Yellowstone' and all its spinoffs have had no issues making splashy hires from a casting perspective and it doesn't look like the new show will have any problems following suit.

The Academy Award nominee has been cast in the spinoff series The Dutton Ranch (working title) in a lead role opposite returning stars Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and Finn Little, Paramount announced on Monday. Bening will play a character named Beulah Jackson, described as the powerful, cunning, and charming head of a major ranch in Texas.