Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2: Cast, Story & Everything We Know

Yellowstone season 5, part 2 will be arriving in November 2024, and it’s confirmed it will be the last season of the hit show. Audiences cannot get enough of the acclaimed contemporary Western series by Taylor Sheridan, which has been a major success for streaming platform Paramount+. In fact, Yellowstone has already inspired two series spinoffs: 1883 and 1923, period dramas that serve as prequels to Yellowstone, and 6666, an upcoming series about Texas’ Four Sixes Ranch.

Yellowstone season 5, part 1 ended dangerously for the Dutton family. Rip and many of the other ranch hands make their way to the Four Sixes in Texas to save their cattle, leaving Kayce in charge of the ranch. Meanwhile, in a twist to Beth and Jamie’s rivalry in Yellowstone, Jamie gets the upper hand when threatening to reveal John’s involvement in multiple murders. Anticipating his family’s moves, Jamie gets help from Sarah Atwood, who convinces Jamie to hire assassins. It sets the stage for an intense showdown in the final chapter of the series, with season 5 part 2 promising to be Yellowstone‘s most shocking yet.

Latest Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 News

A Shooting Window Is Teased

After months of delays caused by the Hollywood strikes, the latest news sees the filming start window for Yellowstone season 5 part 2 teased. Ryan actor Ian Bohen revealed some key details about the show’s immediate future, saying “We will go back… rumor has it in May. This summer, and then we should be on in November, roughly. It could be June… we shoot six episodes.” At this juncture, no exact timeline has been established for the show’s final episodes.

Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Is Confirmed

Yellowstone Hasn’t Been Canceled Mid-Season

Yellowstone season 5 part 2 hasn’t been canceled, despite the widely covered behind-the-scenes drama leading to rumors that production couldn’t continue. Luke Grimes gave a Yellowstone season 5 update in July 2023 and confirmed that filming would not be commencing until the strike was resolved. He shared that the dispute with the AMPTP “takes precedence over everything. They got to get that all sorted, and then we’ll be getting after it.” With the strikes resolved, production can finally move forward.

Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Production Status

Yellowstone Season 5 Will Return In November 2024

The Yellowstone season 5, part 2 release window has been revealed as November 2024, over a year after it was originally pegged to premiere (though a specific date in its November 2024 window hasn’t been disclosed). Paramount initially announced plans to release the 8-episode second part of Yellowstone season 5 in the summer of 2023, but those fell through.

Part 1 of season 5 also began airing its eight episodes in November 2022 and wrapped up in January 2023, and the break was only supposed to be for a few months. The Yellowstone season 5 part 2 filming delay caused by disputes between Kevin Costner pushed the release date back, with the WGA and then SAG-AFTRA strikes delaying the final episodes of Yellowstone even further.

Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Cast

Who Is Returning For The Final 8 Episodes Of Yellowstone?

Everyone in the main cast of Yellowstone season 5, part 1 will be returning for part 2. This means that Beth (Kelly Reilly), Jamie (Wes Bentley), Kayce (Luke Grimes), and Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) will be reprising their respective roles. Where there is uncertainty around Kevin Costner, who may not be returning for the ending of Yellowstone due to disputes with creator Taylor Sheridan. Nothing has been made official either way yet, but it is difficult to envision Yellowstone without John Dutton.

The entire expected cast of Yellowstone season 5 part 2 includes:

Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Story Details

How Will The Dutton’s Story End?

Yellowstone season 5, part 2 will be building towards the end of the show. Upon finding out about the Train Station in part 1, the first thing Beth does is to suggest to John that they need to kill Jamie, who, in turn, is conspiring with Sarah Atwood to make the first move. For the first time in the show, Yellowstone season 5, part 2 could see the Duttons fighting without Rip by their side, as Rip leads the ranch hands’ journey with the cattle to Texas — possibly connecting the main series to the upcoming 6666 spinoff.

Meanwhile, with Jamie’s impeachment attempt against John hanging over the governor’s head, John Dutton’s conservation easement plan for the ranch could get overtaken by Jamie and Sarah’s schemes to commercialize the property. Broken Rock representatives Chief Thomas Rainwater, Mo, and Angela Blue-Thunder could still turn the tide, depending on how the Duttons’ plans could affect the federal government running a pipeline through the reservation. It sets the stage for an epic end to Yellowstone where there will surely be many casualties by the time season 5 part 2 concludes.