&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; stars Piper Perabo and Lainey Wilson weighed in on reports that the hit series could come to an end after Season 5 amid rumors that Kevin Costner&#8217;s leaving the show.
During the Billboard Women in Music awards gala on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-piper-perabo-disputes-idea-that-hit-drama-is-just-a-red-state-show">Perabo</a> and Wilson each talked briefly about the &#8220;drama&#8221; but admitted they didn&#8217;t know much about the status of the show&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">68-year-old</a> star, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/yellowstone-actors-address-rumors-show-ending-kevin-costner-drama">Fox News</a> reported.
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&#8220;I mean, there&#8217;s always a lot of drama when it comes to &#8216;Yellowstone,'&#8221; Perabo said. &#8220;Don&#8217;t believe everything you hear.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s [Costner] such a movie star, and it&#8217;s so inspiring to be around an actor like that,&#8221; she added.
When pressed further, the actress said Taylor Sheridan, the creator of the hit series, &#8220;knows to play it really close to the vest, and I know better than to speak outside the ranch, but I&#8217;m excited to see what happens next.&#8221;
Wilson, who is also a country singer, has never actually worked with Costner but said, &#8220;from everything I&#8217;ve heard about the man, he&#8217;s just as kind as he is talented.&#8221;
&#8220;You know what, I don&#8217;t know much, but I have a feeling they&#8217;re going to end it the right way, and there&#8217;s gonna be more of it,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And I&#8217;m hoping I&#8217;m gonna be back in it!&#8221;
Costner&#8217;s attorney, Marty Singer, has denied the reports, calling them &#8220;ridiculous,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-costners-attorney-slams-reports-actor-isnt-willing-film-yellowstone-season-five">outlet</a> noted.
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&#8220;The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of season 5 of &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; is an absolute lie,&#8221; Singer shared previously. &#8220;It&#8217;s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn&#8217;t be believed for one second. As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success.&#8221;
Paramount Network has also slammed the rumors about Costner, saying, &#8220;We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of &#8216;Yellowstone,&#8217; and we hope that&#8217;s the case for a long time to come.&#8221;
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The situation between star &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; actor Kevin Costner and the show&#8217;s co-creator and showrunner Taylor Sheridan has reportedly grown so toxic that the relationship may no longer be repairable.
Puck News <a href="https://puck.news/casualties-of-the-costner-yellowstone-crossfire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> this week that bitter divisions have been brewing for months between Costner&#8217;s team and Sheridan&#8217;s team and have even poured out into the open on social media. For example, a longtime associate of Costner&#8217;s took a shot at Sheridan on Instagram in response to Sheridan&#8217;s new mobster show &#8220;Tulsa King,&#8221; writing: “Stick to westerns, bro. You don’t know S*** about THIS life. Stay in your lane, country boy. I’m actually embarrassed for you as a writer and creator.” The post reportedly made it to the CEO and president of Paramount Media Networks before it was deleted.
The report said that the underlying issue was Costner&#8217;s &#8220;ego and his unavailability&#8221; which goes with his reputation of being &#8220;either exacting to a fault or an unjustified pain in the ass.&#8221;
Once &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; skyrocketed its way to being television&#8217;s top rated-drama, Costner reportedly started &#8220;squeezing,&#8221; demanding to be compensated for promotion days and that the total he makes per episode be bumped from $1.2 million to $1.5 million per episode if there is a sixth season.
When the fifth season was expanded from 10 episodes to 16 episodes, the season was broken up into two parts and Costner had negotiated short windows for when he would be available to film. Costner contracted COVID during the first window of filming and instead of waiting till he was clear to work, he reportedly said that the window expired and filming had to be delayed by months. Costner&#8217;s team has allegedly only offered a very narrow window of time slots to resume filming for the second half of the season, which the report said was nearly &#8220;impossible&#8221; to pull off.
The report said that Costner&#8217;s team points the finger at Sheridan because the filming for all of the fifth season was supposed to be finished last year and they claim that Sheridan delivered the scripts late.
