'Yellowstone' Season 5: Everything to Know So Far (2024)

The Yellowstone universe keeps expanding, and the franchise's flagship series is no exception — Paramount renewed the show for a fifth season in February 2022.

Starring Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly and Wes Bentley, the drama series premiered on the Paramount Network in June 2018. The modern western has since become a phenomenon, inspiring multiple spinoffs and racking up nominations at various awards shows.

Season 5, the show’s last, premiered in January 2023. The remaining episodes will begin airing in November 2024 one month before an untitled spinoff series debuts on Paramount Network.

“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,” said Chris McCarthy, president and CEO Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, in a statement.

Keep scrolling for everything to know so far about Yellowstone season 5:

In May 2022, it was announced that the first half of Yellowstone season 5 would premiere on November 13 at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount Network. Paramount later revealed in May 2023 that season 5 part two would debut in November 2023, but that release date was pushed back amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. In November 2023, the network announced that part two will debut in November 2024. Part 2 kicks off Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET.

No official announcements have been made, but it seems likely that Costner, Reilly, Grimes, Bentley, Birmingham, Hauser and Asbille will all be back.

No new cast members had been announced as of March 2022, but two recurring actors were promoted to series regulars: Jefferson White, who plays Jimmy Hurdstrom, and Kathryn Kelly, who stars as Jimmy's fiancée, Emily. Jen Landon, who appears as Teeter, also got a promotion to series regular.

"I got a new horse. How's that?" Costner joked to ET in an interview published in March 2022. Other than that, the cast doesn't know much. Kayce (Grimes) will likely have to make a decision about where he fits in with his family amid his marriage to Monica (Asbille). The dynamic between Jamie and Beth also seems poised to continue causing problems, especially now that the former is a murderer and the latter knows it.

Grimes and Asbille teased their characters' fates during an interview at the ACM Awards in March 2022. "I’m ready to have a sweet little baby on set," Asbille told ET, referring to her character Monica's second pregnancy, which was revealed in season 4. Grimes, however, isn't so sure the outcome will be positive. "We might die tomorrow," he joked. "It's kind of the Yellowstone [trademark]."

Asbille added that she's not sure Monica and Kayce's marriage will last. "I hope that they’ll be happy in the end, but it’s not likely, to be honest," she explained. Both actors noted that they "never know" what's going to happen until they get the scripts. "We're sorta on the ride with everybody else," Grimes said.

White shut down rumors that his character was exiting after Jimmy relocated to the 6666 Ranch in Texas during season 4. “I’m in season 5. Jimmy’s in season 5,” he exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2022. “That’s great. I’m really looking forward to that.”

He continued: “I didn’t know necessarily what Jimmy's future was. I still don't know exactly what Jimmy’s future holds. I've really given up on trying to guess. What Taylor Sheridan, the show's creator — I think one of the best writers in television now or ever, definitely — comes up with is always so much better than what I could come up with. So I'm really excited that Jimmy's journey continues, and I have no idea where it leads and I'm just kind of ready to try to hold on.”

In April 2022, a Variety profile of Sheridan confirmed that production on season 5 is set to begin in May, with a premiere date expected for late summer.

Paramount Network announced in May 2022 that production is officially underway in Montana. The upcoming season will consist of 14 episodes — the series’ longest season to date — that will be broken into two seven-episode clumps.

Paramount announced on June 10 that Wendy Moniz and Mo Brings Plenty, who have portrayed recurring characters since the show began, will be promoted to series regulars for season 5. Jennifer Landon and Kathryn Kelly, who play Teeter and Emily respectively, have also been promoted to series regulars.

In addition, Josh Lucas, Kylie Rogers and Kyle Red Silverstein will be reprising their roles as the younger versions of John, Beth and Rip. Kai Caster, who has been cast to play a young cowboy named Rowdy, Lainey Wilson who will portray a musician named Abby, Dawn Oliveri who will be corporate shark Sarah Atwood and Lilli Kay who will be a new assistant to one of the Duttons have also been added to the roster.

A teaser released in August 2022 promised fans that "all will be revealed" in the new episodes. "We'll show the world who we are," Costner says in voiceover as John Dutton. The clip also announced that the November 13 season premiere will be two hours long.

