Key Highlights
- Luke Grimes reveals why he and his wife Bianca Rodrigues moved from California to Montana full-time.
- The decision came after years of filming in Montana for the “Yellowstone” spinoff “Marshals.”
- Grimes shares that it felt like “leaving home” anytime he returned to Los Angeles from Montana.
- Showrunner Spencer Hudnut discusses making “Marshals” feel organic while maintaining “Yellowstone’s” ethos.
Luke Grimes: Hollywood’s Homecoming King
You might think this is new, but… Luke Grimes has been flirting with Montana for years. Now he and his Brazilian model wife Bianca Rodrigues are full-time residents of the Big Sky Country.
Grimes, known for his roles in “Yellowstone” and now its spinoff “Marshals,” told Fox News Digital that it felt like “leaving home” anytime he returned to Los Angeles from Montana. The decision was an easy one when he and his wife fell in love with the place.
“I was going up there three or four months out of the year, and then anytime we’d get done filming, and I’d come back here,” Grimes said. “It sort of felt like I was leaving home rather than going back home.”
The “Marshals” Spinoff: A New Frontier for Dutton
With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana.
Gil Birmingham, who stars alongside Grimes in “Marshals” and is reprising his role as Chief Thomas Rainwater from “Yellowstone,” told Fox News Digital that the show blends tactical action with the backdrop of Montana’s ranching culture. “We’ve got the tactical, you know, bada– team of Marshals. We’re still in the backdrop of Montana… and then Kayce’s still carrying over all the knowledge that he has as a rancher and a commissioner.” Birmingham added.
Grimes said giving Kayce a U.S. Marshals badge forced his character to stop doing things “dirty” like he did in “Yellowstone.” “I think throughout the first season of the show, they’re trying to make him more restrained,” Grimes began. “That’s sort of a fun arc in the beginning is him learning how to have a badge and respect a badge and not to fight dirty.”
Organic Transition: Keeping Fans Engaged
Spencer Hudnut, showrunner for “Marshals,” told Fox News Digital that they wanted to make it feel organic for fans of the original series. “We wanted to make it feel organic, and we wanted there to be enough of the sort of ethos of ‘Yellowstone’ in there that the original fans could have something to hold on to getting into the show, but then have it have somewhere to go that felt like its own thing.”
“Marshals” premieres on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. The show continues the story of Kayce Dutton in a new chapter that balances family, duty, and justice in Montana.
Will “Marshals” continue the legacy of “Yellowstone”?
Only time will tell. For now, Grimes is back where he feels at home – in Montana, not Hollywood.
