Yellowstone is likely to be hitting the dusty path. Deadline experiences that the immensely standard Paramount Community drama sequence starring Kevin Costner as patriarch John Dutton will finish its run after 5 seasons as sequence creator Taylor Sheridan appears to broaden the ever-growing Yellowstone franchise with a brand new sequence probably starring Matthew McConaughey.
The sequence, which premiered in 2018 on Paramount Community, follows Costner’s John Dutton, a hitman who owns and operates his household’s huge Montana-based ranch. Yellowstone is at the moment TV’s top-rated drama sequence, which makes a report of cancellation all of the extra shocking. Its season 5 sequence premiere which aired in November of final 12 months pulled in a whopping 12.1 million viewers live-plus-same day viewers. In an announcement, although, Paramount struck a tone that instructed this won’t fairly be the top.
“We now have no information to report,” stated a Paramount Community spokesperson in an announcement to Deadline. “Kevin Costner is an enormous a part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a very long time to come back. Due to the good thoughts of Taylor Sheridan, we’re at all times engaged on franchise expansions of this unimaginable world he has constructed. Matthew McConaughey is an exceptional expertise with whom we’d like to companion.”
As of now, it is unclear which members of the ensemble forged, which incorporates Emmy-nominee Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Wes Bentley, and Sheridan himself could probably be a part of the McConaughey model. Per Deadline, the premature demise of Yellowstone was introduced upon on account of an alleged taking pictures discrepancy with Costner and the variety of filming dates. Sources informed Deadline that Costner allegedly agreed to shoot solely 65 days on Yellowstone, and solely 50 days for the primary half of the present season. Nonetheless for the second half of episodes for the fifth, Costner alleged solely wished to movie for one week. This discrepancy has been stated to trigger “morale issues” for the opposite actors on the sequence in addition to pressure between Costner and Sheridan.
Even when the flagship Yellowstone sequence is likely to be coming to an finish, Sheridan has a number of offshoot sequence within the works to maintain the franchise alive. A prequel restricted sequence 1883 starring Tim McGraw, Religion Hill and Sam Elliott premiered in December 2021 and was successful instantly out of the gate. 1883 particulars how the Duttons got here to personal the land that turned the Yellowstone ranch. One other prequel sequence, 1923, follows the Dutton’s enlargement West, the good migration, and prohibition, starred Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford. It premiered in December of 2022 and is about for a second and ultimate season. Per Deadline, two separate restricted sequence set within the Forties and Sixties are additionally reportedly within the works. ,
Regardless of probably leaving the Yellowstone Cinematic Universe, Costner is preserving busy by directing and starring in a multi-part western epic Horizon that has landed at Warner Bros. Footage and New Line. His Yellowstone days could come to an finish as quickly as the top of the fifth season, which returns for half two this summer season. The rumored new sequence will reportedly begin on the linear cable channel Paramount Community after which stream completely on Paramount+.
Representatives for Kevin Costner didn’t instantly reply to Vainness Truthful’s request for remark.
