Natalie Alyn Lind is clearing up some confusion about her character on the Paramount+ series Dutton Ranch.
The actress stars on the Yellowstone spinoff series as Oreana Jackson and she’s in a romantic relationship with Carter, played by Finn Little.
The relationship between the characters began after Carter saved Oreana from a drunk cowboy, but just because she was saved by him doesn’t mean that she’s younger than him.
Oreana Jackson is 24 years old
Natalie, who is 26 in real life, revealed that her character is 24.
“Everybody keeps on making these references to the fact that they think my character is supposed to be a high school student… A huge part of our storyline is that my character is supposed to be years older than Finn’s. My character is supposed to be 24, and his character’s supposed to be 19,” she told People.
Finn, who is currently 20, is playing a 19-year-old.
She added, “I always find it really funny when [fans are] like, ‘She’s supposed to be playing high school.’ I’m like, no, not really, but you’ll see more about that later. I feel like — hopefully, fingers crossed — season 2 will be able to dive more into her background and her story to show who she is as a person.”
The age gap is important to the story
Natalie opened up about the age gap between Oreana and Carter.
“That plays into the fact that Oreana’s childhood was robbed from her, because of her family and the environment that she grew up in … And there’s a youthfulness that Carter brings out in Oreana,” she told People. “She is so scared to accept love, and you see Carter maturing into himself and becoming a man, and I think that you’re able to see Oreana go back to that kind of whimsical childhood that she never got — and they bring that out in each other.”
Some major Dutton Ranch news was just announced!
Posted To:Dutton Ranch Finn Little Natalie Alyn Lind Television