Yellowstone‘s much-anticipated Season 5 is set to debut on Sunday night (Nov. 13) on Paramount Network, and from the tone of a new interview with Kevin Costner, it might be the last one to feature his involvement. In a new interview with USA Today, Costner declines to confirm whether he’ll be involved in a possible Season 6 of the massive hit show.
Yellowstone has become the most-watched show on cable television over the course of its first four seasons on Paramount Network, and Costner’s character of Dutton family patriarch John Dutton has been central to a great deal of the action. In the new interview, the Oscar-winning actor, director, and producer — whose only television project prior to Yellowstone was his Hatfields & McCoys miniseries in 2012 — reveals that he initially only committed to one season of the show and declines to say whether he’d do another after this one.
“I was only going to do one season,
but I’ve done this many,” Costner says. “I give everything I can to what I’m doing. But the moment I feel that it’s not right, I’m just going to step away.”
Costner has been splitting his attention while filming Season 5 of Yellowstone in Montana. He is simultaneously working on a sprawling new project of his own titled Horizon, which he co-wrote. Costner has been interested in the project for 15 years, and he’s returning to the director’s chair for the first time in nearly 20 years for the project, which documents the settlement of the American West. He is also producing and starring in Horizon, which he co-financed with his wife, Christine Baumgartner. The project is slated to stream in four parts, with the first segment landing in 2023.
Costner is earning a reported $1.3 million per episode for Yellowstone Season 5, making him the highest-paid actor on television. That sum includes his role as a producer on the show.
Yellowstone Season 5 premieres on Sunday night (Nov. 13) on Paramount Network. The new season will consist of 14 episodes that will air in two arcs of seven episodes apiece.
Yellowstone Reveals If Season 5 Is the End
Dutton Rules: A Yellowstone 1923 Podcast
- THURSDAY31 MINRip, Kayce and Monica Rule: Highlights From Conversations With 3 Yellowstone StarsCole Hauser, Luke Grimes, and Kelsey Asbille spoke with Taste of Country’s Sterling Whitaker ahead of the season premiere of Yellowstone on Paramount Network. Some of the conversations was embargoed until certain events played out on screen, like the funeral scene between Monica and John Dutton (Kevin Costner). Addison Haager and Sterling sort through highlights of these conversations, like Cole’s thoughts on Rip’s relationship with Carter, how Kelsey is challenged by playing Monica in Season 5 and why naming their baby John was important to Kayce.
- TUESDAY 35 MINCould We Watch Yellowstone’s Final Season? – Ep. 4 BreakdownBeth Dutton and Jamie’s new fight could be their last fight, which has the Dutton Rules team wondering (10:20) if this is the show’s final season. Plus, Addison Haager and Billy Dukes (22:00) dive into the unraveling of the show’s latest mystery and (9:00) explore how Governor John Dutton is doing. Plus the touching conversation between John and Monica, (3:00) trivia, and (30:20) fan questions and comments. Email staff@tasteofcountry.com with yours.
NOV 2141 MINWhy Beth Dutton’s Arrest Is a Very BIG Deal
- – Yellowstone Ep. 3 Breakdown Finally! Yellowstone fans know what Kayce’s vision quest means and what his choice is! This week, (21:45) Addison and Billy break down his options and dive into why his wife Monica is a controversial character. During Ep. 3, Beth Dutton (18:00) made a big real estate deal, and then she (14:45) got arrested. We’ll try to make sense of both scenes. Additionally, (12:45) Laramie returned and fans learned Lloyd’s age. Plus trivia, (10:00) wolves, and fan questions.
- NOV 1725 MINWalker Rules: Yellowstone’s Ryan Bingham Breaks Down His Most Memorable ScenesYellowstone star Ryan Bingham opens up about his most memorable scenes, sharing secrets behind (10:29) his fight with Lloyd and (14:59) balancing Kelly Reilly as her Beth Dutton breaks down on the screen. Walker also previews his role in Season 5 and (8:41) talks about meeting Kevin Costner. Plus, does Walker have a last name? Ryan Bingham spoke to Dutton Rules on behalf of Lone River Ranch Water.
- NOV 1540 MINYellowstone Season 5 Premiere: Has Beth Dutton Gone Too Far? Yellowstone Season 5 began quietly but included (22:29) the biggest Dutton tragedy to date. Dutton Rules hosts Addison Haager and Billy Dukes dissect (8:10) Beth’s treatment of Jamie and (18:44) John Dutton’s new role as Governor. Plus the Monica tragedy and (30:09) her surprising resiliency and (11:54) who played “Young Lloyd” in the flashback scene? (2:39) Trivia also returns. Leave a rating and review and email staff@tasteofcountry.com with questions and comments.
PICTURES: See Inside Kevin Costner’s Spectacular Colorado Ranch
Yellowstone star Kevin Costner lives the ranch life when he’s off the set of the hit show, too. The Oscar-winning actor owns a 160-acre ranch in Aspen, Colo., that’s a spectacular getaway, complete with the main residence, a lake house, and a river house.
The luxury retreat also features a baseball field, a sledding hill, an ice rink, multiple hot tubs, and views of the Continental Divide. The ranch property comfortably sleeps 27 people, and it’s currently available to rent for 36,000 a night