Updated April 12, 2026, 12:17 p.m. ET
It’s lastly right here. Country star Riley Green makes his acting debut in CBS’s “Marshals” subsequent week, enjoying Garrett, a troubled former Navy SEAL who occurs to be fairly good with the guitar.
Here’s the primary look of the dramatic four-episode efficiency that begins on Sunday, April 19 (8 ET/PT)
Green, 37, debuts within the “Yellowstone” spinoff alongside real-life buddy Luke Grimes, who is making a ratings-dominating return as Kayce Dutton in the CBS series. Former SEAL Kayce, who fought alongside Garrett in Afghanistan, welcomes his outdated good friend to Montana for a respite.
“He’s been through a lot,” Green tells USA TODAY of his character. “He comes back into (Kayce’s) life, who’s trying to help him out. It’s a tough character.”
Does Riley Green sing in ‘Marshals’?
You guess. Riley sings his song “My Way” by a campfire with Grimes wanting on, which seems on the April 26 episode. It’s solo, and fellow nation singer Grimes doesn’t take part. Grimes tells USA TODAY that he is reluctant to have his Dutton character decide up the guitar on the sequence. “It would be really bizarre for people to see Kayce pull out a guitar and be like, ‘I’ve been hiding this skill the whole time,'” Grimes says.
How did Riley Green’s ‘Marshals’ half occur?
The concept for the “Marshals” position took place when Green and Grimes have been writing songs collectively in Nashville. The “Different ‘Round Here” singer talked about he wished to get into acting simply as “Marshals” was coming collectively for Grimes.
“I just thought getting (Green) on ‘Marshals’ was a super good idea, and he was really excited about it,” says Grimes.
Lead actor Grimes confirmed up in Park City, Utah, when acting beginner Green learn for the half in entrance of present producers.
“I guess that doesn’t happen all the time, where the star of the show sits in with somebody trying out for a part,” Green says. “But man, I’ve got to be such good friends with Luke, and it makes it so much easier to step into a world that I wasn’t necessarily comfortable in.”
It was additionally vital to find out the pair’s display screen chemistry, which is obvious. “We do a lot of scenes together,” Green says.
Grimes says that Green is in 4 episodes, “and he absolutely crushes it.”
The “Marshals” star helped Green out on TV, and Green was there for his man to collaborate on Grimes’ album, “Red Bird” (out now).
“Luke is going to have a career in country music. It’s exciting that I can help him out in some small way,” Green says. “He’s obviously helped me out quite a bit on my acting career.”
How do you watch Riley Green’s ‘Marshals’ episodes?
The first of 4 “Marshals” episodes with Green airs April 19 on CBS, 8 PM ET/PT and streams on Paramount+.
