Luke Grimes reveals why he left Hollywood for new Montana life and career
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Luke Grimes is finally revealing the exact reason he’s leaving Hollywood behind for life in Montana.
At Tuesday night’s “Marshals” premiere, Grimes, who stars in the “Yellowstone” spinoff series, told Fox News Digital that moving to Montana full-time was an easy decision.
“I was going there for three or four months out of the year, and every time I was done shooting and came back here, it felt like I was leaving home rather than coming home,” Grimes said.
Luke Grimes felt like he was “leaving home” every time he returned to Los Angeles from Montana. (Getty Images)
The star said it took some time, but he and his wife, Brazilian model Bianca Rodrigues, fell in love with life in Montana. The couple also has a child named Rigel Randolph Grimes.
“It was just a gear shift that happened slowly over a few years and then yeah, my wife and I fell in love with it and decided to live there,” Grimes said.
“I was going there for three or four months out of the year, and every time I came back here after filming was over, it felt like I was leaving home instead of coming home.”
Grimes reprises her role as Kayce Dutton from “Marshals.”
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“With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Dutton combines his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to join an elite unit of U.S. Marshals to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty, and the high psychological toll of serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war against violence.” summary of the show reader.
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Grimes’ “Yellowstone” co-star Gil Birmingham will also reprise his role as Chief Thomas Rainwater in the spinoff series. He told Fox News Digital the key difference between “Marshals” and “Yellowstone.”
Gil Birmingham stars as Chief Rainwater in the movies “Yellowstone” and “Marshals.” (Matthew Simmons/Getty Images for SBIFF)
“Well, they’re kind of two different genres that blend together. We have our tactical, you know, Bada– Marshals team. We’re still in the background of Montana… and also Kayce still has all the knowledge that he has as a rancher and commissioner… But we also have the added element of justice and law in the West,” Birmingham said.
Luke Grimes is set to star in the “Yellowstone” spin-off series “Marshals.” (CBS ©2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Grimes told Fox News Digital that giving Kayce a U.S. Marshal’s badge caused his character to stop doing “dirty” things like he did in “Yellowstone.”
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“I think they’re trying to make it more restrained throughout the first season of the show,” he began. “It’s kind of a fun thing at first, learning how to have a badge, respect a badge, and not fight dirty.”
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To talk Associated Press At the “Marshals” premiere, Grimes said she and showrunner Spencer Hudnut wanted “Yellowstone” fans to have “something to hold onto” in the new series.
Luke Grimes played Kayce Dutton on Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone” for five seasons. (Paramount Network)
“We wanted it to feel organic and we wanted ‘Yellowstone’ to have enough morals so that original fans could have something to hold onto to get into the show, but then have it have somewhere to go and make it feel like its own thing,” he said.
“Marshals,” the “Yellowstone” series starring Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, will premiere on CBS on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT.
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