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Why Yellowstone quit Utah after 3 seasons, and how the state wooed it back for spinoff Y: Marshals
If you want a major production like Yellowstone or Y: Marshals to stick around, you have to make it worth their while.
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In a series like Yellowstone, the setting is as much a character as anything else in the show. The sweeping plains and dramatic landscapes are as important to the story as anything the characters are saying. For Y: Marshals, Paramount is taking Yellowstone back to Utah for the first time since filming season three. The reason? Those all-important tax breaks.
Most states offer incentives for films and series to film there. For the first three seasons, Yellowstone made its home in Utah for filming, before being lured to Montana due to a better tax break from the state. That is where it stayed for the final two seasons. However, Y: Marshals is taking the series back to Utah.
The loss of the Yellowstone crew was such a big deal for Utah that lawmakers have since expanded the state’s film incentive for rural productions to ensure that they can compete with other locations. And that seems to have done the trick. “Utah is such a draw for film and television because of its diverse landscapes, fantastic crews, and amazing, knowledgeable film office,” Adam Morra, vice president of planning and finance for Paramount Global, said last year. “There is no doubt, though, the film incentive is a vital and necessary part of the package.”
Productions like Yellowstone and Y: Marshals, which has a reported budget of $52 million, are important economic boons for states, so it isn’t surprising that Utah tried so hard to lure them back for the spin-off.
Y: Marshalls is out on CBS starting March 1, 2026.
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