As Yellowstone ramps up for its final stretch of episodes on Paramount+, the hit Kevin Costner ranch drama has found itself embroiled in non-stop controversies behind the scenes, too.
Created by Taylor Sheridan, the show — which averages 5 million viewers per episode and saw 6.6 million viewers for its broadcast debut on CBS in September — follows Montana rancher John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his adult children: Jamie (Wes Bentley), Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes) – as well as peripheral family members such as Beth’s husband, Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) and Kayce’s wife, Monica (Kelsey Asbille).
Yellowstone will debut its final five-episode Season 5 next November. After that, it will have a spin-off series starring Matthew McConaughey. Here’s everything you need to know about all the off-set drama.
Taylor Sheridan vs. the idea that it’s a conservative show
Although Yellowstone has often been deemed a “red state” show, Sheridan has fired back at that notion.
“They refer to it as ‘the conservative show’ or ‘the Republican show’ or ‘the red-state Game of Thrones,’” Sheridan told The Atlantic in 2022. “And I just sit back laughing. I’m like, ‘Really?’”
He went on say that the show addresses topics such as, “The displacement of Native Americans and the way Native American women were treated and about corporate greed and the gentrification of the West, and land-grabbing. That’s a red-state show?” he said.
Taylor Sheridan has hit out at claims that Yellowstone is a “conservative” show. Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images.
Kevin Costner’s assistant vs. Taylor Sheridan
According to Puck news, Kevin Costner’s assistant, Glenn Kleczkowski, slammed Sheridan’s other show Tulsa King, starring Sylvester Stallone.
