Yellowstone Season 1 [DVD] [2020]

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We have no news to report," a Paramount Network spokesperson told Deadline at the time. "Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner." A prequel limited series, 1883, aired on Paramount+ late in 2021, and revealed the origin story of the Dutton family arriving in Montana. The series starred Isabel May as the brave and adventurous teenager Elsa, elder sister to John Dutton's great-grandfather, John Sr., and Tim McGraw as her father, James. Additionally, Sheridan has previously said he had several more Yellowstone prequels in the works. "[The prequels are] time capsules of life in Montana as a microcosm of the world as a whole," Sheridan told The Hollywood Reporter in June 2023. "They're big spectacles, and the more that you move into the modern era, the bigger that spectacle becomes. I know these are huge bets Paramount makes on me every time. I'm asking them to give me Game of Thrones Season 6 money for what is essentially a pilot every year, and that's a big ask. As long as I do my job well, and people don't bore of the genre, I think there will be enough for many more [prequels] — three or four." 30 fun facts about Yellowstone However, Bentley also wanted to clarify that this doesn't mean he knows how many episodes or seasons it will take the show to reach this conclusion, so we hopefully have a long time yet before that happens. In February Deadline reported that the show could be ending in the near future, saying that the series would wrap up and be replaced by a new spin-off show starring Matthew McConaughey. Per the publication, the root of the issue was a disagreement with Yellowstone star Kevin Costner over the series's shooting schedule, however Costner's attorney Marty Singer denied the claims.

In May, Paramount finally confirmed that Yellowstone will end with the second half of season five, which is set to premiere in November 2023. However, the story will continue in an untitled sequel that will premiere in December 2023. Co-created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, the series has featured an all-star guest cast including Danny Huston, Gretchen Mol, Lost's Josh Holloway, Piper Perabo and singer Faith Hill in the first four seasons.

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The news that the show will be ending came after months of speculation surrounding the question of whether Kevin Costner would return for the remainder of Season 5 (and a report that claimed Costner would leave the show after Season 5, before the final season news was announced). It still remains unclear how involved Costner will be in the final episodes. But in an eye-opening interview with The Hollywood Reporter in June, Sheridan insisted that his intended ending is still in play, and The Hollywood Reporter says there are ongoing discussions with Costner's camp to film more scenes to wrap up his character.

He told People: "We have not [started filming the second half of season five] because of the writers’ strike. I think we would be if it weren't for that. But that takes precedence over everything. They got to get that all sorted, and then we'll be getting after it." There are lots of places where a way of life that existed for 150 years is slamming against a new way of life, but the challenges are completely different," Sheridan told THR. "There are a lot of places you can tell this story." As reported by Deadline, Bentley said: "[Taylor] has said to me, he knows how he wants to end it. That was a while ago. I’m sure he didn’t know how we were going to get there but he knows how." Once you finally sort all of that out, you arrive at a deeper question. You can watch Yellowstone now — but why? Do you watch it because you think it’s like Succession but with more horses and less humor? Do you watch it for the admittedly beautiful landscapes or because you’re simply stunned by the weird craggy thing Kevin Costner does with his voice? Maybe it’s the way Rip shoots a bear off a cliff. Maybe it’s because you’re hoping that if season five of this show actually includes people holding governmental office, you’ll finally understand this franchise’s politics! Is there something about its depiction of fathering that lets you believe, deep in your heart, that your own father did love you even though he was patently abusive? I'm disappointed," Sheridan said in the interview. "It truncates the closure of his character. It doesn't alter it, but it truncates it."

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