Dutton Ranch shakes up leadership with Azul and Chet replacing Rip Wheeler

Rip Wheeler becomes head of the Dutton 10-Petal ranch in the Yellowstone spin-off Dutton Ranch, but his former foreman/enforcer duties are split between two new characters—Azul and Chet—who take on the traditional ranch-hand and enforcement roles, respectively. Azul will also help manage with Zachariah, signaling a dual leadership rearrangement as the series expands its Yellowstone universe on Paramount+. The show is one of two ongoing Yellowstone spinoffs, with Marshals in production, and Dutton Ranch airs on Paramount+ Fridays.