Benjamin Cavell Named Dutton Ranch Season 2 Showrunner
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- Benjamin Cavell has been named showrunner of "Dutton Ranch" Season 2, replacing Chad Feehan, the series' credited creator, who left just before the show premiered.
- "Dutton Ranch" debuted on Paramount+ on May 15 and delivered the streamer's biggest original series launch in its history — 12.9 million views across the first two episodes within seven days of release.
- The series was officially renewed for Season 2 in June, roughly three weeks after its premiere.
- Cavell created CBS/Paramount+'s military drama "SEAL Team," which ran for seven seasons, and most recently developed MGM+'s "The Institute," adapted from a Stephen King novel; he also spent six seasons as a writer on "Justified."
- Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser star, reprising their "Yellowstone" roles as Beth and Rip, alongside Ed Harris, Annette Bening, Finn Little, Jai Courtney, and others in the Season 1 cast.
- Executive producers alongside Cavell include Taylor Sheridan, John Linson, David C. Glasser, Art Linson, Hauser, and Reilly, with the series produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios.
Why it matters: Paramount+ has handed creative control of its highest-performing original launch (12.9M views in week one) to a showrunner whose 7-season procedural track record on "SEAL Team" makes him a stabilizing choice after Feehan's pre-premiere exit, while keeping Sheridan in the EP ranks to preserve the franchise's creative continuity.
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