There’s been Yellowstone drama on and off the TV screen. Given the ongoing questions regarding Yellowstone’s future, this has fans wondering: will there be a season 6? The show is a massive hit, but has the show been canceled. Now that season 5 part 2 has already premiered — and includes a major character’s death — News47.us has all the latest updates about the show’s future, including what we know about that Matthew McConaughey spinoff.
Warning: spoilers ahead for Yellowstone season 5 part 2.
Paramount Network has not officially announced the fate of Yellowstone beyond season 5. The show remains one of TV’s most popular shows, so it seemed like at the beginning of season 5 that a sixth season was pretty much a done deal. With the past behind-the-scenes drama, it’s unclear if Yellowstone will live to see a season 6.
Regarding the future of Yellowstone, Paramount president and CEO Chris McCarthy previously told The Hollywood Reporter that the show “wouldn’t be what it is today without Kevin and we hope that that stays for a long time to come.” As of November 2024, there’s still no official word about Yellowstone season 6.
It’s not looking good for Yellowstone fans. In February 2023, Deadline reported that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, along with Paramount Global and Paramount Network, was looking to end the flagship series with the current fifth season. According to the outlet, the reason behind the show possibly coming to end involved disagreements with Kevin Costner over shooting schedules.
The Oscar winner reportedly limited himself to 65 days of shooting Yellowstone originally but wanted to shorten that to 50 days in the first half of season 5 and only a week for the second half. The filming situation has reportedly been causing “morale problems” for the other stars of the show. The outlet said that Kevin made a proposal but Paramount Network declined and “made the decision to move on to the other show.”
“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner,” a Paramount Network spokesperson told Deadline at the time.
