In November 2024, the beloved Western drama Yellowstone reaches its conclusion as filming begins for the final episodes of its fifth season. This marks the end of the road for the award-winning blockbuster series, with the remaining episodes set to premiere later in the same month.
Yellowstone season 5 final episodes are on the way
Filming for the fifth and final season of the series is currently underway in Montana. The initial part, comprising eight episodes, aired from November 2022 to January 2023. In November, six additional episodes are set to premiere exclusively on Paramount Network.
Earlier, production faced delays due to the Hollywood shutdown resulting from writer’s and actor’s strikes, as per previous reports.
Season 5 of Yellowstone also saw reports of Kevin Costner departing from the show to focus on a new project titled Horizon. His commitment to the epic western series limited his availability on Yellowstone. The first half of Horizon is scheduled for release in June 2024, followed by a second part in August.
Yellowstone spin-offs & more – Everything you need to know about the series
The official description of the Luke Grimes and Kevin Costner-starring Western drama reads: “John Dutton and his family fight to protect their ranch — and way of life — in the face of land developers, a neighboring tribe, and other threats.”
Yellowstone follows the Dutton family, owners of Montana’s largest ranch known as the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. The storyline revolves around family conflicts on the ranch, as well as the Broken Rock Indian Reserve neighboring Yellowstone National Park and the developers associated with it. The series garnered over 12.1 million viewers upon the premiere of the first half of season 5.
Paramount has greenlit two spinoff series set within the Yellowstone universe: one titled 1944, a post-World War II story, and another contemporary title named 2024. However, since their announcement in November 2023, no further details about either series have been released. While some crossover characters are expected to appear, new cast members and locations for 2024 have not been announced.
Yellowstone was created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Apart from Costner, Art Linson, Christina Voros, David C. Glasser, Keith Cox, Bob Yari, Stephen Kay, and Michael Friedman are serving as executive producers for the series.
Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, it is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Seasons 1-3 of Yellowstone are available on Netflix for international audiences to stream.