Yellowstone (American TV series)

Yellowstone
Genre	Drama Neo-Western
Created by	Taylor Sheridan John Linson
Written by	Taylor Sheridan
Starring	Kevin Costner Luke Grimes Kelly Reilly Wes Bentley Cole Hauser Kelsey Asbille Brecken Merrill Jefferson White Danny Huston Gil Birmingham Forrie J. Smith Denim Richards Ian Bohen Finn Little Ryan Bingham Wendy Moniz Jennifer Landon Kathryn Kelly Moses Brings Plenty
Composers	Brian Tyler Breton Vivian
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	53 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	John Linson Art Linson Taylor Sheridan Kevin Costner David C. Glasser Christina Alexandra Voros Michael Friedman
Producers	John Vohlers Michael Polaire
Cinematography	Ben Richardson
Editors	Chad Galster Gary D. Roach Evan Ahlgren
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	37–92 minutes
Production companies	Linson Entertainment Bosque Ranch Productions Treehouse Films 101 Studios (seasons 2–5) MTV Entertainment Studios (seasons 4–5)
Original release
Network	Paramount Network
Release	June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20) – December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15)
Related
1883 1923 The Madison
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Yellowstone is an American neo-Western drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson that aired on Paramount Network from June 20, 2018, to December 15, 2024. The series stars Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, and Gil Birmingham. The series follows the conflicts along the shared borders of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, a large cattle ranch, the Broken Rock Indian reservation, Yellowstone National Park, and land developers.

In 2013, Sheridan began work on the series, having recently grown tired of acting and switched to screenwriting. Having lived in the rural parts of states such as Texas and Wyoming, Sheridan set the series in Montana and set the first scripts in Livingston. Sheridan initially pitched the series to HBO, but the network declined. In May 2017, Paramount Network announced that it had greenlit its first scripted series, Yellowstone. Paramount issued a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was set to be written, directed, and executive-produced by Sheridan.

The fifth season is its last and is set to be followed by a sequel series titled The Madison.^[1][2] The first part of the fifth and final season premiered on November 13, 2022,^[3] while the second part premiered on November 10, 2024 with the series finale airing on December 15, 2024.^[4]

A prequel series titled 1883 (2021–2022) was announced following a five-year deal signed by Sheridan with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Group. The series focuses on a generation of the Dutton family during the Old West as they undertake the arduous journey across the country before settling the land that would become the Yellowstone Ranch. A second prequel series titled 1923 (2022–present) focuses on an intervening generation of the Dutton family during the time of Western Expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. Two further spinoffs titled 6666 and 1944 are also in development.