Network and one of the most popular shows on TV. Taylor Sheridan’s modern Western also revitalized Kevin Costner’s career by placing him in the lead as John Dutton, the patriarch of the Dutton family, who own the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, one of the largest ranches in Montana.
The fifth season of Yellowstone premiered in 2022, but the future of the series and the franchise were called into question when reports emerged that Costner was leaving the show and Paramount Network had already ordered a sequel series that will continue without Costner’s involvement. To bring everyone up to speed, here’s everything you need to know about the future of Yellowstone.
Will there be a sixth season of Yellowstone?
Until August 2024, it had been understood that the remaining episodes of Yellowstone season 5 would wrap up the series. However, it sounds like Paramount Network isn’t willing to let its most popular show go quietly. Deadline is reporting that negotiations are underway with Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser to co-headline a sixth season of Yellowstone. Reilly portrays Beth Dutton, and Hauser portrays her husband, Rip Wheeler.
Ahead of the series finale of Yellowstone, word broke on Deadline that Reilly and Hauser have signed on for a new Yellowstone spinoff series rather than continuing the original show with a sixth season. This move makes sense because neither Beth nor Rip has a direct connection to the new characters who will be at the center of the other upcoming Yellowstone spinoff, The Madison.
Who will join Reilly and Hauser in the new Yellowstone spinoff?
Deadline’s report states that series creator Taylor Sheridan is currently putting the new show together, and it will have Yellowstone in its title. The outlet also mentioned that it will “likely feature other cast members from the mothership series alongside Reilly and Hauser.”
For now, no other cast members are attached, and there is no definitive timetable for when the new series will begin filming. The one thing we know for certain is that Kevin Costner won’t be back in any capacity.
Will Luke Grimes star in the spinoff?
Luke Grimes is not expected to join Reilly and Hauser in the new spinoff. However, Paramount might have other ideas for Grimes. Per Puck’s Matt Belloni, CBS is developing a spinoff series around Grimes’ Kayce Dutton. This will be a procedural and separate from the Reilly-Hauser spinoff. Deadline later reported that SEAL Team’s Spencer Hudnut was involved with the Kayce spinoff.