Dutton Ranch Hits Today

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The Yellowstone machine keeps grinding. Taylor Sheridan’s universe expands again with Dutton Ranch, premiering right now. Cole Hauser is back. So is Kelly Reilly.

Rip Wheeler. Beth Dutton.

They aren’t in Montana anymore. The duo has relocated to Texas, trying to plant roots in dirt that doesn’t know their names yet. It might be called something different now but the flavor remains. Yellowstone-adjacent means trouble is coming. Just waiting for the doorbell to ring. A rival ranch has moved in nearby. Doing business there is a blood sport. Things are going to get ugly. Fast.

Annette Bening. Finn Little. Ed Harris. They round out a cast that includes Jai Courtney, Juan Pablo Rapa, Marc Menchaca, J.R. Villarreal, and Natalie Alyn Lind.

You want to see it? You have options.

When to watch

The first two episodes drop on Paramount Plus this Friday. But wait. Paramount Network broadcasts the premiere later today at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time.

Philo subscribers can stream that double-feature starting Friday at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time. You get all day to catch it.

The rest of the season bleeds out weekly. Every Friday until the heat dies on July 3.

  1. May 17: Episode 1: “The Untold Want”
  2. May 17: Episode 2: “Earn Another Day”
  3. May 22: Episode 3: “Act of God Business”
  4. May 29: Episode 4: “Start With a Bullet”
  5. June 5: Episode 5: “Peaceful Find Peace”
  6. June 12: Episode 6
  7. June 19: Episode 7
  8. June 26: Episode 8
  9. July 3: Episode 9: “El Padrino”

The VPN question

Traveling abroad? Streaming from a coffee shop in London while the servers are stuck in New York? You’ll need a virtual private network.

Encryption masks your traffic. Your ISP stops seeing what you watch. Speeds don’t throttle down just because you’re on a shaky Wi-Fi connection in a hostel.

VPNs are legal in the US and Canada. Totally normal for privacy. But here’s the rub. Some platforms hate it. They have policies against accessing region-locked content through masked IP addresses. Check the terms of service first.

If you install one, follow the guide. Connect securely. Just don’t expect a magic bullet if the streaming site blocks VPNs outright. Some will kick you out before the opening credits finish rolling.

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