Rip and Beth ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff to ride: Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly

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Rip and Beth continue to drive on even after “Yellowstone” officially ends on Sunday with its Season 5 finale.

Kelly Reilly (Beth Dutton) and Cole Hauser (Rip Wheeler) have finalized their deals to reprise their characters in a new “Yellowstone” spinoff, according to multiple reports. Deadline.com first reported the news. Paramount Network did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The new series, which will reportedly include “Yellowstone” in its title, has long been discussed as a possibility following the official end of executive producer and creator Taylor Sheridan’s cornerstone series. Reilly demurred when asked to appear on the spinoff of USA TODAY in October.

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“The truth is, nothing is final or set in stone right now,” Reilly said. “We just want to end this chapter of ‘Yellowstone’ because it deserves it. We talk a lot about the future, but I just want everyone to watch the last six episodes as their finale. And then, if there is a future, and if Taylor (Sheridan) writes us anything else, we’ve both said we’re there.”

The end of the neo-western was spurred on prematurely by the exit of Kevin Costner, who portrayed the patriarch John Dutton, after a prolonged battle with Sheridan. It’s not clear who among the “Yellowstone” cast will join Rip and Beth, who have teamed up with members of a Texas ranch, including a rogue horse trader played by Sheridan, in recent episodes.

Much more will be revealed in Sunday’s “Yellowstone” finale.

The new series, which was spun off from the most popular TV show, could be a potential financial boon for Paramount, which sold the “Yellowstone” streaming rights to rival NBCUniversal’s Peacock. Selling the valuable rights to another streamer was not only an epic financial miscalculation by Paramount, but also created confusion among viewers who had trouble finding “Yellowstone” after it aired on the Paramount Network.

The spinoff would theoretically allow Paramount to reclaim what the show’s new version would be for its Paramount+ streaming service, barring legal action from NBC.