After over a year hiatus,YellowstoneSeason 5 Part 2 has begun production in Montana. The Western drama series approaches its closewiththe final episodes set to land in November later this year.
Four and a half seasons of the Taylor Sheridan series have followed the Dutton Family, led by patriarch KevinCostner’sJohn Dutton, who oversees the largest cattle ranch in the modern-day United States. The Dutton family faces constant challenges from those at its borders — the growing Bozeman, Montana, the fictional Indian reservation of Broken Rock andAmerica’sfirst national park.
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With several prequel series and a contemporary spinoff in the works, the original installmentwasoriginallysetto conclude at the end of 2023, but theWGA and SAG strikes delayed production on the final episodes.
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Read on for what we know aboutYellowstoneSeason 5 Part II:
HasYellowstone Season 5 Part II begun production?
The Paramount Network announcedin Maythat the second half of the final installment began production in Montana.
When willYellowstone Season 5 Part II come out?
The final episodesare slatedto unfold on the Paramount Network starting November 10, 2024 at 8 p.m.Internationally,Yellowstonewill premiere on Paramount+ in Canada on November 10th, the U.K. on November 11th and in Latin America, Brazil and France later in November.
How many episodes will be inYellowstoneSeason 5Part II?
Six episodesare projectedto wrap up the original installment, but creator Taylor Sheridan toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat he felt Paramount could give him10episodesif need be.
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Will Kevin Costner return forYellowstoneSeason 5 Part II?
Costner helmed the mothership show before he departed about a year agoto ultimately work onHorizon: An American Saga, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and hits theaters in June.
He revealed via social media after the Paramount Network announced the official return date that he won’t be returning for the final episodes of the western series.
“I want to reach out and let you know that after this long year and a half of working onHorizonand doing all the things that’s required, and thinking aboutYellowstone, that beloved series that I love, that I know you love, I just realized that I’m not going to be able to continue Season 5B or into the future,” he said. “It was something that really changed me. I loved it. And I know you loved it. And I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be returning and I love the relationship we’ve been able to develop and I’ll see you at the movies.”
An update for you guys. I’ll see you at the movies. pic.twitter.com/DpuC5cOP6F
— Kevin Costner & MW (@modernwest) June 21, 2024
Costner didshed some lighton what happened behind the sceneswithnegotiating a new contract for his role and changes to theshow’sarc.
Ina recent interview with People, the actor expressed disappointment over how none of his former co-stars came to his defense when the original narrative surrounding his absence was solely blamed on his inflexible filming schedule forHorizon: An American Saga. Luke Grimes told The Independent that he understood the decision.
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“Ihaven’tfelt good about it the last year, what withthe waythey’vetalked about it. Itwasn’ttruthful. So nowI’mtalking a little bit about what the real truth of it was. I made a contract for seasons five, six and seven,”he told Deadline.“In February, after a two- or three-month negotiation, they made another contract.They wanted to redo that one, and instead of seasons six and seven, it was 5A and 5B, and maybewe’lldo six. Theyweren’table to make those.Horizonwas setin the middle, butYellowstonewas first position. I fit [Horizon] into the gaps. They just kept moving their gaps.”
How many Yellowstone prequels are there?
The show has two prequels available to watch —1883and 1923.
1923, which stars Harrison Ford as John Dutton and Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton as they navigate the early 20th century west in the era of Prohibition, pandemics and drought. The prequelwasrenewedfor a second season, but the strikes in the summer of 2023delayed production.
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Sheridan hinted at two seasons to tell the complete story,and thatlikely meanseight more episodes.
The series also stars Brandon Sklenar, Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Jerome Flynn and Julia Schlaepfer.
1883starsSam Elliott as Shea Brennan, Tim McGraw as James Dutton, Faith Hill as Margaret Dutton,Isabel May as Elsa Duttonwhonarrates, LaMonica Garrett as Thomas, Marc Rissmann as Josef, Audie Rick as John Dutton Sr. and more.
This series follows the Duttonancestors’journey west through the Great Plains toward unclaimed frontiers. Sheridan had thatfullseries blocked out in his head in one season, plus the ending of the seasondoesn’treally leave room for another one as SamElliott’scharacter dies by suicide.
“The story I heard isBob Bakishwatched it and said,‘Wait a minute, she dies! They all die? What do we do in season two?’”Sheridantold Deadline.“I said, there is no season two.They’relike, there better be afu*kingseason two because we already picked it up.I’msitting here going,‘Guyseveryone is dead.”
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One more prequel with the working title1944couldexpand the worldas well.
Will there be moreYellowstone spinoffs?
Sequel spinoff2024will carry on the contemporary timeline of the franchise. In February 2023, Deadline exclusively reportedthe newsthat Matthew McConaughey was in talks to star inthe latest installment of the Dutton saga.
