‘Yellowstone’ Renewed For Season 5 At Paramount Network; Jen Landon & Kathryn Kelly Upped To Series Regulars
deadline.comThe Dutton family will be back – obviously.Paramount Network has officially handed its crown jewel Yellowstone a fifth season.The move is unsurprising given that the Kevin Costner-fronted series is a linear ratings smash in a world of declining traditional ratings – the company said that the fourth season premiere was watched by 14M viewers and the finale scored 15M.In fact, Taylor Sheridan, who co-created the series and is arguably ViacomCBS’ most valuable asset, told Deadline at the end of last year that season five of the western drama will shoot in May.John Dutton will be joined more regularly by a couple of characters; guest stars Jen Landon and Kathryn Kelly have been upped to series regulars alongside Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Forrie Smith, Denim Richards, Ian Bohen, Finn Little, Ryan Bingham and Gil Birmingham, who are all returning.Landon joined the series in season three as Teeter, a tough-talking ranch hand from Texas, while Kelly joined in season four as Emily, the chief vet technician for the 6666 Ranch and fiancé to White’s Jimmy Hurdstrom.The series, which is produced by 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios, follows the Dutton family, led by Costner’s John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States.
Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park.[SPOILER ALERT] Season four saw the family in a precarious position although Reilly’s Beth Dutton took care of business and got back in her father’s good books.The series, which
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