Overview

• Season 3 debuts Sunday on Paramount+, continuing the Taylor Sheridan drama led by Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi.
• Garrett Hedlund says Cleo’s return sparks an idea Mitch brings to Dwight that becomes the core pursuit of the new season.
• The storyline opens a more tender lens on Mitch’s past and underscores a mentor‑protege bond in which Dwight sees himself in Mitch.
• Heathcote characterizes Cleo as fun, tough, sassy and flirty, and she initially views Dwight with skepticism.
• Much of Cleo and Mitch’s on‑screen banter was improvised, with scenes built from a simple setup like “Cleo and Mitch drive.”