‘Yellowstone’ season five might not be the end: “You never know… we’ll see”

Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly are rumoured to be in talks for a sixth season

Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly have discussed the possibility of continuing Yellowstone beyond its fifth and supposedly final season.

After a number of delays that included Kevin Costner‘s departure from the series, the second half of season five is finally about to be released.

Paramount Network previously announced the show would conclude with the remaining five episodes, but there have been recent reports that Hauser and Reilly are in talks to return for a sixth season.

At the show’s premiere in New York on Thursday (November 7), Hauser weighed in on the season five ending, telling The Hollywood Reporter: “You never know whether it’s coming to an end or not, so we’ll see. But I think what [creator] Taylor [Sheridan] wrote and the way that he kind of suited it all up, it’s wonderful and if it ends, then it ends. It’s been one hell of a run, it’s been one of my favourite jobs.”

He added that when it comes to his and Reilly’s characters – who play married couple Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton – “you can go on forever about these two. There’s no walls when it comes to them, no limits. As long as Taylor wants to write something special, I know Kelly and I would be interested to do it.”

The shows other stars, who appear to be fully done with the series, were a bit more reflective about the show coming to an end.

“I’m glad we were able to finish the show — there was a lot of obstacles, we had COVID seasons and strike seasons and Kevin not being around,” said Luke Grimes, who plays Kayce Dutton. “It’s a miracle that were able to finish the show so that’s nice, but also I’m going to miss a lot of these people.”

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Grimes also weighed in on carrying on without Costner’s John Dutton. “It’s hard to imagine the show without him. But that’s always where the show was headed. It was, can these kids do it without him? So we all knew it was going to get there, we just didn’t know how or when, and clearly it was different than what we thought. But what it did do was ramp the show up to a 10 and now everything starts to unravel.”

Wes Bentley, who plays Jamie Dutton, added: “We miss him, he’s a huge part of the show and great guy to have around.”

As for the second half of season five, which premieres on Paramount Network in the US on Sunday (November 10), Kelsey Asbille, who plays Monica Dutton, said: “It’s a perfect ending, a deserved ending for all the characters. I’m really excited to see and I’m proud of the work we’ve done this season.”

Elsewhere at the show’s premiere, series director Christina Voros insisted that Costner is “integral” to the season five finale, despite the actor quitting before the last few episodes.

On whether the rumours of a sixth season a true, Voros added: “I think the degree of secrecy that went into [season five], the vibe was definitely that we were protecting a conclusion. As far as what the future holds? I don’t know. I honestly don’t know.”