{"id":98688,"date":"2024-05-20T16:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/yellowstone-has-finally-started-filming-its-last-6-episodes\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:20:56","slug":"yellowstone-has-finally-started-filming-its-last-6-episodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/yellowstone-has-finally-started-filming-its-last-6-episodes\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Yellowstone’ Has Finally Started Filming Its Last 6 Episodes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Kevin Costner<\/span> Stephane Cardinale – Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yellowstone<\/em><\/a>\u2019s last six episodes are finally officially filming after months of delays caused by the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.<\/p>\n

Paramount Network announced on Monday, May 20, that Yellowstone<\/em> has \u201cstarted production\u201d on the second half of season 5, which was originally set to air last summer. \u201cProduced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, the megahit series is currently filming in Montana,\u201d read a press release from the network. \u201cAs previously announced, the series is slated to return in November.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yellowstone<\/em> fans have been waiting more than a year for the return of the Dutton family, who were last seen on TV in January 2023. After the first half of season 5 wrapped up that month, rumors circulated that star Kevin Costner<\/a><\/strong> was holding up production because he was unhappy with the show\u2019s filming schedule. His lawyer quickly denied those rumors, but Paramount confirmed in May 2023 that Yellowstone<\/em> would end after the second half of season 5.<\/p>\n

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes meant that the show couldn\u2019t film for much of 2023, but after both work stoppages lifted in September and November, respectively, Yellowstone\u2019s final episodes still didn\u2019t seem to be in the works. Costner\u2019s return also remained a big question mark as he claimed in court documents related to his divorce that he had completed his work<\/a> on the show and wouldn\u2019t be back for additional episodes.<\/p>\n

Costner, 69, recently broke his silence on the behind-the-scenes drama, slamming the \u201cbulls\u2013t rumors\u201d<\/a> that he was responsible for the production delays.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have taken a beating from those f\u2013king guys and I know a lot of times where it\u2019s coming from,\u201d he told Deadline<\/em> earlier this month. \u201cI just elected not to get into that. But if you know me well enough, I made Yellowstone<\/em> the first priority, and to insinuate anything else would be wrong. I did not initiate any of those things. They did.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also claimed that his new movie<\/a>, Horizon: An American Saga<\/em>, did not conflict with Yellowstone<\/em>\u2019s filming schedule, as previous reports suggested. \u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a lie. That\u2019s not correct. They sent me away for seven days to go to London, to go to England during Covid, to do [promotion]. They made the contract, and they picked the days.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Costner, the reason season 5B never filmed is because there was no script. \u201cI left exactly when they wanted, and it made it hard on me. It turns out they didn\u2019t have the scripts for 5B. They needed four more days just to complete the first eight episodes,\u201d he alleged. \u201cI left early to give them what they needed to have a complete eight, and I felt bad that the audience didn\u2019t get 10.\u201d<\/p>\n

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