Yellowstone, a drama series set in the West and written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, debuted on the Paramount Network in the summer of 2018. Unbelievably within a short period, the show rose to immense popularity.
The series ended with Season 5 part 1 being a smash hit with the viewers and by Season 3 became among the most viewed shows in the country.
Like many of us who fell in love with the series it also managed to get the biggest Hollywood stars to fall in love with Yellowstone. Here are five Hollywood celebrities who also happen to be fans of the show.
5 Hollywood celebrities who are a fan of Yellowstone
Chris Pratt
Since Yellowstone debuted on our television screens, characters such as Rip and Beth have become fan favorites and the top choice for Halloween costumes — and the stars have not been left behind.
In 2022, Chris Pratt, known for his roles in Hollywood films such as Jurassic World and Jurassic Park franchise, pulled off Rip’s signature. Chris and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, posted pictures of them on Instagram.
Katherine wore a dress as a garden fairy like their daughters, who had on butterfly and bumblebee costumes respectively. Chris however went different and whoiya dressed up as Rip Wheeler, the copycat version of Cole Hauser’s foe from Yellowstone.
Pratt has been an admirer of some works of Taylor Sheridan particularly how he depicts the people in the rural parts of America and their struggles and work.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez has solidified her status as one of the most versatile stars over thirty years of her acting career. But like many of us, the star is also a Yellowstone fan! Lopez’s ex-husband, Ben Affleck, shared on The Bill Simmons Podcast episode that his wife is a Yellowstone fan.
He revealed that she is attracted to the romance of Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly‘s characters. He questioned Lopez’s rather baffling fascination for the show, saying,
I’m kind of disturbed that my wife really likes Yellowstone. Jen showed me a clip of her off of Instagram, the monologue she has with the kid in the car about the ways to become rich. And then she was like, ‘I love this story of these two.’ I was like, ‘Wait a minute? With Hauser? With Cole Hauser? What do you love about it
The series sparked the imagination of Lopez’s fans, of whether she will ever act in a Western-themed similar project. Considering her multifaceted talents and zeal, a lot of people thought it was possible for her to infuse life into a character from this particular type of project.
The Kardashians
The Kardashians, one of the most popular families in the reality TV industry supported the popular television series, Yellowstone. In other words, their love for the shows how the likes of Kevin Costner starrer appeal even the established Hollywood actors.
In Season 4 of The Kardashians, which premiered in September 2023, Kris Jenner spoke about how she is linked to Yellowstone and it was not intended. During the episode, Jenner tells Kim and Khloe Kardashian,
I am so excited to watch the next episode of Yellowstone. So they asked Corey [Gamble] to be on Yellowstone. And he said no. I told him to say no. I thought he was going to have a romantic relationship.
Later, she revealed that she had stopped her partner Corey Gamble from appearing on the show. Corey told Kris that if it were not for her, his acting career would have landed him big with Yellowstone. It is unclear what the actual offer was from the Yellowstone team or who Corey might have played.
Henry Winkler
Like many of us who call ourselves fans, Henry Winkler is also a fan of the show. The veteran actor is known for playing Fonzie in Happy Days. The actor has had plenty of success in front of the camera, but does not shy away from admitting the great television series made him go and write a fan letter to the creator.
Yes, that’s true, Winkler wrote a letter to Yellowstone’s creator! He told ENews,
Yellowstone is great. 1883 is great. I wrote a fan letter to Taylor Sheridan. I said it’s amazing to spend time with your storytelling because we are loving every episode of these things.
Winkler told the outlet that even though he admires the beauty of the show, the esteemed actor remarked that he does not want to accept any guests’ parts in it.
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey, a man who bears proud Texan blood and embraces all Western-related things has always expressed his enthusiasm towards the series Yellowstone.
This is because McConaughey hails from Texas which makes his love of the West with its cowboy culture quite relevant to the ideas Sheridan depicts in the series. In an interview with Fox News,
I admire the simplicity of it. One way you could explain Yellowstone and Costner’s role is, what will men do to protect land and family in a world that is trying to encroach? In a world where there’s a cowboy ethos that deems trespassing more clear earlier than other hats. I admire that simplicity of right and wrong.
McConaughey was earlier reported to appear in yet another show that is set to be a spin-off of the Yellowstone saga. This new series will include a few characters from the original, as well as new ones, and McConaughey’s participation will resemble the creative approach Sheridan adopted for his prequels 1883 and 1923.
Variety reported that Ben Schnetzer will join the cast of the new series by Taylor Sheridan. previously announced cast members, Michelle Pfeiffer, Patrick J. Adams, Elle Chapman, Matthew Fox, Beau Garrett, and Amiah Miller. Schnetzer will portray Van, the friendly and down-to-earth rancher from Montana.
Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner as Bishop Dutton, the head of the Dutton family who controls the biggest single piece of ranch in the U.S. As the Duttons fend off land grabbers, competing ranches, and political machinations, the Dutton family also contends with internal conflicts which makes for great entertainment and storytelling.
Yellowstone is co-created by Sheridan and John Linson, and produced by 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios with Sheridan, Linson, Costner, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Bob Yari, and Stephen Kay serving as executive producers.
You can watch Yellowstone on Paramount+ and Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 is scheduled for a release on November 10, 2024.