"Yellowstone" Returns to Paramount Network as Kevin Costner's John Dutton Secures His Power

Dutton appears caged in the capitol39s marble halls yet remains determined to do what he must to ensure the family legacy Sure he39s killed many never without cause as he sees it always in service to the Yellowstone or his family Gladhanding folks building alliances and listening to people he abhors to Dutton is torturequotI fight for what39s rightquot Dutton said in the season premiere airing Sunday November 13 on Paramount Network quotI don39t care who supports itquotThis episode was screened on Thursday November 3 at Lincoln Center39s Walter Reade Theater On a big screen the panoramic shots of Montana are even more breathtaking The first episode has what Yellowstone fans have come to expect sleek horses galloping across pristine lands an ongoing fight between what some consider progress and others cling to as tradition an enduring romance and several even more enduring feudsCreator showrunner writer actor and director Taylor Sheridan was away writing said his producing partner David C Glasser CEO of 101 Studios While stars Costner pictured at top and Kelly Reilly who plays Beth his daughter and now chief of staff were shooting movies Glasser introduced cast membersamp160Luke Grimes Wes Bentley Cole Hauser Kelsey Asbille Jefferson White and Gil Birmingham before the episode was shown to a rapt audiencequotThe trailer did things we never thought it would doquot Glasser said That 138minute trailer teasing the new season garnered more than 144 million views online within 24 hours of its September 29 releaseAt the afterparty speaking exclusively with MediaVillage Glasser confirmed that the show is continuing past this season which is why Sheridan was holed away writing Before a commitment is made Glasser said he and Sheridan talkThe conversation focuses on quotCan you keep it goingquot relayed Glasser who39s also an executive producer quotIs it fresh enough Is it new enough Now that we have John Dutton as governor I think that39s what will keep us on our toesquotConsidering that Sheridan is one of those rare executive producers who does it all acts creates writes directs produces he needs to shut out the noise to write the many series he39s involved with including Mayor of Kingstown Tulsa King Lioness and Land Man quotHe has a cabin in Wyoming with a cot on one side and a fridgequot Glasser shared quotIt39s by a riverquotAnd there Sheridan is writing Yellowstone Season 6quotAs long as Taylor sits down and is inspired he39ll keep goingquot Glasser said quotHe loves the story He loves the Dutton family We have the perfect castquotAlthough Yellowstone isn39t amassing Emmy Awards save production design for that realistic bunkhouse last season39s finale brought in 103 million viewers a 79 percent increase over Season 339s cliffhanger More than twice the number of people watched the Yellowstone finale last year than visited Yellowstone National ParkThe drama has become the sort of juggernaut most networks only fantasize about In addition to Yellowstone the series spawned an origin story 1883 starring Sam Elliot Tim McGraw and Faith Hill It chronicled how the Duttons barely survived the Oregon Trail to lay claim to the largest ranch in Montana That series shattered records on the sister streamer ParamountAnother prequel 1923 starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren is scheduled to begin streaming on Paramount on December 18 Both these series shoot in Montana and use Sheridan39s horses after actors learn how to ride in Cowboy CampWhile Yellowstone is a saga and a family soap it is also the story of America not just how the West was won but of the West now It offers a respectful look at how Native Americans and descendants of homesteaders live The series never shies from uglier issues including racism greed and entitlementMaybe it was being cooped up during the pandemic or the allure of movie star Costner squinting into the endless sky but whatever the reason Yellowstone has sucked in folks who wouldn39t normally become fans of a series where horses outnumber humans John Dutton could be seen as a hero amp8211 the allAmerican man who39s standing up for his rights to save the land And he could be seen as the lucky scion to a family that took the land from those who had always lived thereHis entitlement could be argued but his devotion to the land cannot In addition to trying to preserve this family39s land he39s also trying to save his beloved western state from coastal creatures Dutton disdains New Yorkers and Californians who treat Montana like their personal playground and in his brief swearingin speech immediately imposes taxes on them He also announces a halt to the development of an airport and Park City likesprawl Clearly Dutton plans to be a oneterm governor and these stances give his enemies plenty of fodder to fight back this seasonquotIt39s a good thing for the land but I don39t see how it39s good for usquot Thomas Rainwater Gil Birmingham chairman of the Confederated Tribes of Broken Rock says about Governor DuttonThe reservation abuts the ranch Dutton and Rainwater forge alliances against common enemies when necessary Ultimately though they are on opposite sides both want the same landquotI think it39s a great exploration of the dynamics shifting in the power strugglequot Birmingham said from a banquette at Time Warner Center39s Porter House where the postscreening party was held quotThe new season is elevated in its confrontationsquotBirmingham says working Costner and again with Sheridan he was in Sheridan39s Wind River and Hell or High Water quotis the gift of my career I39ll ride whatever project Taylor has and feel honoredquotYellowstone is telecast Sundays on Paramount Network at 8 pm ETPTClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or 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