Current:Home > My'Yellowstone' First Look Week: Rainmaker has plans, Rip Wheeler's family grows (photos)-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
'Yellowstone' First Look Week: Rainmaker has plans, Rip Wheeler's family grows (photos)
View Date:2024-12-23 15:21:03
For nearly five seasons, one of the most compelling and ever-changing "Yellowstone" relationships has been the one between ranch owner John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and casino mogul Chief Thomas Rainmaker (Gil Birmingham).
The two have frequently been in conflict over the Duttons' Yellowstone Ranch. Rainmaker has made his ambitions clear: to make the Rhode Island-sized property part of the Broken Rock Reservation and reclaim what his ancestors lost.
Without Costner, who's not returning to "Yellowstone" for the second half of Season 5,(premiering Nov. 10 on Paramount Network), Rainmaker and his right-hand man Mo Brings Plenty loom even larger in the final chapter of "Yellowstone" First Look Week at USA TODAY, which features two more exclusive photos from the new episodes.
In the January' 2023 midseason finale, Dutton, Montana's governor, brought Rainwater surprising and much-needed support to block a pipeline from running through the reservation. But any budding alliance between the formidable forces comes to an end with Dutton's absence from the show, whichever way "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan writes out Costner's character.
We've got room on the couch! Sign up for USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter for all TV & film news.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Rip Wheeler and troubled teen Carter are becoming family
Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) was against the decision by then-fiancé Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) to bring home troubled teen Carter (Finn Little) to live under their roof.
But the wildly unconventional couple has turned into a non-traditional family. Carter, whom Rip has started to call "son," has shown a willingness to work around the ranch while learning some of Rip's life lessons. From the looks of this exclusive photo of Rip near the sleeping Finn, the hard work and family bonding will continue into the rest of Season 5, possibly beyond.
While Paramount Network has maintained since May 2023 that the second half of Season 5 would be the final season of "Yellowstone," recent media reports, starting from the Hollywood newsletter Puck, have stated there are negotiations to create a "Yellowstone" Season 6 around the power couple of Rip and Beth. Paramount Network declined to comment on these reports.
Why is Kevin Costner leaving 'Yellowstone'?
Costner has butted heads with "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan over creative issues and scheduling, a disagreement exacerbated by Costner's ambition to create, direct and star in the Western movie franchise, "Horizon: An American Saga."
In June, at the end of an extensive media tour for "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1," Costner posted an Instagram video confirming he would not be returning to finish the series.
"I just wanted to say that this is a stepping-off point," Costner told USA TODAY about the announcement to leave the series. "Whatever I'd hoped for maybe was not in the cards. I don't want to keep saying, 'Yeah, I hope I can do it.' That's drifted to a place that I don't think is realistic anymore."
For a complete "Yellowstone" refresher course, check out Paramount Network's "Yellowstone" Labor Day Weekend marathon (starting Friday, 10 EDT/PDT; also streams on Peacock).
veryGood! (5715)
Related
- Why Cynthia Erivo Needed Prosthetic Ears for Wicked
- Climate Change Could Bring Water Bankruptcy With Grave Consequences
- Senate investigation argues FBI, DHS officials downplayed or failed to properly share warnings of violence on Jan. 6
- Katharine McPhee's Smashing New Haircut Will Inspire Your Summer 'Do
- California man allegedly shot couple and set their bodies, Teslas on fire in desert
- Chrishell Stause, Chris Olsen and More Stars Share Their Advice for Those Struggling to Come Out
- US Declares Greenhouse Gases a Danger to Public Health and Welfare
- Trump Plan Would Open Huge Area of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve to Drilling
- Mean Girls’ Lacey Chabert Details “Full Circle” Reunion With Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried
- Trump Budget Risks ‘Serious Harm’ to America’s Energy Future, 7 Former DOE Officials Warn
Ranking
- Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul press conference highlights: 'Problem Child' goads 'Iron Mike'
- Big Oil Has Spent Millions of Dollars to Stop a Carbon Fee in Washington State
- ACLU Fears Protest Crackdowns, Surveillance Already Being Planned for Keystone XL
- Chrishell Stause, Chris Olsen and More Stars Share Their Advice for Those Struggling to Come Out
- Watch as dust storm that caused 20-car pileup whips through central California
- Dr. Anthony Fauci to join the faculty at Georgetown University, calling the choice a no-brainer
- Missing Florida children found abandoned at Wisconsin park; 2 arrested
- Kinder Morgan Cancels Fracked Liquids Pipeline Plan, and Pursues Another
Recommendation
-
Chrysler recalls over 200k Jeep, Dodge vehicles over antilock-brake system: See affected models
-
American Climate Video: A Pastor Taught His Church to See a Blessing in the Devastation of Hurricane Michael
-
Vintners and Farmers Are Breathing Easier After the Demise of Proposition 15, a ‘Headache’ at Best
-
Video shows shark grabbing a man's hand and pulling him off his boat in Florida Everglades
-
US wholesale inflation picks up slightly in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
-
US Declares Greenhouse Gases a Danger to Public Health and Welfare
-
Dispute over seats in Albuquerque movie theater leads to deadly shooting, fleeing filmgoers
-
15 Fun & Thoughtful High School Graduation Gift Ideas for the Class of 2023