What happened in ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5, Part 1? A plot refresher ahead of Part 2

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rumors of a Season 6 come true, but Paramount has not confirmed or announced that. “Yellowstone” premiered in 2018. The story follows the Dutton family, owners of the largest ranch in Montana, including patriarch John (Costner) and his adult children Kayce (Luke Grimes), Jamie (Wes Bentley), Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Beth’s husband, Rip (Cole Hauser).

The show has been a sensation, spawning several spinoffs. According to Paramount, the first half of Season 5 drew in an eye-popping 17 million viewers.Costner left after the first part of Season 5, so he won’t be in the final stretch of episodes, despite appearing in the trailer.

If you forgot what happened in Season 5A ahead of Season 5B, here’s what to know. When the show left off, John Dutton had risen to become the governor of Montana.

In doing so, he said that he’d protect Montana’s land from the ever-encroaching threat of outside forces. This forged an unexpected alliance between John the local Native American reservation leader Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham), who had previously often been at odds with John.