“Yellowstone” viewers, brace yourselves — as a result of what’s believed to be the ultimate episode of the hit cowboy sequence is nearly right here.
The present’s co-creator and author, Taylor Sheridan, 54, saddled again behind the digicam to direct the final episode of Season 5B, in accordance with The Hollywood Reporter.
The ultimate installment of the season, airing on Dec. 15, is titled “Life Is a Promise” and will probably be supersized, working one hour and 26 minutes.
“The fate of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is revealed” within the particular season finale occasion, in accordance with the logline, that airs at 8 p.m. on Paramount Community.
Sheridan wrote all of the episodes of the beloved sequence and directed the primary season, which aired in 2018. He let others take the reins in Season 5, together with government producer Christina Voros, who directed the primary 4 episodes of Season 5B. Final week’s episode, “Give the World Away,” was directed by government producer Michael Friedman.
Sheridan has jumped out of the director’s chair and in entrance of the digicam all through the run of “Yellowstone” as Texas horse coach Travis Wheatley. Followers have been floored when Sheridan launched real-life supermodel Bella Hadid as his girlfriend in final week’s episode, with some believing it was an pointless and weird transfer this late within the sequence.
There have been a number of blunders with Season 5B, together with shedding John Dutton, the main man of “Yellowstone” performed by Kevin Costner. Moreover, there was an extended break between filming Season 5A and the second half (5B) as a result of 2023 Hollywood strikes.
Following hypothesis of a feud with Sheridan, the 69-year-old actor confirmed his departure in June — and the Dutton patriarch was killed off within the first episode of 5B, to the dismay of followers, who believed he was owed a greater farewell story.
Coster’s character was fatally shot by successful man, who tried to make his loss of life appear to be a suicide. It was later revealed that Sarah Atwood (Daybreak Olivieri), the girlfriend of John’s son Jamie (Wes Bentley), orchestrated the homicide plot.
Within the following episode, a special hit man takes Sarah out — and the deaths on the vary don’t finish there.
Paramount Community introduced that “Yellowstone” Season 5B can be the ultimate season within the sequence; nonetheless, rumbles of a by-product specializing in Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) and Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) have been confirmed by Deadline on Wednesday.
Sheridan is reportedly engaged on the spinoff, which can possible characteristic different forged members from “Yellowstone” along with Reilly, 47, and Hauser, 49.
The outlet additionally reported that the present will probably be in the identical present-day timeframe because the flagship sequence.
There are a number of different “Yellowstone” spinoffs within the works, together with an upcoming one known as “The Madison” starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Fox, Kurt Russell and Patrick Adams.
“Yellowstone” has continued to tug in eyeballs with out Costner, even having a record-setting return with the second a part of the season.
The finale of “Yellowstone” Season 5B airs on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. on Paramount Community.