Marshals Star Logan Marshall-Green on Why Yellowstone Spinoff Is More Than a Procedural

The actor discusses the challenges of balancing the law enforcement procedural narrative with the Yellowstone universe history.

Published on Mar. 8, 2026

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Logan Marshall-Green, who plays Pete Calvin (known as "Cal") in the new CBS series Marshals, discusses the show's approach to expanding the Yellowstone story universe. Marshals centers on Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) as he joins the US Marshals, with Cal leading the team. Marshall-Green talks about the history between Cal and Kayce, the creative conversations around striking a balance between the procedural elements and Yellowstone lore, and the importance of highlighting Indigenous stories and communities in the series.

Why it matters

Marshals is the latest TV series to expand the popular Yellowstone franchise, which has built a loyal fanbase. The show's success will be crucial in determining whether the Yellowstone universe can successfully translate to a new procedural format while maintaining the core themes and characters that have resonated with viewers.

The details

Marshals follows Kayce Dutton as he joins a US Marshals team led by Pete Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green). The team also includes new characters Belle Skinner (Arielle Kebbel), Andrea Cruz (Ash Santos), and Miles Kittle (Tatanka Means). Several Yellowstone actors, including Gil Birmingham, Moses Brings Plenty, and Brecken Merrill, will reprise their roles, keeping a narrative throughline to the original series. Marshall-Green discusses the challenges of balancing the procedural elements with the Yellowstone history, as well as the importance of highlighting Indigenous stories and communities in the new series.

  • Marshals is set about a year or two after the events of Yellowstone.
  • The new series will feature flashbacks to Kayce and Cal's shared military background in Afghanistan.

The players

Kayce Dutton

A former Navy SEAL who joins the US Marshals in an effort to forge a new beginning, but finds his past demons resurfacing.

Pete Calvin ("Cal")

The leader of the US Marshals team that Kayce joins, who has a shared history with Kayce from their time in the military.

Taylor Sheridan

The co-creator of Yellowstone, who serves as an executive producer on the Marshals spinoff series.

Spencer Hudnut

The creator and showrunner of Marshals, responsible for balancing the procedural elements with the Yellowstone universe.

Luke Grimes

The Yellowstone actor who reprises his role as Kayce Dutton in the Marshals spinoff.

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What they’re saying

“There is definitely history with Cal and Kayce, and from when you leave Yellowstone to when you pick up with Marshals, it's about, I think, a year, maybe two, but Kayce has gone through something massive. Cal has already been in the area creating this team; Kayce was the last person to join it.”

— Logan Marshall-Green, Actor (CNET)

“By the end of the season, those questions are going to start getting answered. There's going to be a lot of strife when Cal realizes exactly who Kayce is, and has become, and what he's done since leaving the SEALs. And it's not so pretty.”

— Logan Marshall-Green, Actor (CNET)

“More than anything, the Indigenous stories are my favorite. That's what I would take away, if I were to watch this. I think there's a lot of love for the characters from Spencer, who wrote it and is the showrunner.”

— Logan Marshall-Green, Actor (CNET)

What’s next

Marshals will continue to explore the shared history between Kayce and Cal, as well as the impact of Kayce's past actions, as the series progresses.

The takeaway

Marshals aims to be more than a typical CBS procedural by deeply integrating the rich storytelling and characters of the Yellowstone universe, while also highlighting important Indigenous narratives and perspectives that are often underrepresented in mainstream television.