Taylor Sheridanpopular series yellowstone officially coming to an end with season 5. The news came just days after it was announced that Kevin Costner will leave the series, which was expected but still shocking given that the actor was the lead on the series. Costner is going to star in his own western and become its director. Horizon, which was his long-awaited passion project. Although the Dutton story seems to be coming to an end in yellowstonefans of the era-spanning franchise will be happy to know that the series is still on track for a direct sequel, which will reportedly Matthew McConaugheyalthough this casting is not official yet.

yellowstoneflagship series ends at the beginning of November. Series I saw Costner how John Dutton, heir to the Yellowstone Ranch who often quarreled with his children over work on the ranch and actually ran it, introduced the public to the world of the writer. sheridan and became such a hit that the show had follow-up sequels, and Sheridan opened up the creative world at Paramount+ with shows like Tulsa King And Mayor of Kingstown outside of it yellowstone Universe.

Sheridan has no shortage of projects, with his David Oyelowo-vel yellowstone spin off, Lawmen: Bass Reevesactively adding big names like Donald Sutherland to the cast his CIA crime drama Special Ops: Lioness Recently presented a first look at Zoe Saldanha And Nicole Kidman In battle; his Harrison Ford And Helen Mirren star, 1923, earning a second season; and his Sylvester Stallone-vel Tulsa King receiving a season 2 renewal shortly after its record breaking debut.

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Things change at Yellowstone Ranch

Rumors of Costner’s departure began early in the year, shortly after the series received a Season 5 release date. While it’s sad that this will finally be the end for Costner as John Dutton, it’s clearly not the end of a career. yellowstone or the Dutton family as a whole. With success that shows how 1883 And 1923, which are outside the main yellowstone The storyline, a direct spin-off of the series, leaves plenty of room to keep the cast of characters that the audience has fallen in love with.

It looks like the people behind the series are just as excited about what the future holds for the franchise as fans are this morning. Chris McCarthyThe president and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios shared his reaction to the news in a studio statement, saying:

“Yellowstone was the cornerstone on which we launched a whole universe of worldwide hits from 1883 to Tulsa King, and I’m sure our sequel to Yellowstone will be another big hit thanks to the brilliant creative mind of Taylor Sheridan and our incredible cast. who bring these shows to life.”

Similar sentiments were also supported David GlasserCEO of 101 Studios, who shared, “Dutton’s story continues, picking up momentum. yellowstone goes into another epic tale. We are very excited to bring this new journey to viewers around the world.”

Stay tuned for casting news yellowstone spin off. While you wait, check out our interview with Sam Elliot For yellowstoneshort-lived 1883 spin off.