“Yellowstone” may not be ending after all. Despite being set to end after the upcoming second half of Season 5, the hit Paramount series may return for a sixth season, according to multiple reports. Season 6 would reportedly focus on characters Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler — played by Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, respectively.
Puck was the first to report the news that fan favorites Reilly and Hauser — who play husband and wife on the TV Western — are in talks to headline the surprise season. The Hollywood Reporter , Variety and Deadline subsequently confirmed the story. Reilly and Hauser have been negotiating potential new deals for months, which were initially believed to be for a “Yellowstone” spinoff, according to Deadline.
Sources told the outlet that Reilly and Hauser’s contracts are not finalized, but indicated that Paramount wants to continue the show past the second half of season 5 — labeled season 5B — which was supposed to end the series. Kevin Costner, the original lead of “Yellowstone,” will not be returning for season 5B as the hard-nosed Montana rancher and patriarch John Dutton and would likely not return for Season 6 should it get the official green light. Costner left Taylor Sheridan’s mega-hit series to focus on his four “Horizon: An American Saga” films, the first of which bombed at the box office .
Paramount’s decision to split the production of Season 5 created scheduling conflicts for Costner. Despite wanting to return t.