“The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of season five of Yellowstone is an absolute lie,” Costner’s attorney Marty Singer told Puck. “It’s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t be believed for one second. As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success.”
Sheridan is also behind the extremely popular “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883” and “1923.”
If Sheridan decides to kill off Costner&#8217;s character in the show, patriarchal figure John Dutton, then it could be four years before the spinoff with Matthew McConaughey comes to the network due to legal issues.
The report said that Sheridan was &#8220;furious&#8221; with the situation, that he can&#8217;t finish writing the rest of season five until the Costner situation is resolved, and that the relationship is likely over.

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Wes Bentley, who plays Jamie Dutton on &#8220;Yellowstone,&#8221; said in an interview this week that it was certainly a &#8220;possibility&#8221; that Kevin Costner, who stars in the show as John Dutton, could be killed off in the show&#8217;s current season.
Bentley&#8217;s remarks come after Deadline reported earlier this month that the show is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-to-end-show-with-kevin-costner-creators-in-talks-with-major-actor-for-franchise-extension-report-says">set to end</a> in its current form with star actor Kevin Costner while the show’s creators are eyeing extending the franchise with actor Matthew McConaughey.
Bentley weighed in with his thoughts on what it would mean for his character if Costner did not come back as the patriarch in the show.
“I thought about this in Season 1,” Bentley <a href="https://tvline.com/2023/02/15/does-john-dutton-die-on-yellowstone-wes-bentley-interview/">told</a> TVLine, “because it’s always a possibility in TV, right? We’re always ready to die. … [And John] really has got this hypnotic pull on Jamie.”
Bentley said that killing off John Dutton early in the show would have made Jamie Dutton &#8220;completely lost&#8221; and searching for a new identity.
“Maybe part of him would be frantic trying to take care of the ranch,&#8221; he said. “I really do think he means what he says. He would feel that burden and maybe panic.”
Now that the show has several seasons under its belt, Bentley says that killing off John Dutton would give Jamie Dutton a &#8220;change of perspective.&#8221;
Deadline reported that Taylor Sheridan, co-creator and showrunner, along with Paramount Global and Paramount Network, are already in talks with McConaughey, and several of the show’s main characters are expected to be in the new version of the series, the report said.
“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come,” a Paramount Network spokesperson said. “Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner.”
Sheridan is also behind the extremely popular “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883” and “1923.” The success of those two shows has afforded Sheridan the ability to be less dependent on “Yellowstone” for success, the report said.
The new show will reportedly start on Paramount Network and then will be moved to Paramount+.
The decision to move on from Costner comes after he reportedly wanted to do less filming than what producers wanted, the report said. Paramount Network rejected a proposal from Costner and decided to move on.
Deadline added that Sheridan may make two additional prequel series to “Yellowstone” that would detail struggles in the 1940s and 1960s to hang onto the ranch.

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'Yellowstone' Star Discusses Rumors Kevin Costner Is Leaving The Show

Imagine starring in one of the biggest shows of the modern TV landscape and thinking about an exit strategy.
That’s reportedly where Kevin Costner stands with “Yellowstone.”
The runaway smash, which already inspired two successful spinoffs (“1883” and “1923”), is reportedly nearing the end of its run thanks to Costner.
A Deadline exclusive says show creator Taylor Sheridan is looking to <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/yellowstone-show-end-franchise-continues-matthew-mcconaughey-1235251400/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrap the current show</a> and extend the Dutton clan’s story into a new series reportedly anchored by Matthew McConaughey. Costner wants to work much less on the project, allegedly forcing Sheridan’s hand.
Paramount, which oversees “Yellowstone,” offered a generic non-denial denial of the Deadline reportage.
Costner craves time for other projects, Deadline reports, like his upcoming, multi-part Western, “Horizon.” The actor, who earned a Best Director Oscar for “Dances with Wolves,” is directing and starring in the ambitious oater.
