Published May 10, 2026, 9:00 p.m. ET Gil Birmingham didn’t have to be asked twice to continue the role of Broken Rock’s Thomas Rainwater in the hit CBS series Marshals . “It was probably six months after Yellowstone had wrapped up,” said Birmingham, after being asked when he got the call to reprise his iconic character. “I thought it was a great opportunity.” A frequent collaborator of Taylor Sheridan, Birmingham didn’t need to speak to the prolific creator before agreeing to star in the spinoff. “He found someone like [creator] Spencer Hudnut that he trusted with the storyline,” said Birmingham. “The series is a procedural, but it definitely has captured Taylor’s spirit.” An integral character in the Sheridanverse, Rainwater—along with his driver and confidante Mo Brings Plenty (Mo Brings Plenty)—were vital to helping Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) through his Piya Wiconi, or “new beginning,” after losing his wife Monica to cancer.…