‘Yellowstone’ Season 2’s Biggest Threat Isn’t Who You Think
In Season 2, a web of threats, from rival developers to internal family conflicts, jeopardizes the beloved Dutton ranch.
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When Is ‘Yellowstone’ Coming Back? Return Date, Where to Watch, & More Whether you love watching the show for the majestic north western scenery, the Americana country soundtrack, the dysfunctional family dynamics, or the adrenaline-rushing drama — you’re probably jonesing for more Yellowstone.
The first half of Season 5 left us with a lot of burning questions, but none more prominent than needing to know if John will get impeached from his seat as Montana’s governor. And what about those National Park wolves?
Don’t worry, Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 will be coming soon. In the meantime, you can rewatch the entire series with back-to-back episodes airing Sundays at 8:00 p.m. EST on CBS. Watch it live with a Hulu + Live TV subscription.*
Here’s everything you need to know about Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2.
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Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Release Date
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 is set to premiere November 2024.
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Yellowstone Season 5 Part 1 Recap
Season 5, Episode 1: One Hundred Years Is Nothing
Season 5 of Yellowstone starts with John winning the Montana gubernatorial race set in motion at the end of season 4. While we already knew the only reason John would ever consider becoming governor is to protect the ranch, he continues to make his intentions abundantly clear behind closed doors after winning the election.
The change in office puts a wrench in Market Equities’ tourism plans. Their only hope at taking down the Dutton family is to tear them apart from the inside by targeting the family’s weakest link: Jamie.
Kayce continues his duties as livestock commissioner, handling an issue at the Canadian border, when Monica goes into labor back at home. She decides to drive herself to the hospital with Tate in the passenger seat, but an intense contraction takes her focus off the road, causing them to collide with an oncoming truck and a stray buffalo.
The episode concludes with the entire Dutton family at the hospital. While Monica and Tate escape the crash alive, the baby they named after the family patriarch only lives for an hour after birth. Devastating loss strikes the Duttons yet again.
Season 5, Episode 2: The Sting of Wisdom
John throws all of the tasks, traditions, and formalities of the office out the window — especially those that stand in the way of protecting the Yellowstone ranch. Together, John, Beth, and Jamie decide to make a move against Market Equities by canceling state funding for their development project despite their standing lease agreement with the state.
Back at Kayce’s, Monica is home and healing, but the entire family is still grieving. Monica decides to plan a funeral for baby John, and she wants him buried at the ranch so they can always visit him.
Carter, the young orphan Beth and Rip unofficially adopt in Season 4, is all grown up and learning the ways of the ranch. Rip and the other cowboys decide to take him out riding on John’s horse. All is going well until Carter’s horse steps into a badger hole, breaking its leg beyond repair.
Ryan and Colbie are tasked with hunting the pack of wolves that have been killing cattle at the ranch. Despite possessing the necessary permits, the late-night hunt made it difficult for the cowboys to see the National Park GPS tags before killing them. Killing government-tagged wildlife is a serious crime, creating a potential PR nightmare for John’s first few weeks in office. That is, unless Rip can successfully create a cover up.
Season 5, Episode 3: Tall Drink of Water
Market Equities’ attorneys, Sarah and Ellis, start their plan to infiltrate the Duttons from the inside by using Attorney General, Jamie Dutton, as their pawn.
After the loss of his newborn son, Kayce comes to the realization that he can’t be livestock commissioner if he wants to be the husband and father his family needs. He turns his badge in to his father before exploring the ranch together in search of a final resting spot for baby John.
As for Beth, she’s always up to something. This week, she took a giant step toward taking down Market Equities by selling her controlling interest in Schwartz & Meyer to Market Equities’ biggest competitor. And that’s not all — she also placed the family’s land in a conservation easement — meaning Market Equities is at a standstill in the pursuit of commercial land development on the Dutton’s ranch.
Back in the bunkhouse, the cowboys celebrate Lloyd’s 58th birthday (though the crew is convinced he’s closer to 85 than 58). Riding on the high of her big wins, Beth takes all the boys out to town for drinks, despite Rip’s strong reservations against the idea. Per usual, Rip’s judgment was right. The night ends with Beth handcuffed in the back of a sheriff’s car after starting a full-on bar fight due to a handsy woman flirting with Rip.
Season 5, Episode 4: Horses in Heaven
Beth is sitting in a jail cell after assaulting a California tourist at a local bar. Jamie comes to inform her of her options, which are limited and out of Beth’s control. Of course, Beth doesn’t like that answer and pressures Jamie to stop the badly beaten woman on the steps of the police station and convince her to drop the charges. When he does so successfully, Beth begs Jamie to give her a ride home. He once again caves to his sister’s demands, but forgets about the baby car seat in the back. No one in Jamie’s family knows about his son up until this point, and given Jamie and Beth’s turbulent past, Beth erupts with rage and vows to take his baby away from him.
Meanwhile at the governor’s office, John is confronted by even more Fish & Wildlife authorities regarding the missing National Park wolves. John sets up lunch with former governor Lynelle for some guidance on what to do. She recommends John hire an environmental advisor and conveniently reminds him that he now has the power of clemency, which he uses to end Summer Higgens’ prison sentence from Season 4.