Did Costner learn nothing from David Caruso, Wil Wheaton, and Sherry Stringfield, TV stars who later regretted leaving their popular shows?
None of those actors can measure up to Costner, a genuine Hollywood rebel.
He takes big, bold swings and often misses, but he has faith in his talent and ability to connect with the American public. Time has proven him (mostly) right over the years.
The actor’s most infamous role landed on the cutting room floor. The young actor played Alex, the friend whose death reunites the old pals played by Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, Glenn Close and JoBeth Williams in 1983’s “The Big Chill.”
Costner’s big flashback scene didn’t make the finished print, but it only delayed his fame.
He anchored 1987’s “The Untouchables,” with his Gary Cooper-esque appeal making him a star. He followed it up with a string of pop culture smashes, including “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” and “No Way Out.”
The 1990 Western “Dances with Wolves” found him behind the camera, earning a Best Director Oscar for his troubles. More hits followed, including “JFK” and “The Bodyguard.” Even his terrible accent as the titular hero in “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” couldn’t derail his stardom.
The 1995 adventure “Waterworld” did just that.
Costner helped sink his own fame with the gargantuan dud, which generated toxic press for its ballooning budget even though the bottom line proved <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/07/28/waterworld-starring-kevin-costner-was-the-biggest-box-office-bomb-that-wasnt/?sh=6d1c9325607d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">less frightening than the media suggested</a>.
His follow-up directorial effort, “The Postman,” similarly sank, but with far less fanfare.
Costner never stopped working, even if the misses (“The Guardian,” “Swing Vote,” “Draft Day”) began outweighing the hits (“Man of Steel,” “Hidden Figures”).
He struck career gold anew with “Yellowstone,” a neo-Western that appealed to red state viewers in a way few shows could. The sprawling saga, staged on Montana’s beautiful vistas, combined solid storytelling with classic Western tropes.
Costner may be bringing that chapter of his career to a close, but it shouldn’t surprise us.
The actor often sticks his neck out in ways that make little sense on the surface. The star’s Heartland appeal, never stronger than it is today, took a hit last year when he endorsed Rep. Liz Cheney, President Donald Trump’s fiercest critic.
He defended his stance during a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/11/10/yellowstone-kevin-costner-john-dutton-season-5-preview/8296024001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today interview.</a> “I didn’t really care how the cookie crumbles, that people that liked me now don’t like me…that’s OK.”
That approach goes both ways.
Costner reached across the aisle at roughly the same time. He lent his gravitas to Fox Nation’s “Yellowstone: One-Fifty,” a four-part docuseries honoring the legendary park.
Most A-list stars wouldn’t go near an unabashedly conservative platform like Fox Nation, fearing the impact it could have on their career. Costner, who leans to the Left but not aggressively so, saw the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/kevin-costner-exclusive-look-yellowstone-national-park-150th-anniversary-fox-nation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">project’s potential</a> above and beyond any career recriminations.
He followed his heart, noting what the park means to him and the country as a whole. &#8220;The reality is that America&#8217;s so big and Yellowstone reminds you of what the country might have looked like before there was any outsiders that ever came,” he said.
Costner has used his celebrity clout to promote select causes over the years. He saw Pete Buttigieg as a possible presidential candidate during the 2020 campaign. His brand of politics is passionate, not ugly.
He doesn’t weigh in on every mass shooting, eager to score cheap political points. Nor does he directly insult Americans who don’t agree with his worldview.
At 68, Costner knows the juiciest scripts may no longer reach him. That means echoing the progressive line would do his career good. He’s not interested in that pragmatic approach, according to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/kevin-costner-on-dangerous-trump-a-bodyguard-sequel-with-princess-diana-and-american-amnesia?ref=scroll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a 2020 chat with The Daily Beast.</a>
“I’m an independent. I vote for who I think has the best interests of the country and how we sit in the world … If someone is lying to their base, lying to the general public, then they’re not serving any purpose — other than for themselves.”
This reporter once gleaned a behind-the-scenes story about Costner that speaks to his nature.