Released in September 2022, the full trailer for season 5 shows John getting sworn in as governor of Montana. He immediately begins cleaning house, firing most of his staffers and installing Beth as chief of staff. "I love Montana, but I'm doing this for our family," he says at one point. When Jamie expresses concern that these moves will start a war, John replies, "We're already at war."

Q’orianka Kilcher will return as attorney Angela Blue Thunder in Yellowstone season 5, Deadline reported in September. The character was last seen in the season 3 finale.

After a tumultuous season 4 for Jamie, Bentley exclusively told Us that he hopes his character will "fight back" in the episodes to come. "We have this political intrigue, this political danger, which I think is a different thing than we've done," the American Horror Story alum said in November 2022 ahead of the season 5 premiere. "I think it's more dangerous because the inflection point's coming for John, and this is his last game. Something he never wanted to do was be a politician. It's his desperate Hail Mary pass. ... The tension is rising.

The American Beauty actor added that he doesn't think there's any hope of a reconciliation between Jamie and Beth now that she has proof that he murdered Garrett. "I think Jamie's always — maybe more than her — felt like there was some reconciliation and love there that he could come back to," Bentley told Us. "He missed what they were as kids and thought the time would heal. But her having him kill his father is the breaking point, and whatever love he had for her is gone. Whatever hope he had for her is gone. And more than that, I think he's angry and he wants her to pay."

At the show's season 5 premiere event, Hauser exclusively told Us that the new season has some "amazing stuff" when it comes to "cowboy" things. "The actors and I got to do a lot of stuff that we've never been able to do before," the Transcendence actor explained in November 2022. "I think we've earned the trust of Taylor and he's allowed us to go and really cowboy for the first time. So, that's been really cool."

John Dutton and Thomas Rainwater have had their ups and downs over the years, but John being governor will add a whole new dimension to their relationship. "We've had alliances in seasons. And we've understood and had great respect for each other, and we understood that separately we're too small to fight the large evil — the massive corporations," Birmingham, who plays Thomas, exclusively told Us in November 2022. "So, when John actually becomes governor, then he's got a new leverage of power, and you can address legislation and things that benefit him and maybe just solely for him. So, Rainwater is really gonna be having a struggle, and [will have to] get creative."

White, who plays Jimmy, exclusively told Us that Yellowstone is "bigger than ever" in season 5. "It's incredible," he said in November 2022. "This season it really explodes beyond the boundaries of what I thought was possible. So, the conflict is now more complicated than ever. There's more enemies than ever. They're coming from every direction. The wolves are really circling, and John Dutton's soldiers — his resources — are spread thinner than ever. ... You get to see a different side of a lot of these amazing actors because it's a new kind of conflict. Rip is fighting fights that he can't win with his fists. John Dutton is having to deal with new, difficult problems that he can't solve by sending somebody to the train station. And I just think that's an amazing thing. This shows us a different side of these characters that we've loved for years."

The hit series was set to return with new episodes in summer 2023. News broke in February, however, that there were delays before the cast resumed filming. Costner’s lawyer subsequently denied accusations that his client refused to work more than one week on the second half of season 5.

“The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of season 5 of Yellowstone is an absolute lie,” Marty Singer told Puck.News in response to an exposé titled “Casualties of the Costner-Yellowstone Crossfire,” published on February 21. “It’s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t be believed for one second. As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success.”

According to the report, production on season 5 is expected to resume over the summer and fall, with episodes airing in November 2023.

“We haven't started, no. We know [Taylor] is writing and we're looking forward to getting back,” Wendy Moniz, who plays Lynelle Perry, exclusively told Us Weekly at PaleyFest in April 2023. “I'm along for this ride for as long as [the show] goes. That's what I can tell you. It's just been a dream job.”

It was announced in May 2023 that Yellowstone would end with the second half of season 5. A new, untitled sequel series will premiere one month after the show’s conclusion.

In May 2023, an insider exclusively told Us that the Yellowstone set was "troubled" for a while before Paramount Network announced the show's end. “The drama is between some of the writers and producers,” the source explained. “They all have busy schedules and other projects, and that has caused delays. It’s been upsetting for Kevin because he has a family and a schedule to stick to.”

Despite rumors, the insider noted that Costner isn't the reason for the "holdup," which was "one of the reasons" for his split from wife Christine Baumgartner. “He is also very disappointed by the delays, which are beyond his control," the source told Us. "He had to schedule a certain amount of time to do the project, so when delays happened it went against what was promised when it came to his schedule."

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