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We’ve been watching a charming mix of old favorites and new releases as we prepare for Christmas. Last week, we started streaming the new season of Fargo (Hulu), finished Netflix’s high-octane action-comedy Obliterated, enjoyed Kenneth Branagh’s newest Hercule Poirot movie A Haunting in Venice, and watched the 1992 classic The Muppet Christmas Carol on Hulu. What a weird, fun mix of content, right?
One glaring omission from that list is Yellowstone. While all five seasons of the series are available to watch on Peacock, there won’t be any new episodes of the beloved Western saga on Paramount Network for the rest of 2023. When exactly will Yellowstone return with new episodes? Here’s everything you need to know.
Is Yellowstone on Tonight (12/17/23)?
Nope. Yellowstone isn’t airing on Paramount Network tonight. The network is broadcasting the 2009 film Couples Retreat at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by We’re The Millers at 10:00 p.m. ET.
CBS had previously been airing Yellowstone reruns on Sundays, but that won’t be the case tonight. The Season 2 finale aired two weeks ago, and the network will begin airing Season 3 episodes on Sunday, January 14. The third season will run through January, culminating with a two-night season finale event on Sunday, January 28 and Monday, January 29.
When Does Yellowstone Return With New Season 5 Episodes?
Next year. Last month, Paramount Network announced that Yellowstone will return for the second half of Season 5 in November 2024. The network also revealed that two new Yellowstone spinoffs — 1944 and 2024 — are forthcoming.
No plot details for 1944 or 2024 were announced, but Variety reports that 2024 is expected to begin airing following the conclusion of Yellowstone, with the show featuring “new cast members and locations with some crossover characters as well.” This is the series that would most likely include Matthew McConaughey, who’s been rumored to star in a Yellowstone spinoff since April.
The second half of Season 5 was originally supposed to consist of six episodes, but during a June 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Sheridan said that he might write more than the previously reported six installments. “If I think it takes ten episodes to wrap it up, they’ll give me ten,” he said. “It’ll be as long as it needs to be.”
Where To Watch Yellowstone Season 5 Online:
All five seasons of Yellowstone are available on Peacock Premium. You can also stream select Season 5 episodes on-demand via the Paramount Network website, fuboTV, Sling TV (the $6/month “Comedy Extra” add-on), Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Philo, or DIRECTV STREAM.
Finally, individual episodes and complete seasons of Yellowstone are available to purchase on Amazon.
Is Kevin Costner Leaving Yellowstone?
Production on the final episodes of the fifth and final season will reportedly begin in late spring 2024, but Costner’s level of involvement in the remaining installments is still unclear. The actor revealed in a September court trial that he was initially offered $24 million to do Seasons 5, 6, and 7 of Yellowstone but there were “issues with creative.”
Per Deadline, another source of contention centered around the star’s shooting schedule. Costner reportedly wanted more time to spend on his upcoming multi-part Western movie Horizon: An American Saga, a film in which he starred, directed, co-wrote, and produced.
The situation remains in flux — Costner said in September that he’ll “probably go to court” over his Yellowstone exit — so it’s safe to say that he almost certainly won’t be involved in future spinoffs.
