Western drama Yellowstone will end after final season airs this year

2023-05-06

Fans of Yellowstone have been left devastated after Paramount announced that the hit show will end, with the second part of the modern Western drama’s fifth season set to bring the show to an end later this year.

Bosses at Paramount confirmed that the show, which stars Kevin Costner in the lead role, will return in November for the last few episodes, before airing the finale in December.

Fans of the acclaimed show were left besides themselves following the announcement from Paramount bosses earlier today.

One tweeted: “I just heard that #Yellowstone is ending after season five. I do not like this news."

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While a second added: “Nooooo! I don’t like this #Yellowstone news. This show converted me to a TV series watcher.”

A third fan, who was clearly seething, commented: “All this #Yellowstone drama is ridiculous. And now you’re ending the show, but also continuing it? Just kill John Dutton! Get rid of Kevin Costner, stop making new shows, and keep going! Set your egos aside! I don’t even want to come back for the rest, not worth it.”

In addition to sharing that the show was being axed, Paramount also announced that a new, untitled Yellowstone sequel from Sheridan has been ordered for a series, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.

Yellowstone, created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, features Kevin Costner as John Dutton III, who is determined to protect his family’s cattle ranch.

The show centres on Dutton’s ranch and the tensions and conflicts that arise with its neighbours: an Indian reservation, the Yellowstone National Park and an expanding town.

The dad-of-seven and Oscar and Emmy-winning star of films including Dances With Wolves, The Bodyguard and Bull Durham, has been the lead on the show since it began in 2018.

The 68 year old American actor has won both a Critics’ Choice Super Award and a Golden Globe Award for his performance in Yellowstone.

The show also has American Sniper’s Luke Grimes, True Detective’s Kelly Reilly and American Beauty’s Wes Bentley among the cast.

Chris McCarthy, president and chief executive of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, said: “Yellowstone has been the cornerstone on which we have launched an entire universe of global hits – from 1883 to Tulsa King, and I am confident our Yellowstone sequel will be another big hit, thanks to the brilliant creative mind of Taylor Sheridan and our incredible casts who bring these shows to life.”

David Glasser, chief executive of 101 Studios, said. “The Dutton story continues, picking up where Yellowstone leaves off in another epic tale.

“We are thrilled to bring this new journey to audiences around the world.”

On Wednesday, a representative for Costner confirmed to the AP news agency that the actor and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, are divorcing.

Costner and Baumgartner, a model and handbag designer, began dating in 1998 before getting married at his Colorado ranch in 2004. They share three children.

The new untitled series, which follows prequels about the Dutton family such as 1923 and 1883, will premiere in December on Paramount Network.

Yellowstone’s second part of the fifth and final season will debut in November.

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