CBS starts production on Season 2 of Marshals in Utah

Production has officially begun on the second season of the CBS drama "Marshals," with filming underway in Park City, Utah. The series, a spinoff of the hit franchise "Yellowstone," is on track to premiere new episodes this fall.

The show stars Luke Grimes, who reprises his role as Kayce Dutton, a former rancher and Navy SEAL now serving with an elite unit of U.S. Marshals in Montana. Paramount Television Studios announced the start of production on Monday, June 8, and released behind-the-scenes photos featuring Grimes on horseback and co-stars Ash Santos and Tatanka Means on set.

The renewal follows a successful first season, which Paramount says averaged 20.4 million multiplatform viewers for its initial eight episodes. The freshman season concluded on May 24 with a finale that left several central characters in peril.

Two major cliffhangers will drive the immediate narrative of the new season. Fellow marshals Pete "Cal" Calvin, played by Logan Marshall-Green, and Isabel "Belle" Skinner, played by Arielle Kebbel, were ambushed in a violent attack orchestrated by wealthy rancher Tom Weaver, portrayed by Chris Mulkey. In a recent interview, Kebbel confirmed that Season 2 will...