Has the Yellowstone universe found its next Beth Dutton? According to reports, the Season 1 finale of Dutton Ranch appears to set up Oreana Jackson, played by Natalie Alyn Lind, as a character who could follow a path similar to Kelly Reilly’s Beth Dutton. Oreana and Beth come from powerful ranching families, but neither woman appears eager to inherit the family business. However, both are fiercely loyal to their families and are pulled into dangerous situations surrounding their ranches.
The Season 1 finale brings major trouble to the 10-Petal Ranch. Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening) and her sons Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) and Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) are exposed for their involvement in a drug-smuggling operation. Years earlier, financial problems forced Beulah to make a dangerous deal with Mariano Reyes (Raoul Max Trujillo), Joaquin’s father. Drugs were hidden inside cattle shipments as part of a fentanyl-smuggling operation. Beth and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) become involved after they ask Everette McKinney (Ed Harris) to investigate what is happening at the ranch. A veterinarian eventually confirms that drugs are being hidden inside the cattle.