Actor Bruce Greenwood shared how Costner fought, and fought hard, for him when he battled throat issues during the production of the 2000 drama “13 Days,” set around the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The film’s studio considered replacing Greenwood, cast as President John F. Kennedy, due to the throat ailment. He couldn’t say his lines with the authority the part required. It’s hard to blame the studio for being worried.
Costner stuck by Greenwood, giving him the emotional support needed to battle through the issue and keep the gig.
“Thirteen Days” underwhelmed at the box office, but Greenwood won’t soon forget how his fellow actor, then a major Hollywood player, had his back.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Two Showtime shows, including one of their top shows of all-time, are set to be expanded with spinoffs using the model that made tv&#8217;s top-rated drama, &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>,&#8221; a major franchise for Paramount.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/paramount-showtime-dexter-billions-yellowstone-11675659107?mod=style_arts_major_2_pos7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Showtime plans to implement the &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; model on &#8220;Billions&#8221; and one of their top shows of all-time, &#8220;Dexter.&#8221;
Showtime is planning up to four expansion series for &#8220;Billions,&#8221; the report said. One spinoff will reportedly take place in Miami while two other spinoffs will be named &#8220;Millions&#8221; and &#8220;Trillions.&#8221;
The network has also ordered a prequel series for &#8220;Dexter&#8221; that lays the groundwork for the original show, the report said, adding that Showtime is also exploring spinoff shows based on some of the serial killers in the show.
The news comes after Deadline <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-to-end-show-with-kevin-costner-creators-in-talks-with-major-actor-for-franchise-extension-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-reader-unique-id="3">reported</a> this week that &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; is set to end in its current form with star actor Kevin Costner while the show’s creators are eyeing extending the franchise with actor Matthew McConaughey.
Taylor Sheridan, co-creator and showrunner, along with Paramount Global and Paramount Network, are already in talks with McConaughey, and several of the show’s main characters are expected to be in the new version of the series, the report said.
“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come,” a Paramount Network spokesperson said. “Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner.”
Sheridan is also behind the set of extremely popular prequel series to “Yellowstone,” “1883” and “1923.” The success of those two shows has afforded Sheridan the ability to be less dependent on “Yellowstone,” the report said.
The new show will reportedly start on Paramount Network and then will be moved to Paramount+.
The decision to move on from Costner comes after he reportedly wanted to do less filming than what producers wanted, the report said. Paramount Network rejected a proposal from Costner and decided to move on.
Deadline added that Sheridan may make two additional prequel series to “Yellowstone” that would detail struggles in the 1940s and 1960s to hang onto the ranch.

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>” star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Cole Hauser</a> and his wife Cynthia Daniel said their 10-year-old daughter was not happy watching her father perform <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">love scenes</a> with co-star Kelly Reilly.
“I can say our daughter does not like seeing Cole kiss Beth [Reilly] on this show. It makes her really uncomfortable,&#8221; Daniel told <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/yellowstones-cole-hauser-reveals-kids-reaction-to-rip-beth/">US Weekly</a> of their daughter Steely Rose while walking the red carpet at this year’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
&#8220;Especially at first,&#8221; Hauser chimed in. &#8220;She was like, ‘What the hell was that?’&#8221; 
He was amused that she &#8220;almost ran out of the room pissed off.&#8221; 
The actor, who plays Rip Wheeler in the popular Paramount Network series, said his daughter has since gotten used to seeing it.
The couple said their three children have all been watching “Yellowstone” since its 2018 premiere. 
Daniel said she understands her daughter’s point of view and was even a bit uncomfortable herself in the beginning, even though she is also an actress.
&#8220;I mean, I have to say the first episode was Cole slamming Beth (Reilly) against the wall, having sex and making out, so it was a little intense, but like I said Kelly is such a cool girl, and she makes it very comfortable,&#8221; Hauser’s wife explained. 
She said having a great relationship with Reilly has gone a long way toward making those love scenes more tolerable. Daniel said she &#8220;love[s] their characters together&#8221; and that Reilly is &#8220;like a sister.” 
