season 5, part 2 will be arriving in November 2024, and it's confirmed it will be the last season of the hit show. Audiences cannot get enough of the acclaimed contemporary Western series by Taylor Sheridan, which has been a major success for streaming platform Paramount+. In fact, has already inspired two series spinoffs: and period dramas that serve as prequels to , and , an upcoming series about Texas' Four Sixes Ranch. Despite these expansions to Sheridan's neo-Western universe, news that the original series will end with the second part of season 5 was a shock to many.
season 5, part 1 ended dangerously for the Dutton family.
The most recent news on season 5, part 2 arrived on November 2, 2023, when for the last 8 episodes of After a much longer than planned hiatus the Dutton's will return in November 2024. While there hasn't yet been a more specific date within this window revealed yet, it is nevertheless reassuring to have a confirmed timeframe after the show had to take such an unexpectedly lengthy midseason break. With the release date for season 5 part 2 now set the countdown to the end of the Dutton's story can officially begin.
Filming on season 5 part 2 cannot begin until the SAG-AFTRA strikes are resolved.
season 5 part 2 hasn't been canceled, despite the widely covered behind-the-scenes drama leading to rumors that production couldn't continue. in July and confirmed that filming would not be commencing until the strike was resolved. He shared that the dispute with the AMPTP "
The season 5, part 2 release date has been set for November 2024, over a year after it was originally pegged to premiere (though a specific date in his November 2024 window hasn't been disclosed). Paramount initially announced plans of releasing the 8-episode second part of
Part 1 of season 5 also began airing its eight episodes in November 2022 and wrapped up in January 2023, and the break was only supposed to be for a few months. The caused by disputes between Kevin Costner pushed the release date back, with the WGA and then SAG-AFTRA strikes delaying the final episodes of even further.
Everyone in the , part 1 will be returning for part 2. This means that Beth (Kelly Reilly), Jamie (Wes Bentley), Kayce (Luke Grimes), and Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) will be reprising their respective roles.
The same will be true for Broken Rock Indian Reservation mainstays Chief Thomas Rainwater (Gil Burmingham) and Mo (Moses Brings Plenty), as well as Dutton ranch cowboys Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser), Lloyd Pierce (Forrie J. Smith), and Carter (Finn Little). Governor Lynelle Perry (Wendy Moniz) and Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) will also be returning. With the Yellowstone cowboys headed to the Four Sixes, they're also bound to reunite with Jimmy (Jefferson White).
season 5, part 2 will be building towards the end of the show. Upon finding out about the Train Station in part 1, the first thing Beth does is to suggest to John that they need to kill Jamie, who, in turn, is conspiring with Sarah Atwood to make the first move. For the first time in the show, season 5, part 2 could see the Dutton's fighting without Rip by their side, as Rip leads the ranch hands' journey with the cattle to Texas — possibly connecting the main series
Meanwhile, with Jamie's impeachment attempt against John hanging over the governor's head, for the ranch could get overtaken by Jamie and Sarah's schemes to commercialize the property. Broken Rock representatives Chief Thomas Rainwater, Mo, and Angela Blue-Thunder could still turn the tide, depending on how the Duttons' plans could affect the federal government running a pipeline through the reservation. It sets the stage for an epic end to where there will surely be a number of casualties by the time season 5 part 2 concludes.
