As it goes, the vast majority of Taylor Sheridan-produced projects boast star-studded casts that other TV producers would eat a cowboy hat to draw in, and Dutton Ranch was no exception when it debuted to record-breaking numbers earlier in the 2026 TV schedule. Not only due to Yellowstone vets Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly, of course, but also franchise freshmen Annette Bening and the always excellent Ed Harris. But as it turns out, the latter wasn’t initially too pleased with the assignment.
In the role of the local and loyal animal doc Everett McKinney, Ed Harris won Dutton Ranch critics over, and I gotta say that the character was not at all what I expected, as I was fully expecting for Everett to have a bit of menace lurking beneath the surface. Sounds like Harris also had expectations for the role that were dashed. Speaking with Variety (via X), the Oscar nominee said he was geared to hang his hat up long before the final episode was filmed. In his words:
