Talk a couple of cliffhanger! Yellowstone left a number of lives hanging within the steadiness when the season 3 finale aired in August 2020. Season 4 will lastly reply some lingering questions when the present returns in November 2021.
The Dutton household handled an assault on all fronts within the season 3 nearer. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) was shot on the facet of the highway, his daughter Beth’s (Kelly Reilly) workplace was bombed and his son Kayce (Luke Grimes) took fireplace in his personal workplace as gunmen ambushed him.
Wes Bentley, who performs John’s adopted son, Jamie, on the Paramount Network drama, thought-about the surprising finale a reset.
“When I read the script, I was like, ‘Oh?!’ With [cocreator] Taylor [Sheridan], we’ll be on a path down one way and he’ll cut the branches on the side so we’re going to tumble down with him,” the actor informed Entertainment Weekly in August 2020. “I think big, big, dramatic things happen, violent things happen, and in a lot of ways it defines the show because that’s who gets the ultimate say. It comes down to that [brutality]. Outside of aliens landing, I don’t know where Taylor is going to go from here. He gave himself the ability to go from any angle now.”
Despite the most important shifts forward, Bentley famous that Sheridan’s strikes main into season 4 had been coordinated. “To restart or refresh, he definitely has left himself an open door for a lot of options. I think that’s clever,” he continued. “He has a plan, so I think he was ahead of it. As an audience, it feels like the board got wiped and we can write some new things on that board.”
The season 3 cliffhanger brought on a slew of fan theories to emerge, together with some that pointed the finger on the Hunger Games star. “I love fan fiction and fans guessing,” he mentioned. “I don’t go online, but I get told these things literally on the phone with my mom. I love that, and you know, fans get involved and have theories and we’re going to have a lot of fun with it. It’s going to be a blast to hear about what fans think as a community.”
Costner, in the meantime, has performed coy about his future on the collection within the yr because the finale aired, however followers can anticipate to leap again into the motion within the season 4 premiere.
“Where we pick up is right where we left off,” Bentley hinted in a September 2021 YouTube video. “The action of the scene is real time. My heart was pumping just reading it.”
It appears nothing is off the desk in season 4 both. “It’s high stakes, high energy. It’s fast, it’s dangerous. It’s wild,” the American Beauty actor completely informed Us Weekly in November 2021. “It’s very dangerous for Jamie and everyone else.”
Scroll by way of the gallery under to learn every thing we all know thus far about season 4 of Yellowstone.
When Does It Premiere?
Season 4 of Yellowstone kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Paramount Network Sunday, November 7, at 8 p.m. ET. The episode will probably be simulcast on TV Land, CMT and Pop TV.
Is John Dutton Dead?
Costner has remained tight-lipped about whether or not he’s leaving Yellowstone, however he has supplied some hints. “I can’t say. I mean, there’s an ending that you’re gonna see — hopefully it’s a powerful one for you,” he defined throughout a December 2020 look on Good Day New York. “I try to make things and be a part of things that have a dramatic arc to them, so I just try to enjoy it right up to the end if you can.”
The Dances With Wolves star additionally sparked hypothesis about his involvement in season 4 when he posted an Instagram photograph of himself seemingly in character on the set. “It’s hard to beat Montana in October,” he wrote in October 2020. “Easy to see why everyone wants a piece of #Yellowstone ranch!”
Are Kayce and Beth Alive?
Reilly dodged the query of whether or not her character, Beth, will survive the bombing, teasing at Deadline’s Contenders Television occasion in May 2021 that season 4 is satisfying however not confirming whether or not she participated in filming.
Grimes, for his half, has not supplied any clues, however each he and Reilly are anticipated to reprise their roles in not less than the primary episode of the season to resolve the cliffhanger.
Who Attacked the Duttons?
Not solely do followers have theories about who’s in charge for the tried murders of three members of the Dutton household, however the solid has concepts too. “They’ve amassed quite a list of enemies,” Bentley mentioned in a September 2021 YouTube video. “[It] could be anyone involved in Broken Rock. It could be big money players trying to bring the ski resort, could be small-time criminals looking for retribution or it could be someone right in their own living room.”
Cole Hauser, who performs Rip Wheeler, teased, “Obviously my spider tentacles are up for Jamie,” whereas Sheridan famous, “It was a devastating attack against the family, so we gotta figure out who’s left to look into it, and that’s my goal.”
Ian Bohen, who portrays Ryan, revealed that there will probably be retribution exacted on the responsible celebration. “Naturally we wanna figure out who did this,” he mentioned. “You can only imagine what kind of force might be unleashed against the bad guys.”
Who’s Joining the Cast?
Several new faces will probably be launched in season 4. Piper Perabo will play Summer Higgins, an environmental activist who opposes industrialized farming. Jacki Weaver will recur as Market Equities CEO Caroline Warner, and Kathryn Kelly will painting a veterinarian tech who may find yourself romancing a ranch hand. Finn Little will probably be a collection common in season 4 as a teen named Carter who shares similarities with Rip.
What Is Jamie Plotting?
Jamie is a prime suspect for the assaults in opposition to his adoptive household, however he has different drama on his plate too since discovering out that he’s probably not a Dutton. “He definitely turns toward his [biological] father,” Bentley informed Us in November 2021. “He turns away from the Duttons who have hurt him for the last time in his mind, and he’s turned toward some other real acceptance and what he hopes is real love. He’s not totally out of his mind here. He knows he’s a dangerous guy, but he’s definitely lost, so he’s making poor decisions.”
Will There Be a Season 5?
Yellowstone has but to be renewed for season 5, however Hauser has already indicated that it’s a positive factor. “[Sheridan] is working on it right now,” he mentioned throughout a March 2021 digital completely satisfied hour. “Season 5 is going to be wonderful. The way we ended season 4 — I can’t give too much away, but the way season 4 ends, I think the audience … will be happily surprised.”
Bentley echoed his costar, telling Us in November 2021 that the season 4 finale will “create conversations and a stir.” Kelsey Asbille, who performs Monica Dutton, additionally teased a “major cliffhanger” on the finish of the season.
