Shepard, whose last recurring role on television was NBC’s Parenthood, might only have time for a handful of The Ranch episodes due to his being cast in a Fox pilot set to film in June.
Should the pilot Bless This Mess fall through, Shepard could once again be available for more episodes of The Ranch, provided the series continues on Netflix past Season 3.
The series would probably have him back in that case, as Kutcher seems rather fond of keeping actors he used to work with around the set.
But if all of that falls through, surely Shepard’s wife Kristen Bell can wrangle up another cameo for her husband in The Good Place, no?