Yellowstone (American TV Series)

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Yellowstone
Genre	Drama Neo-Western
Created by	Taylor Sheridan John Linson
Written by	Taylor Sheridan
Starring	Kevin Costner Luke Grimes Kelly Reilly Wes Bentley Cole Hauser Kelsey Asbille Brecken Merrill Jefferson White Danny Huston Gil Birmingham
Composer(s)	Brian Tyler
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	27 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	John Linson Art Linson Taylor Sheridan Kevin Costner David C. Glasser
Producer(s)	John Vohlers Michael Polaire
Cinematography	Ben Richardson
Editor(s)	Gary D. Roach Evan Ahlgren
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	37–92 minutes
Production company(s)	Linson Entertainment Bosque Ranch Productions Treehouse Films 101 Studios (season 2–present)
Distributor	ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
Release
Original network	Paramount Network
Original release	June 20, 2018 – present
External links

Yellowstone is an American drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson that premiered on June 20, 2018 on the Paramount Network. It stars Kevin Costner, Wes Bentley, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, Cole Hauser, and Gil Birmingham. The series follows the conflicts along the shared borders of a large cattle ranch, an Indian reservation, and land developers. In June 2019, Paramount Network renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on June 21, 2020. In February 2020, Paramount Network renewed the series for a fourth season, ahead of the premiere of its third season.

Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Guest 3 Episodes 3.1 Season 1 (2018) 3.2 Season 2 (2019) 3.3 Season 3 (2020) 4 Production 4.1 Development 4.2 Casting 4.3 Filming 4.4 Music 5 Release 5.1 Marketing 5.2 Premiere 5.3 Home media 6 Reception 6.1 Critical response 6.2 Ratings 6.2.1 Season 1 6.2.2 Season 2 6.2.3 Season 3 6.3 Awards and nominations 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links

Premise

Cast and characters

Main

• Kevin Costner as John Dutton, is a sixth-generation patriarch of the Dutton family, who controls the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. He is confronted with the challenge of defending his land from those who would seek to take it from him. Josh Lucas portrays a young John Dutton in a recurring role.
• Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, a former US Navy SEAL and youngest son to John and Evelyn. In the first season, he lived on the local Native American reservation with his native American wife and son. In the second season, he and his family are living at the Dutton Ranch. Rhys Alterman portrays a young Kayce in a recurring role.
• Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton, a financier and the daughter of John and Evelyn. Although well educated, highly intelligent, and a master manipulator, Beth is also emotionally unstable and suffers from a substance abuse problem. She is loyal to her father and in love with Rip Wheeler. Kylie Rogers portrays a young Beth in a recurring role.
• Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton, an attorney, aspiring politician, and one of John and Evelyn's sons. Although completely loyal to his father and family, he is constantly frustrated at the current state of his family. He also has an intense love/hate relationship with his sister Beth. Dalton Baker portrays a young Jamie in a recurring role.
• Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler, the ranch foreman at the Yellowstone / Dutton Ranch, and John's right-hand man and enforcer. Rip has worked on the ranch for many years since being taken in by a young John Dutton and is therefore fiercely loyal to John. Dutton considers Rip to be one of his sons. He has an on-again, off-again relationship with Beth, whom he loves. Kyle Red Silverstein portrays a young Rip Wheeler in guest appearances in the episodes "The Unraveling: Pt. 1" and "Touching Your Enemy".
• Kelsey Asbille as Monica Long Dutton, Kayce's Native American wife with whom he lives on the local reservation, where in the first season, she is a teacher at the reservation school. In the second season, she has become a professor at the University of Montana.
• Brecken Merrill as Tate Dutton, the son of Kayce and Monica, and John's only grandchild.
• Jefferson White as Jimmy Hurdstrom, a ranch hand at Yellowstone.
• Danny Huston as Dan Jenkins, a billionaire land developer from California with aspirations of taking the Yellowstone ranch from John Dutton.
• Gil Birmingham as Chief Thomas Rainwater, the chief of the nearby Native American reservation. He seeks to take the land from the Dutton family - land that he considers to have been stolen from the Native Americans who originally inhabited it - in order to expand the reservation.

• Ian Bohen as Ryan, a ranch hand at Yellowstone. Ryan is also a Livestock Agent.
• Denim Richards as Colby, a ranch hand at Yellowstone.
• Forrie J. Smith as Lloyd Pierce, a senior ranch hand at Yellowstone. He has worked with John and the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch for many years. Smith's son, Forrest Smith, portrays a young Lloyd in a guest appearance in the episode "Touching Your Enemy".

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	9	June 20, 2018	August 22, 2018
	2	10	June 19, 2019	August 28, 2019
	3	10	June 21, 2020	TBA

Season 1 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Daybreak"	Taylor Sheridan	Story by : Taylor Sheridan & John Linson Teleplay by : Taylor Sheridan	June 20, 2018	2.83
2	2	"Kill the Messenger"	Taylor Sheridan	Story by : Taylor Sheridan & John Linson Teleplay by : Taylor Sheridan	June 27, 2018	2.07
3	3	"No Good Horses"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	July 11, 2018	2.17
4	4	"The Long Black Train"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	July 18, 2018	1.89|
5	5	"Coming Home"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	July 25, 2018	1.95
6	6	"The Remembering"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	August 1, 2018	2.10
7	7	"A Monster Is Among Us"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	August 8, 2018	2.08
8	8	"The Unravelling, Pt. 1"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	August 15, 2018	2.13
9	9	"The Unravelling, Pt. 2"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	August 22, 2018	2.37

Season 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)

Season 3 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)

Episodes of the third season include:

• "Death Follows You" written by Taylor Sheridan

Production

Development

Casting

Filming

Music

Release

Marketing

Premiere

Home media

Reception

Critical response

Ratings

Season 1

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	Daybreak	June 20, 2018	0.4	2.83	0.5 2.48	0.9	5.31
2	Kill the Messenger	June 27, 2018	0.3	2.07	0.4	2.22	0.7	4.29
3	No Good Horses	July 11, 2018	0.4	2.17	0.5	3.05	0.9	5.22
4	The Long Black Train	July 18, 2018	0.3	1.89	0.5	2.75	0.8	4.64
5	Coming Home	July 25, 2018	0.3	1.95	0.6	3.03	0.9	4.98
6	The Remembering	August 1, 2018	0.4	2.10	0.4	2.20	0.8	4.31
7	A Monster Is Among Us	August 8, 2018	0.4	2.08	0.4	2.35	0.8	4.43
8	The Unravelling, Pt. 1	August 15, 2018	0.4	2.13	0.6	2.94	1.0	5.07
9	The Unravelling, Pt. 2	August 22, 2018	0.4	2.37	0.5	2.44	0.9	4.81

Season 2

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)

Season 3

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.

Notes

a. ^{a b c d e f}Live +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.

References

External links

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