The (possible) end of Yellowstone is near as season 5 heads into its final episodes, and the Yellowstone series finale will arrive before 2024 comes to a close. Taylor Sheridan’s popular TV show follows the chaotic lives of the Dutton family, the owners of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, the largest and most powerful ranch in all of Montana. Throughout the neo-Western drama series, the Duttons fight to maintain control over their land and retain their power, but the lives they choose to live often come with danger and conflict with those who oppose the family.
The Yellowstone season 5, part 2 characters have experienced a lot of death and trauma since its premiere on November 10, 2024. Part 2 of the show’s fifth season began with the death of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton III, the patriarch of the family and the face of the series. John’s murder has driven the plot in all the episodes as his children turn against one another and struggle to maintain their ownership of their family’s land. Unfortunately, the odds of Beth Dutton, Rip Wheeler, and Kayce Dutton keeping full control over the ranch have grown quite slim as the episodes go on.
Yellowstone Has 2 Episodes Left (From 6 Total)
Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2 Has Released 4 Episodes
Following the premiere of Yellowstone season 5, episode 12, “Counting Coup,” on Sunday, December 1, the Paramount Network TV show only has two episodes remaining. Since season 5 contains 14 episodes total, and part 1 consists of eight episodes, part 2 has six. As of the writing of this article, four out of season 5, part 2’s six episodes have been released, meaning that fans only have two more episodes to look forward to as the show comes to a close (unless the reports about Yellowstone season 6 are true).
Yellowstone season 5, episode 12 featured the death of Colby, one of the original ranch hands. Carter had been cornered by an untamed horse, and when Colby helped Carter escape, the animal fatally kicked and stomped on Colby. His death is the third of season 5, part 2 (after John and Sarah’s murders), suggesting more characters might meet their demise. Elsewhere in episode 12, Rip worked hard to sell as many horses and cattle as possible to save the ranch, and Kayce threatened the assassin Sarah hired to kill John. So, the Duttons are far from being out of the woods.
Yellowstone’s Series Finale Is On December 15, 2024
Taylor Sheridan Has Little Time To Finish Yellowstone’s Story
Yellowstone season 5, part 2 is taking no breaks as it plows ahead towards the series finale. Episode 13 is set to premiere on Sunday, December 8, one week after episode 12, and one week after that (on Sunday, December 15), the Paramount Network will release episode 14, aka the series finale. Unfortunately, the title of Yellowstone‘s last episode is unknown. What is known is that Taylor Sheridan wrote the series finale, just as he penned every episode in Yellowstone season 5, and it will drop on December 15, 2024.
| Yellowstone Season 5 Episode # | Episode Title | Director | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | “Desire Is All You Need” | Christina Alexandra Voros | Taylor Sheridan | November 10, 2024 |
| 10 | “The Apocalypse of Change” | Christina Alexandra Voros | Taylor Sheridan | November 17, 2024 |
| 11 | “Three Fifty-Three” | Christina Alexandra Voros | Taylor Sheridan | November 24, 2024 |
| 12 | “Counting Coup” | Christina Alexandra Voros | Taylor Sheridan | December 1, 2024 |
| 13 | TBA | TBA | Taylor Sheridan | December 8, 2024 |
| 14 | TBA | TBA | Taylor Sheridan | December 15, 2024 |
As for what fans can expect to see in the Yellowstone finale, executive producer and director Christina Alexandra Voros teased how the previous episodes have been setting up the last one. Voros told The Hollywood Reporter:
“I think [every Yellowstone character] is trying to take steps to feel proactive and trying to tread water to stay afloat. But there are hints of the approaches that need to be taken to find justice, to save the family legacy and to protect the land. All those things are happening at once, but I think we haven’t yet gotten to glimpse what the path is as a whole. You see everyone reaching to try to do what they can to make sense of things, but I think you will feel in the end of the season those things capitulating and coming together to reveal the path forward.”
Kayce actor Luke Grimes also previewed the end of Yellowstone while speaking with TVLine. While he didn’t give much away regarding the story, Grimes revealed that he was a “mess” while reading the series finale script. He explained, “It’s beautiful. It’s profound. It’s heartbreaking.” Grimes also explained that he believes the audience will be satisfied with the show’s ending.The Yellowstone season 5 cast member said, “They won’t feel like they’ve wasted their time for the past six years.”
What Time Yellowstone Episodes Release
Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2 Releases On Sundays
As mentioned above, new episodes of Yellowstone season 5, part 2 air on Sundays. More specifically, the Paramount Network releases the episodes at 8 pm ET on Sundays. This time slot isn’t expected to change for the neo-Western drama’s last two episodes. So, the penultimate hour of Yellowstone season 5 and the finale will air at 8 pm ET on Sunday, December 8, and Sunday, December 15, respectively.