Don’t forget about Market Equities. Sarah, the company’s lawyer, makes a small but huge move toward infiltrating the family from the inside by successfully seducing Jamie. Little do either Jamie or Sarah know, but Beth had been keeping tabs on the pair all night.
Season 5, Episode 5: Watch ‘Em Ride Away
After helping other nearby ranches with their branding season, it’s finally time for the Yellowstone Ranch to herd their cattle and complete their own branding. This entails a three-day horseback trip with the bare minimum in terms of shelter, clothing, and food. This ride is a big deal, and a ceremonious one at that, which is why Beth, Kayce, Tate, Carter, all of the Yellowstone cowboys, the governor’s assistant, and the governor himself embark on the trip together at the end of the episode.
Before the crew rides off into the sunrise, Beth is forced to face a lot of her current anxieties — especially ones that stem from her broken past, including horseback riding and eating at the family dinner table. The latter, against John’s better judgment, turns into an explosive yet necessary moment between Beth and Summer.
The Market Equities storyline also continues in this episode, though only briefly. Jamie has another encounter with Sarah — this time at his office. Her intentions are to seduce him once again, but Jamie meets her with resistance. He counters her advances by telling her what they did in episode 4 is unprofessional and that he’s aware of her motives.
In an emotional sendoff to end the episode, the crew saddles up and rides off into the sunrise to embark on their big herding trip, leaving Summer and Monica at the ranch.
Season 5, Episode 6: Cigarettes, Whiskey, a Meadow, and You
Despite Beth’s regular sassiness, it’s not hard to see that she’s actually enjoying herself on this herding trip. Gathering up the cattle went off surprisingly smoothly, so now the crew gets to enjoy a little rest in the middle of Montana’s breaktaking scenery. That’s when Rip takes Beth to the secret spot he found and teased in Season 4 — a brand new spot with no memories attached. The gesture brings Beth to tears.
Season 5, Episode 7: The Dream Is Not Me
This episode starts by giving us a glimpse into Rip’s past as the young orphan kid on the ranch, much like Carter is now. We know from episode 5 that Rip doesn’t think about the past because it’s too heavy, and now we understand why.
Back in the present day, the Yellowstone Ranch crew continues to herd cattle for branding when they discover several stillborn buffalo calves, which John suspects is due to brucellosis — a deadly bacterial disease. John rents land from the Four Sixes Ranch for Yellowstone cattle (and cowboys) to live for a year. The land rental is way out of John’s budget, forcing John and Beth to be realistic about the finances and family business model.
Meanwhile, Jamie and Sarah find a possible impeachable offense against John Dutton and plan to move forward with their plan to get him out of office.
The episode closes with the Yellowstone Ranch enjoying an evening out together at the country fair, where John and Summer risk their secret relationship in public.
Yellowstone Season 5 FAQs
When Does Season 5 of Yellowstone Start?
Season 5 of Yellowstone premiered on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 8 p.m. EST on the Paramount Network.
Where Can I Watch Yellowstone?
When Season 5 Part 2 premieres, Hulu + Live TV subscribers* can watch Yellowstone live on the Paramount Network every Sunday. Until then, Live TV subscribers can rewatch the series from the beginning every Sunday at 8:00 p.m. EST on CBS.
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How Many Episodes Will Be in Season 5 Part 2 of Yellowstone?
Eight episodes were released in Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2. Before the break, it was said that Season 5 would contain 14 episodes total compared to 10 episodes in Seasons 2 — 4 and nine episodes in Season 1.
What Time Does Yellowstone Come On?
You can rewatch the entire Yellowstone series with double features every Sunday at 8:00 p.m. EST on CBS.
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Promises a Wild Ride
And if Westerns just aren’t your thing, Taylor Sheridan also has a multitude of projects outside of the Yellowstone universe.
But even with all of these shows, fans still can’t get enough of the original Yellowstone series. The drama follows the Dutton family, the owners of the largest ranch in Montana, the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. The family is led by John Dutton III, and they have to deal with shady family members, constant conflicts with neighboring properties, and even the government as John later becomes governor of Montana. The show premiered in 2018, and it quickly gained some of the highest ratings on TV.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and the final episodes of Yellowstone will soon premiere. The first part of the final season finished airing in January 2023, but nothing has aired since due to the drama surrounding the second part of season 5, as controversies with lead actor Kevin Costner and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have plagued production.
So will we ever get the season? And just who will be on the cast? Here’s what you need to know about Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2.
When will the second part of Yellowstone Season 5 premiere?
We now know with certainty that Yellowstone will return for Season 5, Part 2—its final episodes—in November 2024. The release date for the final run of episodes was announced along with the official titles for two more Yellowstone spinoffs: 1944, and 2024.
Originally, the season was set to premiere in summer 2023, which was then pushed back to November 2023.
Why was Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2 delayed?
Costner wanted to cut down his filming time for Yellowstone to focus on starring and directing in an upcoming film called Horizon: An American Saga (reportedly, he only wanted to film on Yellowstone for a week), but that was virtually impossible due to the fact that he’s the lead actor on the series.