Who is Lee Dutton in Yellowstone?

The heir apparent, for one episode · The Duttons

Lee Dutton (The heir apparent, for one episode) is a character in Yellowstone, part of The Duttons. Lee Dutton is the eldest son and the obvious heir: the one who stayed, worked the cattle, wore the livestock badge and never wanted anything but the ranch. The pilot kills him in the dispute that sets the entire series in motion — a standoff over wandering cattle on reservation land, a brother-in-law's bullet, and a retaliation Kayce performs that the family buries along with him. Lee's death is the show's founding transaction: the first installment of what the land costs.

When does Lee Dutton first appear?

Lee Dutton first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Daybreak”) of Yellowstone (2018–2024, Paramount).

Which group does Lee Dutton belong to?

By the time Lee Dutton appears, The Duttons also includes John Dutton, Beth Dutton, Kayce Dutton, Jamie Dutton.

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• John Dutton — The ranch is the point. Everything else is negotiation.
• Beth Dutton — The wrecking ball in a cocktail dress
• Rip Wheeler — The brand on his chest is the whole biography
• Kayce Dutton — The son who keeps trying to leave
• Jamie Dutton — The lawyer son, kept and never chosen
• Monica Dutton — The conscience the ranch keeps wounding
• Dan Jenkins — The developer who learned the local rules too late
• Thomas Rainwater — The chairman playing the longest game on the land
• Lloyd Pierce — The bunkhouse's elder statesman, branded for life
• Jimmy Hurdstrom — The screw-up the brand actually saved

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