Hauser agreed, saying he would be happy if Rip’s future included &#8220;sitting on a porch with Beth.&#8221;
“I think they love each other too much [to ever split]. They’re meant to be together,” the actor said
The show just scored its first major award at the 80th Golden Globes on Tuesday night when Kevin Costner won Best Actor in a Drama Series. 
“Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press and [Golden Globes] for this tremendous honor and to the [Yellowstone] team for bringing John Dutton’s world to life. I share this recognition with my castmates, the producers, and our incredible crew,” Costner, who plays John Dutton in the series, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-thanks-fans-after-yellowstone-scores-first-major-award-explains-why-he-missed-ceremony">tweeted</a> in response to the win.
“Most of all, thank you to our show’s fans, who love Yellowstone Ranch as if it were their own,” he shared.
The show has been steadily <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-season-5-premiere-does-it-again-sets-new-record-for-hit-series">climbing in viewership</a> and popularity and boasted record-high audience numbers for the season 5 premiere in November. 
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Kevin Costner thanked the fans after his hit Paramount Network show &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; finally scored its first major award at the 80th Golden Globes Tuesday as he explained missing the ceremony due to flooding in southern California.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">67-year-old</a> actor won the best actor in a drama series award for his role as John Dutton but was not at the venue to accept it. Costner said he had been advised to &#8220;shelter in place&#8221; in Santa Barbara rather than make the roughly 90-mile drive to Beverly Hills.
&#8220;Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press and [Golden Globes] for this tremendous honor and to the [Yellowstone] team for bringing John Dutton&#8217;s world to life. I share this recognition with my castmates, the producers, and our incredible crew,&#8221; Costner tweeted to his hundreds of thousands of followers.
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Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press and <a href="https://twitter.com/goldenglobes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@goldenglobes</a> for this tremendous honor and to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Yellowstone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Yellowstone</a> team for bringing John Dutton’s world to life. I share this recognition with my castmates, the producers, and our incredible crew. <a href="https://t.co/fjImNfMveo">pic.twitter.com/fjImNfMveo</a>
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&#8220;Most of all, thank you to our show&#8217;s fans, who love Yellowstone Ranch as if it were their own,&#8221; he added.
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Most of all, thank you to our show’s fans, who love Yellowstone Ranch as if it were their own.
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Before the annual awards show kicked off, Costner posted a video on Twitter explaining that neither he nor his wife, Christine Baumgartner, would attend the show because the freeway had been &#8220;flooded out.&#8221;
&#8220;Hi everyone. Look, I&#8217;m so sorry for everyone who might have been tuning in to watch the Golden Globes,&#8221; Costner explained.
&#8220;Yesterday we had to pull the kids out of school in Santa Barbara,&#8221; the actor added. &#8220;This is the second time in five years that the freeway has flooded out, we found ourselves on the wrong side of the town and we couldn&#8217;t get back last night.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m just so sorry that I can&#8217;t be there,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-says-he-doesnt-care-if-people-like-him-or-not-due-to-his-politics-answers-whether-hed-ever-run">Costner</a> continued. &#8220;I really wanted to, I know how bad Chris wanted to support me. She went out and bought me some gold and yellow and black and silver balloons so we&#8217;re going to sit at the television and see what happens. Thank you for your support.&#8221;
&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-receives-zero-emmy-nominations-while-woke-shows-get-multiple-nods">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; had been nominated for a handful of awards since the show debuted in 2018, but Costner&#8217;s Golden Globe was the first major one the show scored, <a href="https://www.tvinsider.com/1076577/golden-globes-2023-kevin-costner-winner-best-actor-drama-yellowstone/">TV insider</a> noted. The cast was previously nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2022. In 2021, the series was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (one hour or more).
&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; actress Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth Dutton, is currently nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series for the 2023 Critics Choice Awards, which airs January 15 on the CW. &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; is also nominated for Best Drama Series.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-laughs-at-the-idea-of-series-being-a-red-state-show">&#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; Creator Taylor Sheridan Laughs At The Idea Of Series Being A &#8216;Red-State Show&#8217;</a>

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&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; star Piper Perabo disputed the idea that the hit Paramount drama is just a &#8220;red-state&#8221; show and said she thinks both sides of the political aisle are represented.
The 46-year-old actress, who plays an activist named Summer on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a>-lead series, admitted that she and show creator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-laughs-at-the-idea-of-series-being-a-red-state-show">Taylor Sheridan</a> &#8220;don&#8217;t always agree politically,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/yellowstone-piper-perabo-midseason-finale-summer-interview-season-5-1235290363/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, but added she thinks the show proves that those on both sides have more in common than not.
&#8220;But what I like about doing it [Yellowstone] is that Taylor and I don&#8217;t always agree politically,&#8221; Perabo explained.
&#8220;And through knowing each other socially and making this show, we realize that we fight for a lot more common things than we argue about,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I feel like that&#8217;s happening with John [Costner&#8217;s character] and Summer, and I would hope we can have that happen in America.&#8221;
&#8220;So to be part of the conversation where people are trying to see what common good we can work on together, and then we&#8217;ll deal with maybe the more complicated issues once we&#8217;ve got all the stuff we agree on settled?&#8221; Perabo continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s pretty cool.&#8221;
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The &#8220;Covert Affairs&#8221; star said that as someone who is &#8220;politically active and an activist,&#8221; she wants to find &#8220;that common ground&#8221; on things bigger than &#8220;Daylight Saving Time.&#8221;
&#8220;I want to find the more complicated common ground. And I feel like &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; does that,&#8221; the actress shared, noting that much of the year, she lives in a very rural community in Western Montana. The actress noted that she follows the politics and issues people are concerned about where she lives.
&#8220;Some people see the show one way, and some the other,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I think there are a lot of both sides in &#8216;Yellowstone.&#8217; Almost no show has as many Native American leads as &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; does, except for &#8216;Reservation Dogs.&#8217; And to me, that&#8217;s very cool and modern and diverse. So there are a lot of things where I think &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; is bigger than just one color.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-says-he-doesnt-care-if-people-like-him-or-not-due-to-his-politics-answers-whether-hed-ever-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner Says He Doesn&#8217;t Care If People Like Him Or Not Due To His Politics, Answers Whether He&#8217;d Ever Run</a>

‘Yellowstone’ Star Piper Perabo Disputes Idea That Hit Drama Is Just A ‘Red-State’ Show

After a lot of hype and anticipation, the “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>” prequel “1923” premiered on Paramount+ to a record audience. 
Paramount Global reported that 7.4 million people <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">tuned in</a> to the premiere episode Sunday, including viewers from three Paramount Network telecasts, CMT, and streaming on Paramount+, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/yellowstone-1923-premiere-ratings-1235285116/">according to</a> The Hollywood Reporter.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">series</a> stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as ancestors of the Dutton family made famous by the hit show, “Yellowstone.” This latest iteration follows the family as they run a sprawling Montana cattle ranch a few years after World War I and during Prohibition. It is chock full of cowboys, danger, dreams, family values, and an impending sense of doom as the Great Depression looms. 
“Anchored by Taylor Sheridan’s incredible vision and the performances of legends Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, we felt confident this next chapter of the Dutton Family origin story would resonate with audiences,” chief programming officer Tanya Giles said of the viewership results. 
“We are thrilled with the record-breaking early response to the first episode and can’t wait to introduce more audiences to this incredible journey of perseverance, heartbreak and adventure set amongst the backdrop of the Mountain West,” she continued.
President and CEO of Paramount Media Networks Chris McCarthy agreed, saying, “The Yellowstone universe continues to break records, with our latest chapter, ‘1923’ scoring as the most watched premiere ever on Paramount+ and debuting as the #1 new cable premiere of the year on linear.” 
He credited Sheridan for the success, saying the showrunner is able “to tap a cultural nerve that has proven irresistible to viewers from across the country and around the world, with this newest installment showing no signs of slowing down.”
Ford, who stars as Jacob Dutton, previously revealed why he agreed to take on this role. He said playing a rancher who has to fight to protect his family and land was easy enough to accomplish, given his previous experience.
“I don’t want to reinvent myself,” the 80-year-old Hollywood mainstay <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-dont-want-to-reinvent-myself-harrison-ford-talks-about-upcoming-yellowstone-prequel-1923">said</a>. “I just want to work.”
The “Yellowstone” franchise has won favor with conservative audiences even though Sheridan said that was never his intention. “They refer to it as ‘the conservative show’ or ‘the Republican show’ or ‘the red-state Game of Thrones,’ ” he previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-laughs-at-the-idea-of-series-being-a-red-state-show">told</a> The Atlantic.
“And I just sit back laughing. I’m like, ‘Really?’ The show’s talking about the displacement of Native Americans and the way Native American women were treated and about corporate greed and the gentrification of the West, and land-grabbing. That’s a red-state show?”

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Legendary actor Harrison Ford said in a recent interview that at 80 years old he does not want to reinvent himself and just wants to work as much as possible.
Ford made the remarks during an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/arts/television/harrison-ford-1923-yellowstone.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with The New York Times about some of his more recent roles, including &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,&#8221; “Shrinking,” and “1923” — a prequel for the hit show &#8220;Yellowstone.&#8221;
“I’ve been working pretty much back-to-back, which is not what I normally do,” said Ford. “I don’t know how it happened, but it happened.”
His role in &#8220;1923&#8221; is his first major television role after audiences grew to know and love him after he starred in Indiana Jones, Han Solo, Jack Ryan, and others.
The show is a prequel to &#8220;Yellowstone,&#8221; a show about rancher John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner, and his fight to keep his ranch amid constant political and family conflicts.
Ford said that he was stunned by the scope of the show because it was much larger than anything he&#8217;s ever seen for a television role.
“They keep calling it television,” Ford said. “But it’s so un-television. It is, you know, a huge vista. It’s an incredibly ambitious story that he’s telling in epic scale. The scale of the thing is enormous I think for the television.”
Ford agreed to the role after the lead creator of the show informed him that he would be playing a 77-year-old &#8220;stoic and somber rancher who must battle in the final years of his life to protect his land and family,&#8221; according to the Times.
“I don’t want to reinvent myself,” he said. “I just want to work.”
When work started on the show, Ford was told to approach it as if he was he filming movies that were 10 hours long with the difference being that there would be less relaxation time during filming because &#8220;we’re working at a television pace.&#8221;

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‘I Don’t Want To Reinvent Myself’: Harrison Ford Talks About Upcoming ‘Yellowstone’ Prequel ‘1923’

&#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; star Neal McDonough talked about faith and navigating a career in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood</a> as he explained that, through &#8220;a hard few years&#8221; not finding work, he always believed God had a plan for him.
The 56-year-old actor said before screenwriter Graham Yost offered him a role in the hit drama &#8220;Justified,&#8221; he was blacklisted in Hollywood after allegedly being fired for refusing to do on-screen sex scenes in ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Scoundrels,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/yellowstone-actor-neal-mcdonough-reflect-bonding-kevin-costner-devotion-faith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> reported.
