“Yellowstone” fans are in for a surprise.
Deadline reported last week that the hit western series “probably won’t end” after the highly anticipated release of the final episodes of season five. The magazine noted that the main stars of the potential new season will be Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, making the romance between Beth and Rip the main event.
Sources told the outlet that no agreement has been reached yet, but there is strong pressure to continue “Yellowstone” after Kevin Costner’s exit. According to Deadline, Reilly and Hauser have been working on continuing the romance between Beth and Rip, but it was originally planned as a spin-off series.
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Rumor has it that Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly will star in a possible sixth season of “Yellowstone.” (Of utmost importance)
On Friday, Yellowstone released the first look at the upcoming final episodes of season five. The footage shows the Dutton siblings arguing, with Jaimie (Wes Bentley) and Beth (Kelly Reilly) getting into a heated conversation.
“If you destroy me, you destroy yourself,” Jaime said, and Beth replied, “Unlike you, I keep my promises.”
Costner’s voice can be heard speaking from previous episodes, but John Dutton will not return to complete the fifth and presumably final season of the hit series.
The final episode of the first half of the fifth season aired in January 2023 and ended with a cliffhanger in which the members of the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, were on the verge of open war against each other.
The final episodes of the fifth season will be released on November 10th on Paramount Network.
Below is an overview of the spin-off series that have been created or are in the works since Yellowstone became a fan favorite.
‘The Madison’
Michelle Pfeiffer is the newest star in the “Yellowstone” universe. The 66-year-old actress will take on the lead role in the spin-off show “The Madison” of the successful flagship series, for which she will also serve as an executive producer. Variety reported this month,
Pfeiffer confirmed the casting news in a post she shared on her Instagram page.
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“The cat is out of the bag. Can’t wait to see it! #Madison,” the three-time Oscar nominee wrote alongside a screenshot of the Variety article.
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“Yellowstone” creator Sarah Sheridan will write “The Madison,” which follows a family of native New Yorkers now living in the Madison River Valley in central Montana, the Paramount Network reports via Variety.
The broadcaster described “The Madison,” originally titled “2024,” as a “candid study of grief and human connection.”
Michelle Pfeiffer confirmed that she will appear in the “Yellowstone” spin-off titled “The Madison.” (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images/for 21st Century Fox)
“Michelle Pfeiffer is a remarkable talent who brings emotional depth, authenticity and grace to every role. She is the perfect anchor for the latest chapter in the ‘Yellowstone’ universe, ‘The Madison’ from the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan,” Chris McCarthy, co-CEO of Paramount Global and president and CEO of Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios, said in a statement to Variety.
Pfeiffer will be joined by “Lost” star Matthew Fox and “Suits” star Patrick J. Adams. Deadline reported that Fox will play the lead role alongside Pfeiffer.
Matthew Fox and Patrick J. Adams will also star in “The Madison.” (Getty Images)
“The Madison” marks Pfeiffer’s return to television after she starred as Betty Ford in the Showtime anthology series “The First Lady” in 2022. The premiere date for the new show has not yet been announced.
‘Farmer’
Demi Moore, Jon Hamm and Billy Bob Thornton star in “Landman,” also from “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan, who adapted the film from Christian Wallace’s “Boomtown” podcast.
“Landman” will premiere on Paramount in the fall and is about an oil industry crisis manager (Thorton) who solves the problems in West Texas.
Billy Bob Thornton will star in Taylor Sheridan’s “Landman,” which premieres this fall. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for CMT)
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Thorton explained that filming the series pushed him and his crew members to their limits.
“There were days when I thought not only I but everyone on the crew was going to pass out,” Thornton told the outlet. “Some days it was so hot and we were shooting at these oil pumps. Do you know what caliche is?”
“We’re on these limestone roads with rocks and stuff, and I’m wearing cowboy boots, and there are scenes where I have to run to the truck,” he continued. “It’s 90 degrees and the humidity is 100 percent. Jesus, I’m over 60! This just sucks. My God, there were days when it was pretty rough. This was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
Demi Moore talked about Taylor Sheridan’s “unique way of working.” (Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Moore spoke about Sheridan’s “unique way” of working with actors without a script.
“Taylor works in a very special way. With every actor he meets, we sit down, listen to what he wants to do, where he wants to go, and on that basis we have to say yes or no. There is no script,” she said.
“Landman” comes to Paramount+ on November 17th.
‘6666’
The series “6666” focuses on the Four Sixes Ranch in Texas, which can currently be seen in “Yellowstone”.
Taylor Sheridan is the creator of Yellowstone and all its spin-offs. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
“The 6666 was founded when the Comanches still ruled West Texas. No ranch in America is as deeply rooted in the history of the West as the 6666. Still operated the same way as it was two centuries ago, it encompasses an entire county. Here, the rule of law and the laws of nature merge in a place where the most dangerous thing you do is the next thing you do,” says the synopsis according to IMDb.
‘1944’
Fans can expect the Yellowstone franchise to look to the future with another new spin-off series with the working title 1944.
In April 2023, Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Paramount Media Networks, confirmed that Matthew McConaughey would star in a “Yellowstone” spin-off series. It was rumored that McConaughey would star in “1944,” but it remains unclear if that is the case.
Paramount had previously confirmed that Matthew McConaughey would star in a “Yellowstone” spin-off series. (Getty Images)
The manager also revealed at the time that the “Dallas Buyers Club” star’s upcoming series was one of more than ten projects he was working on with “Yellowstone” creator Sheridan.
“In just five years, we’ve taken ‘Yellowstone’ from a successful US cable series with five million viewers to a global franchise with over 100 million fans around the world and numerous expansions – and we’re still at the very beginning.”
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“Within five years we grew “Yellowstone” – The journey begins from a successful US cable series with five million viewers to a global hit franchise with over 100 million fans around the world and multiple expansions – and we’re just getting started,” McCarthy said in a press release. “Following the success of ‘1883’ and ‘1923,’ our new planned spin-offs ‘1944’ and ‘2024’ will take audiences on an exciting, new and unexpected journey, with the complex and captivating storytelling that has become a hallmark of the franchise and helped make it a worldwide cultural phenomenon – thanks to creative mastermind Taylor Sheridan.”
‘1883’
The prequel series “1883” was released in December 2021. The series provided “Yellowstone” fans with context about the Dutton family’s journey to Montana.
Directed by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Stars of country music In real life, they are long-married with children and play a couple who travel west with their children through the untamed wilderness in search of opportunity.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill played the lead roles in “1883”. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
James Dutton (McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Hill) have two children in the television series. Isabel May plays Elsa Dutton, Audie Rick is her younger brother.
The Dutton family’s journey across the Great Plains toward the Montana Territory is part of the westward expansion that reflected the nation’s belief that it was destined to settle all of North America.
The cast also included Sam Elliott, Billy Bob Thornton and LaMonica Garrett.
‘1923’
The following year, Paramount released the second prequel series, “1923.”
In “1923” Harrison Ford plays an ancestor of John Dutton, played by Costner in “Yellowstone”. Helen Mirren plays Ford’s wife Cara Dutton in the series.
Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton and Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton in “1923”. (Image credit: James Minchin III/Paramount+)
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Also created by Sheridan, the series follows the Dutton family and explores the early 20th century and all its hardships, including westward expansion, Prohibition and the Great Depression.
In addition to Ford and Mirren, Brandon Skelnar, Julia Schlaepfer and Michelle Randolph play the main roles.
Paramount+ announced in February 2023 that the series will return for a second season.
