As we know, “Yellowstone” will end with the second part of its fifth season whenever it airs. Paramount originally announced it would be back on screens in November, but the writer’s strike and uncertainties surrounding Kevin Coster’s involvement likely pushed that back.
One of the advantages is that the final race could be extended. Speaking to THR, creator Taylor Sheridan said the originally planned six-episode finale series could last longer: “If I think it takes 10 episodes to wrap up, they’ll give me 10. It’ll be that long. than necessary. be.”
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is in the final stages of negotiations for the “new chapter” of the saga, with Sheridan telling the trade that the actor “seems a natural fit” to join the franchise.
It also hints that the McConaughey-led spinoff, which is expected to have “Yellowstone” in its title, may involve a new cast and location, as only the broadest traits of the proposed series have been developed so far. here. When asked if any of the surviving characters from Yellowstone will be moving on to the new project, Sheridan replies:
“My idea for a spin-off is the same as my idea for a prequel – read what you want in it. There are many places where a way of life that has existed for 150 years collides with a new way of life, but the challenges are completely different. There are many places where you can tell this story.
Sheridan is also planning several more “Yellowstone” prequels, which have yet to be announced. Even as streamers tighten their belts, Sheridan expects these titles to become more expensive than the $10-15 million spent per episode on his shows:
“(The prequels are) time capsules of life in Montana as a microcosm of the world as a whole. These are great shows, and the further into the modern era you go, the bigger this show becomes.
I know these are huge bets Paramount makes on me every time. I’m asking them to give me Game of Thrones season six money for what’s basically a pilot every year, and that’s a big ask.
As long as I do my job well and people don’t get bored of the genre, I think there will be enough for many more (prequels) – three or four. Chris McCarthy trusts me, because I haven’t been wrong yet.
Sheridan is keeping busy with these final episodes of “Yellowstone,” a second and final season of “1923,” the launch of the Bass Reeves spin-off, and the “Special Ops: Lioness” series starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman.