How ‘Marshals’ Creator Spencer Hudnut Made the New ‘Yellowstone’ Entry His Own
Spencer Hudnut faced the challenge of creating a new 'Yellowstone' spinoff, 'Marshals,' for CBS with limited resources. The series follows Kayce Dutton as he transitions to a U.S. Marshal after a personal tragedy. Despite the constraints, Hudnut's experience and collaboration with Taylor Sheridan and Luke Grimes helped shape the show.
- ▪Spencer Hudnut was tasked with creating the 'Yellowstone' spinoff 'Marshals' for CBS.
- ▪The series follows Kayce Dutton as he begins a new life as a U.S. Marshal after his wife's death.
- ▪Hudnut's previous experience on 'SEAL Team' helped him manage the show's limited budget and tight schedule.
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One of the pleasures of Taylor Sheridan’s cable and streaming series — shows like “Yellowstone,” “1883,” and “Landman,” which have attracted large and fervent fanbases — is the sense of scale provided by the schedules and budgets of prestige television. When writer Spencer Hudnut was tasked with creating a “Yellowstone” spinoff, “Marshals,” for CBS, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be making a network procedural that still felt like part of Taylor Sheridan’s universe.
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