Yellowstone is back! Paramount Network’s neo-Western has returned from its incredibly long “midseason break” — which lasted almost two whole years — with the final run of Season 5 episodes. This second half, dubbed Season 5 Part 2, consists of just six episodes, but we’re expecting them to be packed with action as the Duttons go to war with each other and everyone else who gets in their way. These final episodes were expected to be the hit show’s last, but the network has quietly switched to calling the upcoming finale a “season” finale — and a spin-off starring Yellowstone regulars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser is reportedly in the works. One thing is for sure: This franchise isn’t quite ready to hang up its cowboy hat.
Star Kevin Costner will not appear in the second half of Season 5 as the actor moves on to a new passion project of his own, a series of Western films. But there’s still a lot of unfinished business to take care of on the flagship series. As the season began, civil war had broken out among the Duttons, with Jamie (Wes Bentley) and Beth (Reilly) at each other’s throats, and a devastating illness spreading through Montana wildlife and endangering the Duttons’ cattle.
Below, we’ll go through what we know about the second half of the fifth season, including the release date, cast information, and recaps of the first part of the season to set you up for what’s to come.
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Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, and Wes Bentley, Yellowstone
Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, and Wes Bentley, Yellowstone Paramount Network
Yellowstone latest news
Yellowstone Season 5 is ending, but the world of Yellowstone may never die. On Dec. 11, Deadline reported that Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, who play Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, have closed deals to star in a new Yellowstone spin-off series. For more on this and other Yellowstone spin-offs, head to the spin-off section below.
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 release date
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 premiered on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 8/7c on Paramount Network. Before that, the last time we saw a new Yellowstone episode was Jan. 1, 2023. Internationally, Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 debuted in Canada on Paramount+ on Nov. 10, in the U.K. on Nov. 11. It will premiere in Latin America, Brazil, and France at a later date.
Yellowstone Season 5 episodes
SEASON 5 PREMIERE – Episode 1: “One Hundred Years Is Nothing,” Nov. 13, 2022 at 8/7c
Episode 2: “The Sting of Wisdom,” Nov. 13, 2022 at 9/8c
Episode 3: “Tall Drink of Water,” Nov. 20, 2022 at 8/7c
Episode 4: “Horses in Heaven,” Nov. 27, 2022 at 8/7c
Episode 5: “Watch’em Ride Away,” Dec. 4, 2022 at 8/7c
Episode 6: “Cigarettes, Whiskey, a Meadow and Fog,” Dec. 11, 2022 at 8/7c
Episode 7: “The Dream Is Not Me,” Dec. 18, 2022 at 8/7c
SEASON 5 PART 1 FINALE – Episode 8: “A Knife and No Coin,” Jan. 1, 2023 at 8/7c
SEASON 5 PART 2 PREMIERE – Episode 9: “Desire Is All You Need,” Nov. 10, 2024 at 8/7c
Episode 10: “The Apocalypse of Change,” Nov. 17, 2024 at 8/7c
Episode 11: “Three Fifty-Three,” Nov. 24, 2024 at 8/7c
Episode 12: “Counting Coup,” Dec. 1, 2024 at 8/7c
Episode 13: “Give the World Away,” Dec. 8, 2024 at 8/7c
SEASON 5 PART 2 FINALE – Episode 14: TBD, Dec. 15, 2024 at 8/7c
Yellowstone Season 5 recaps
Need to catch up on the recent episodes? Read our full recaps and cast interviews for the latest Season 5 episodes.
Episodes 1 and 2: John ruffles feathers as governor and Rip gets creative on the ranch
Episode 3: Beth pulled a fast one and still ended up in handcuffs
Episode 4: Summer Higgins returns to stir up trouble
Episode 5: A vegan ruins dinner in Season 5’s best episode yet
Episode 6: Yellowstone’s Dawn Olivieri explains what Sarah is doing with Jamie
Episode 7: Yellowstone’s Piper Perabo dishes on the kiss heard ’round the fair
Episode 8: Yellowstone midseason finale sees Beth and Jamie prepare for war
Episode 9: Here’s how Yellowstone wrote off John Dutton
Episode 11: Yellowstone’s war ramps up thanks to the show’s best episode in years
Episode 13: Yellowstone feels like Taylor Sheridan’s diss track for Kevin Costner
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 trailers and teasers
In the first full trailer for Yellowstone’s new episodes, tensions are high in the Dutton family as Beth and Jamie go to war with each other. “I can’t do this anymore,” says Beth. “Well, you’re gonna have to, honey,” her husband, Rip, warns. “Or we’re gonna lose this place.”
