Yellowstone: Beth and Rip Spinoff Going Forward with Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser

variety.com:

William Earl The “Yellowstone” saga isn’t coming to an end just yet, as Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser are set to bring their characters Beth and Rip to a new spinoff of the series, Variety has confirmed through sources close to the series.

Paramount Network declined to comment for this article. The news comes days before the season finale of the fifth season of “Yellowstone” proper, which has been long speculated to be a series finale, given the departure of star Kevin Costner midway through the season.

His messy exit led to the most recent group of six episodes, which mainly focused on his character John’s death. The idea of Reilly and Hauser shooting more Yellowstone episodes beyond season five was first reported in August, when they were being courted to lead a sixth season of the his Paramount Network series.

Christina Alexandra Voros, an executive producer on “Yellowstone,” spoke to Variety about how the final episode of season five will give closure to fans. “I think this last batch of episodes leads us to the end of an era,” she said. “It’s impossible to talk about it in any detail without tipping my hat towards things to come.