in with Rip and Carter at the end of the season. It’s a picture-perfect ending for Beth and Rip despite spending years fighting for the Dutton Ranch, but their story isn’t over yet, and their next chapter could be even better than the original.
Beth & Rip’s Spinoff Could Have A Major Release Advantage Over Yellowstone
Beth And Rip’s Spinoff Is In Its Early Stages
The announcement thatYellowstoneseason 5, part 2, will be available on Peacock on Sunday, March 16, highlights whyBeth and Rip’s spinoffcould have one significant advantage over the original. Many fans still haven’t seen the final segments of the show due to it airing on the Paramount Network and being sparsely available to stream elsewhere. Despite most Paramount or CBS shows typically coming to Paramount+ within hours of their release,Yellowstoneseason 5 hasn’t received the same treatment because Peacock has the exclusive rights to stream the show, resulting from a deal that pre-dates Paramount’s streaming service.
Beth and Rip’s offshoot could avoid the release issue, circumventing Paramount’s deal with Peacock to steam the show exclusively.
Beth and Rip’s offshoot could avoid the release issue, circumventing Paramount’s deal with Peacock to steam the show exclusively. Rather than continuing asYellowstoneseason 6, which would bind Beth and Rip’s story to Peacock as a continuation of the flagship, the couple’s spinoff is a new endeavor. That said, Paramount can produce the series as a separate entity, freeing it from the existingYellowstonedeal. As a new, independent entity,the Dutton-Wheeler offshoot could stream on Paramount+, making it accessible to fans on the same service where they can access most otherYellowstonestories (except, frustratingly, the original).
Beth & Rip’s Show Is Already Positioned To Top Yellowstone
Yellowstone’s Spinoffs Are Even Better
The fact thatBeth and Rip’sYellowstonespinoff might come to Paramount+and move beyond a dated deal is just an additional asset of the offshoot.The Dutton family’s next Montana story has another significant advantageas a spinoff rather than continuing Beth and Rip’s story asYellowstoneseason 6. While the original series is the most recognizable and iconic,Yellowstone’s prequels have arguably surpassed the quality of the original. WhereYellowstonecan sometimes feel like a soap opera with its melodramatic tone and characters, Sheridan’s1883and1923are often more favored than the original.
10 Reasons 1883 & 1923 Are Better Than Yellowstone
The story of the Dutton family may have started with the original Yellowstone series, but its two prequel series occasionally manage to outshine it.
Beth and Rip’s offshoot could incorporate the best of both worlds as aYellowstonespinoff that centers on the original show’s characters.Yellowstone’s spinoffs have focused on new narratives from the past, looking back at different eras of the family’s time in the Paradise Valley and introducing new members of theDutton family tree. With Beth and Rip’s story,Sheridan can channel the spinoff’s more serious, refined toneswhile centering on two of the franchise’s most beloved personalities.
Is Beth & Rip’s Spinoff Better Than Yellowstone Season 6?
Yellowstone Needed To End
Beth and Rip’s spinoff is doubtlessly better than the Dutton-Wheeler family continuing inYellowstoneseason 6 for two reasons. First, as aYellowstonespinoff,Beth and Rip’s story will likely receive the same treatmentthat1883and1923received concerning Sheridan crafting a unique, refined tale that stands alone from the flagship. Their unique story also gives Beth and Rip’s story a chance to surpass the original as a separate entity rather than continue the tone of the original series when many of its stories have reached their natural conclusion, at least for now.
With production complications and Kevin Costner exiting the series, leaving the show without John Dutton, it was time for Yellowstone to end its story and Beth and Rip to start anew.
The flagship’s conclusion is also why Beth and Rip’s story must stand alone. While it upset many fans to watch the Dutton family lose the ranch, the family selling the ranch to the Broken Rock Tribe was the story’s natural conclusion. We know this becauseTaylor Sheridan’sYellowstoneprophecy set up in1883foretells that the Dutton family would eventually relinquish the land to its Indigenous stewards. Therefore, with production complications and Kevin Costner exiting the series, leaving the show without John Dutton, it was time forYellowstoneto end its story and Beth and Rip to start anew.
Yellowstone
Yellowstoneis a neo-Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, centered on the Dutton family and their fight to protect the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch from various adversaries, including land developers and nearby reservations. Premiering in 2018 on Paramount Network, the show has been praised for its depiction of power struggles, family loyalty, and rural conflicts. It has expanded into a franchise with spin-offs such as1883and1923, and an upcoming sequel series is in development.
