Yellowstone, cable’s most-watched drama, returns this weekend for an extended fifth season. Since its debut in 2018, Paramount Network’s contemporary Western has expanded into a full-fledged franchise with multiple spin-off series, including a prequel directed by Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford set to debut in December.
Yellowstone: Season 5 premieres on November 13. If you’re wondering what it’s all about or how you can see it for yourself, check out the information below.
How to watch Yellowstone: Season 5
Yellowstone: Season 5 will air exclusively on the Paramount Network (the cable channel; not to be confused with Paramount+, the streaming service). Those without a cable or streaming TV service should be able to purchase individual episodes on Amazon or Apple TV after they air.
Where to play online
Season 5 will be available to stream on Peacock, although a release date has not been announced. (Peacock’s parent company, NBCUniversal, bought streaming rights to Yellowstone in 2020, a year before Paramount’s own streaming service launched.)
How many episodes of Yellowstone: Season 5 are there?
Yellowstone: Season 5 will feature 14 episodes split into two seven-episode parts, a notable increase from past seasons’ 10-episode counts. The first part of Season 5 should run from mid-November to mid-December; the second part will probably air in 2023.
Yellowstone: Season 5 Episode Guide
Yellowstone: Season 5’s two-episode premiere airs on November 13. Episodes are generally 40–50 minutes long, although previous episodes have been as long as 37 minutes and as long as 90.
New episodes air Sundays at 8/7pm. Here’s the alleged Season 5 schedule:
- Episode 1 (November 13)
- Episode 2 (November 13)
- Episode 3 (November 20)
- Episode 4 (November 27)
- Episode 5 (December 4)
- Episode 6 (December 11)
- Episode 7 (December 18)
- Episode 8 (TBA 2023)
- Episode 9 (TBA 2023)
- Episode 10 (TBA 2023)
- Episode 11 (TBA 2023)
- Episode 12 (TBA 2023)
- Episode 13 (TBA 2023)
- Episode 14 (TBA 2023)
What is Yellowstone all about?
Yellowstone is a neo-western set in Montana. Here’s Paramount’s official synopsis:
Yellowstone tells the story of the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who control the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect, the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders—a sprawling city, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park.
Yellowstone: Season 5 Cast
Yellowstone was co-created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Sheridan serves as showrunner for season 5, which stars the following actors:
- Kevin Costner as John Dutton
- Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton
- Luke Grimes as Kace Dutton
- Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton
- Cole Hauser as RIp Wheeler
Where to watch previous seasons and spinoffs of Yellowstone
Yellowstone: Seasons 1-4 are streaming on Peacock. If you have this subscription service, you can watch all previous episodes for free. If you don’t, you can buy individual seasons or episodes on Amazon or Apple TV.
There is also a Yellowstone spinoff series titled 1883. The prequel is available to stream on Paramount+. A second spin-off series, 1923, will also air exclusively on Paramount+ starting December 18.
Yellowstone: Season 1
1883
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