‘Lioness’ Star Dave Annable Questions If Neal’s And Joe’s Marriage Has An “Expiration Date”: “Is Love Always Enough?”

Dave Annable wasn’t ready to say goodbye to the SheridanVerse after playing the doomed Lee Dutton in the Yellowstone pilot. Luckily for him (and audiences!), Annable was Lioness creator Taylor Sheridan‘s first choice to play Neal McNamara—a respected surgeon, husband to Joe McNamara (Zoe Saldaña), and father to their two daughters, Kate (Hannah Love Lanier) and Charlie (Celestina Harris). “When Taylor and I first spoke about the role of Neal, he was adamant that Neal is not going to be just a side thought,” remembered Annable. “He wanted Neal to be a fleshed-out character with a real relationship with his wife.” While the McNamaras have overcome several life-altering incidents (Kate’s car accident in Season 1; Joe’s near-death experience in Season 2), they may have just encountered their t