Who is the McBee Family? Get to Know the Cast of ‘The McBee Dynasty’ originally appeared on Parade.
The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, airing on Bravo and Peacock, is a real-life soap opera that immediately draws you in, with beautiful natural landscapes that serve as the backdrop for plenty of not-so-beautiful tension and conflict. Some critics have compared the show to Yellowstone – but I would describe it as more like Orange County Choppers, except with horses instead of motorcycles. Think lots of drama – involving both the family and the family business – but also plenty of tight sibling bonds and a fair share of laughs.
The reality show – now in its second season – revolves around the McBee family, owners of McBee Farm & Cattle Co. in Gallatin, Missouri. The family name also appears on several other affiliated brands, including McBee Meat Company and McBee’s Coffee N Carwash.
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The first season was dominated by two main storylines: Patriarch Steve McBee’s complicated romantic life and the company’s precarious financial situation. The latter of which the family hoped to solve by pursuing a major venture capital investment that ultimately failed to materialize.
In the current season, Steve McBee doesn’t appear on-screen – he is presumably focused on his legal issues, having pleaded guilty to federal crop insurance fraud in November 2024. But his romantic entanglements (and the fallout from them) still get plenty of attention. And financial stress continues to be a major worry, with son Steven McBee, Jr. mentioning a looming $6 million debt that could put the farm in jeopardy.
On the personal front, the four McBee brothers get into plenty of squabbles among themselves but circle the wagons if an outsider dares to come after one of their own – as Steven Jr.’s now ex-girlfriend Calah Jackson found out during a confrontation with Cole McBee during last week’s episode.
Want to get up to speed on the McBee family tree? Here are the main players you need to know.
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Steve McBee
Not an official member of the cast for the current season, the patriarch founded the family farm with a purchase of 300 acres in the late 1990s. He and his ex-wife Kristi were married for 28 years and had four children before getting divorced due in large part, according to Kristi, to Steve’s infidelities. After the company faced some setbacks, he stepped away from his leadership role (a decision we now know happened around the same time as his plea in the criminal case). His sentencing hearing is scheduled for September 2025, and he faces up to 30 years in prison.
Steven McBee, Jr.
The oldest of the four brothers, Steven has taken over the company leadership role in the wake of his father’s departure. He might look familiar to reality TV fans because this isn’t his first (reality) rodeo. He appeared in Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer back in 2022, and that’s where he met Calah Jackson, who became his on-again, off-again girlfriend.
Jesse McBee
Dubbed “the pretty boy” by his brothers, Jesse oversees the company’s construction operations. He married his high school sweetheart, Alli Ventresca, in October 2024 and the couple welcomed daughter Summer in April 2025.
Cole McBee
The “wild child” of the four, Cole focuses on overseeing in-field farming operations. He and girlfriend Kacie Adkisonwelcomed daughter Blair in December 2024.
Brayden McBee
The youngest of the brothers, Brayden lived primarily with his mother after his parents’ divorce and has said he didn’t have as close of a relationship with his father as his brothers did. He works on the farm and appeared on the show only sporadically in the first season, but has a more visible role in Season 2.
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Galyna Saltkovska
The company CFO, Galyna was dating Steve McBee in Season 1, but the relationship imploded when she discovered he was also seeing other women. This season, she confronts a former friend who is now dating Steve.
Kristi McBee
Mother of the four sons, who jokingly refer to her as “Mama McBee,” Kristi is the president of a successful communications company and is also known as the peacemaker of the group. Kristi shies away from the limelight, doesn’t have public social media accounts, and didn’t appear much on-screen in Season 1. But she has had a more visible role in Season 2, perhaps feeling the need to fill in the on-screen parental hole left by Steve’s absence from the show.
Calah Jackson
Calah and Steven Jr. seem to have had a drama-filled relationship marked by frequent break-ups and make-ups. But the episodes airing now show the (apparent) end of the pair as a couple.
Alli Ventresca McBee
Kacie Adkison
Kacie has have experienced some emotional – and at times tearful – moments with boyfriend Cole McBee over the course of the show so far, and the couple became parents to daughter Blair in December 2024.
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Who is the McBee Family? Get to Know the Cast of ‘The McBee Dynasty’ first appeared on Parade on Aug 5, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
