As it stands, we are currently without a “Yellowstone” story blessing our screens now that “1923” has come to an end. But don’t worry, folks; there’s a whole host of spin-off shows on the way, including the Michelle Pfeiffer-starring series, “The Madison,” and the Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) spin-off show, “Y: Marshals.” One story’s development that perhaps even pre-dates the airing of “Yellowstone’s” final episode, though, is a show chronicling the future ventures of fiery-hot power couple, Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) and Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly).

Although it was a team effort to bring “Yellowstone” to its final episodes after the disruption caused by Kevin Costner’s turbulent departure, Reilly and Hauser clearly carried the most weight in its closing chapters. It should come as no surprise, then, that they’ve got their own story to tell now that they’re happily married and starting a dynasty of their own. But who has been left holding the reins of Beth and Rip’s world, and which characters from “Yellowstone’s” past or future have a chance of making an appearance in it? Well, to paraphrase from a legendary star of another massive, universe-expanding franchise, Beth and Rip are part of a bigger universe; y’all just don’t know it yet.

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When we last left Rip and Beth to plot out their future together, they’d obtained a small bit of land to call their own. The cast list prepped to tell their next chapter is representative of that. In 2024, Hauser and Reilly were the only confirmed names for the spin-off, even before the second half of “Yellowstone” season 5 aired. After that, there was very little mention of any other names joining the ranks as permanent cast members now that the Dutton ranch has been handed back to Chief Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham). Both family and farmhands went their separate ways.

Since then, the only other addition to the show has been Finn Little (via Deadline). He’s confirmed to reprise the role of Carter, the troubled teen who was taken in by Beth and Rip and treated like the son they never had in a similar vein to how John Dutton took in Rip during his younger years. Given how things were left, there’s no confirmation on whether Carter became an official member of the household. He might follow in Rip’s footsteps of being the devoted ranchhand to the family that took him in. We’re hoping the former, since it’d be nice to see if Wheeler’s heart of stone cracks a little more and, after persuasion from Beth, adopts Carter as one of their own.