In an interview with Fox News Digital, Hauser explained that the second installment of season 5, which debuts in November, will be “different than past seasons.”
“God, I just literally finished it 10 days ago, and I’ve been thinking about what the season means,” Hauser said of filming the final episodes.
“The last seven years of doing this show, and Taylor [Sheridan] is just such an amazing writer, and he’s just done a great job again of trying to wrap this thing up.”
“Not into a perfect bow, it never really is with ‘Yellowstone,’ but it’s some really dramatic stuff and it’s heartfelt. It’s different than past seasons, certainly, but in a good way. So, I’m excited for the audience in the ‘Yellowstone’ world to check it out and, hopefully, they love it. That’s all you can hope for.”
Hauser, who also launched Free Reign Coffee Company last year, has portrayed Rip Wheeler, the bruiser for the Dutton family and Beth Dutton’s (Kelly Reilly) love interest throughout all five seasons of the show. Kevin Costner played John Dutton, Rip’s boss and Beth’s father, but he will not be returning for the final “Yellowstone” episodes. Hauser told Fox News Digital what it was like to work alongside Costner all those years.
“In my opinion, he’s one of those guys that comes to work and he’s always laid the wood. You know what I mean? He’s somebody that everybody looks up to or has looked up to,” Hauser said. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of working with him.”
He continued, “I love the cast, though. Whether it’s Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, Gil Birmingham, Mo, Ian Bowman. They’re just a great cast of people.”
Hauser said Costner was “wonderful to work with” and hopes to “one day” work alongside him again.
With Costner’s departure, the rumor mill has been in overdrive about a possible season 6 of “Yellowstone.”
Deadline reported in August that the hit Western TV series “likely will not end” after the highly anticipated release of the final episodes of season 5. The outlet noted that the main stars for the possible new season would be Reilly and Hauser, making Beth and Rip’s romance the main event.
