Yellowstone season 5, part 2 will be arriving in November 2024, and it’s confirmed it will be the last season of the hit show. Audiences cannot get enough of the acclaimed contemporary Western series by Taylor Sheridan, which has been a major success for streaming platform Paramount+. In fact, Yellowstone has already inspired two series spinoffs: 1883 and 1923, period dramas that serve as prequels to Yellowstone, and 6666, an upcoming series about Texas’ Four Sixes Ranch. Despite these expansions to Sheridan’s neo-Western universe, news that the original Yellowstone series will end with the second part of season 5 was a shock to many.
Yellowstone season 5, part 1 ended dangerously for the Dutton family. Rip and many of the other ranch hands make their way to the Four Sixes in Texas to save their cattle, leaving Kayce in charge of the ranch. Meanwhile, in a twist to Beth and Jamie’s rivalry in Yellowstone, Jamie gets the upper hand when threatening to reveal John’s involvement in multiple murders. Anticipating his family’s moves, Jamie gets help from Sarah Atwood, who convinces Jamie to hire assassins. It sets the stage for an intense showdown in the final chapter of the series, with season 5 part 2 promising to be Yellowstone’s most shocking yet.
Latest Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 News
The Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Release Date Is Finally Revealed
The most recent news on Yellowstone season 5, part 2 arrived on November 2, 2023, when Paramount finally confirmed the release date for the last 8 episodes of Yellowstone. After a much longer than planned hiatus the Dutton’s will return in November 2024. While there hasn’t yet been a more specific date within this window revealed yet, it is nevertheless reassuring to have a confirmed timeframe after the show had to take such an unexpectedly lengthy midseason break. With the release date for Yellowstone season 5 part 2 now set the countdown to the end of the Dutton’s story can officially begin.
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Is Confirmed
Yellowstone Hasn’t Been Canceled Mid-Season
Yellowstone season 5 part 2 hasn’t been canceled, despite the widely covered behind-the-scenes drama leading to rumors that production couldn’t continue. Luke Grimes gave a Yellowstone season 5 update in July and confirmed that filming would not be commencing until the strike was resolved. He shared that the dispute with the AMPTP “takes precedence over everything. They got to get that all sorted, and then we’ll be getting after it.” With the SAG-AFTRA strike still ongoing filming for the final episodes of Yellowstone season 5 presumably hasn’t resumed, although this hasn’t stopped paramount from confirming a release window.
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Release Date
Yellowstone Season 5 Will Return In November 2024
The Yellowstone season 5, part 2 release date has been set for November 2024, over a year after it was originally pegged to premiere (though a specific date in his November 2024 window hasn’t been disclosed). Paramount initially announced plans of releasing the 8-episode second part of Yellowstone season 5 in the summer of 2023.
Part 1 of season 5 also began airing its eight episodes in November 2022 and wrapped up in January 2023, and the break was only supposed to be for a few months. The Yellowstone season 5 part 2 filming delay caused by disputes between Kevin Costner pushed the release date back, with the WGA and then SAG-AFTRA strikes delaying the final episodes of Yellowstone even further.
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Cast
Who Is Returning For The Final 8 Episodes Of Yellowstone?
Everyone in the main cast of Yellowstone season 5, part 1 will be returning for part 2. This means that Beth (Kelly Reilly), Jamie (Wes Bentley), Kayce (Luke Grimes), and Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) will be reprising their respective roles. Where there is uncertainty is around Kevin Costner, who may not be returning for the ending of Yellowstone due to disputes with creator Taylor Sheridan. Nothing has been made official either way yet, but it is difficult to envision Yellowstone withotu John Dutton.
The same will be true for Broken Rock Indian Reservation mainstays Chief Thomas Rainwater (Gil Burmingham) and Mo (Moses Brings Plenty), as well as Dutton ranch cowboys Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser), Lloyd Pierce (Forrie J. Smith), and Carter (Finn Little). Governor Lynelle Perry (Wendy Moniz) and Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) will also be returning. With the Yellowstone cowboys headed to the Four Sixes, they’re also bound to reunite with Jimmy (Jefferson White).
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Story Details
How Will The Dutton’s Story End?
Yellowstone season 5, part 2 will be building towards the end of the show. Upon finding out about the Train Station in part 1, the first thing Beth does is to suggest to John that they need to kill Jamie, who, in turn, is conspiring with Sarah Atwood to make the first move. For the first time in the show, Yellowstone season 5, part 2 could see the Dutton’s fighting without Rip by their side, as Rip leads the ranch hands’ journey with the cattle to Texas — possibly connecting the main series to the upcoming 6666 spinoff.
Meanwhile, with Jamie’s impeachment attempt against John hanging over the governor’s head, John Dutton’s conservation easement plan for the ranch could get overtaken by Jamie and Sarah’s schemes to commercialize the property. Broken Rock representatives Chief Thomas Rainwater, Mo, and Angela Blue-Thunder could still turn the tide, depending on how the Duttons’ plans could affect the federal government running a pipeline through the reservation. It sets the stage for an epic end to Yellowstone where there will surely be a number of casualties by the time season 5 part 2 concludes.