&#8220;I think I was blessed at a very young age to have a strong relationship with God,&#8221; McDonough shared. &#8220;And it&#8217;s been paramount in my life as everyone kind of knows. Look, we all make mistakes. We&#8217;re all flawed, we&#8217;re all human. And that&#8217;s kind of what makes us beautiful at the same time.&#8221;
&#8220;And you know, especially in the films that [my wife] Ruvé [Robertson] and I have been doing and … producing in the last couple of years, they talk about these things,&#8221; he added. &#8220;[They] talk about what it&#8217;s like to have your faith challenged or how you can overcome certain difficulties in life knowing that God has your back. And it&#8217;s shows like &#8216;Oh Holy Night&#8217; that kind of reinforce that family is the most important thing on the planet. There&#8217;s nothing like family.&#8221;
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The <a href="http://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2019/01/wow-catholic-actor-neal-mcdonough-goes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">devout Catholic</a> said that when you have a &#8220;core to lean back on&#8221; and believe in &#8220;God first, me second,&#8221; you aren&#8217;t as tempted to do &#8220;stupid things.&#8221;
&#8220;There are a few times when I get to talk about things that are really, really important to me in my life, and that&#8217;s my relationship with God and family,&#8221; McDonough explained. “For me, it&#8217;s family first, me second. God first, me second. And when you&#8217;re run by those rules, things are a lot easier. You&#8217;re not as tempted to do stupid things. … We all make mistakes every single day.&#8221;
&#8220;…We get caught up in so many things, especially during the holiday season … it can be a very emotional time,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But when you have a core to lean back on, whether it&#8217;s immediate family or our heavenly father, that&#8217;s how you get through things in life. And for me, it&#8217;s vitally important … it&#8217;s about family and it&#8217;s about love.&#8221;
The &#8220;Band Of Brothers&#8221; star previously talked about feeling blessed in his life and said &#8220;that&#8217;s why I go to church every day and say thank you to God for everything he&#8217;s given me,&#8221; <a href="http://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2019/01/wow-catholic-actor-neal-mcdonough-goes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catholic News World</a> reported.
McDonough and Ruve tied the knot in 2003 and share five children.
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The hit Paramount Network show &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; reached a new record for the series after the Season 5 premiere aired Sunday.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">Kevin Costner</a>-lead western drama scored 12.1 million cumulative live-plus-same-day viewers in the series&#8217; biggest launch since it premiered on the network in 2018, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/yellowstone-season-5-premiere-ratings-1235261644/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported in a piece published Tuesday.
The highly-anticipated return of the hit show ended up increasing previous numbers in the coveted 18-49 demographic by double digits, the outlet noted. The show grew by 52% among the 18-34 demographic.
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Thank you to all the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowstoneTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowstoneTV</a> fans! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoToWork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoToWork</a> <a href="https://t.co/mmUN4LbT7Y">https://t.co/mmUN4LbT7Y</a>
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The breakdown of the numbers showed that 8.8 million people watched in the initial airing of the series on Paramount. Those numbers are up 10% from the Season 4 premiere, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/ratings/yellowsone-season-5-premiere-ratings-1235432439/">Variety</a> noted. Once simulcast airings on such networks as TV Land and CMT were figured in to the equations the number grew to 10.3 million. Then adding in encore telecast numbers the final number of those who watched the show grew to 12.1 million, compared to compared to 11.2 million the year prior, Variety reported.
The final number makes the series the top scripted premiere of all of 2022, Samba TV noted, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
&#8220;After four seasons, the show&#8217;s massive audience base continues to impress with its latest season premiere becoming the most watched scripted television premiere of 2022,&#8221; Ashwin Navin, co-founder and CEO of Samba TV, shared. &#8220;Yellowstone continues to tap into the passions of a broad swath of viewers throughout the American Midwest hungry for Western-themed genres that have been largely underrepresented on television in recent years.&#8221;
&#8220;Viewership significantly over-indexed for the season premiere within cities such as St. Louis, Cleveland and Pittsburgh and not surprisingly under-indexed in the largely coastal urban centers of San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York,&#8221; the CEO added.
Costner was recently asked about returning for a sixth season of the show, but he declined to give a direct answer, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-says-he-doesnt-care-if-people-like-him-or-not-due-to-his-politics-answers-whether-hed-ever-run">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;I was only going to do one season, but I&#8217;ve done this many,&#8221; the superstar actor explained. &#8220;I give everything I can to what I&#8217;m doing. But the moment I feel that it&#8217;s not right, I&#8217;m just going to step away.&#8221;
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