“Yellowstone” fans might be in for another season of the Taylor Sheridan series as it eyes a potential Season 6.
Despite being set to end with the second half of its fifth season, which will debut in November, following the exit of lead Kevin Costner, negotiations are underway for “Yellowstone” to return for a sixth season, according to media reports.
If greenlit, the sixth season of the flagship series would be led by “Yellowstone” stars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser. In the series, Reilly plays Beth Dutton, the daughter of John Dutton III (Costner), while Hauser stars as Rip Wheeler, Beth’s husband and the family’s go-to ranch hand.
The news comes as “Yellowstone” is gearing up to close out its fifth — and what was previously understood as its final — season, after delays from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 and clashes with Costner pushed the latter half of Season 5 from debuting in the summer of 2023. The back half of “Yellowstone” Season 5 only began production in May 2024, and is set to premiere Sunday, Nov. 10 on Paramount Network and Paramount+.
Costner’s contentious relationship with the show has been cited as a reason for the ending of “Yellowstone,” and had sparked speculation of whether he might appear in the second half of Season 5. In June, Costner confirmed he would not be returning for the show’s final episodes, saying in an Instagram video, “I just realized that I’m not going to be able to continue season five B or into the future.”