6 Spinoffs The Yellowstone Finale Set Up

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Yellowstone season 5, episode 14, “Life Is a Promise.”

The Yellowstone season 5 finale was written to be a series finale, meaning the episode concludes with satisfying endings for many characters that are also new beginnings and great ideas for spinoffs. Paramount previously announced that the fifth season of Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western drama would serve as its swan song. However, in the weeks leading up to its last episode, the network marketed it as a “season” finale instead of a “series” finale, leading many to believe that Yellowstone season 6 was happening. Unfortunately, season 6’s status is up in the air, but spinoffs are still possible.

During Yellowstone season 5, episode 14, “Life Is a Promise,” Kayce’s plan to save the ranch comes to fruition. However, while his proposal is brilliant, it also means that the Duttons must give away their land, which is exactly what they do. As a result, most of the characters move on from the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch in Paradise Valley by the time the hour comes to a close, including the family, the cowboys, and the cowgirls. Watching everyone leave the ranch is sad, but it also means they can start new journeys, all of which could be documented in Yellowstone spinoffs.

6 Beth & Rip’s Dillon, Montana Spinoff

Kelly Reilly & Cole Hauser Are Confirmed To Return

The most obvious spinoff that the Yellowstone season 5 finale sets up is Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler’s. Shortly before the premiere of “Life Is a Promise,” Deadline confirmed that the Rip and Beth Yellowstone spinoff series, which has been rumored for months, is officially a go with Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser set to reprise their roles from the original show. Then, episode 14 perfectly lays the groundwork for the next chapter in Beth and Rip’s lives.

After finally killing her brother, Jamie, and winning the Dutton family war in Yellowstone, Beth leaves the ranch she has called home her entire life and moves to Dillon, Montana, with Rip and Carter. Beth buys property in Dillon, which is located two hours away from the Yellowstone. There, Beth, Rip, and Carter create a new home for themselves, away from tourists, and start a new ranch. So, it’s clear that Rip and Beth’s Yellowstone spinoff will revolve around their new life in Dillon. Based on the finale, Carter should be alongside them in the upcoming show, but Finn Little’s return hasn’t been confirmed.

During an interview with PEOPLE ahead of the premiere of the Yellowstone series finale, Hauser discussed the Beth and Rip spinoff. The actor explained how he will miss the original cast but is excited about the future, but remained mum on specific details. Hauser said:

“We will see what happens over the next year or so, and we’ll see what’s next. Hopefully, we can continue to get in people’s living rooms and entertain them the way we have over the last seven years.”

5 Teeter Spinoff In Texas

Travis Hires Teeter In The Yellowstone Season 5 Finale

Once Colby died in Yellowstone season 5, episode 12, it was only a matter of time before Teeter moved on from the Montana ranch, even if the Duttons didn’t have to sell it. The Yellowstone just has too many memories tied to Colby. So, Teeter asking Travis Wheatley for a job at Bosque Ranch during the finale wasn’t unsurprising. Unfortunately, for her, it comes with a price, seeing as Travis is a conceited jerk (which is a nice way of describing Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone role without cursing). But, perhaps, Teeter’s move to Texas will result in a spinoff featuring the former Yellowstone ranch hand.

Teeter could easily join the cast of 6666, a Yellowstone spinoff revolving around the Four Sixes Ranch in Texas, alongside Jimmy Hurdstrom, who also works for Travis. 6666 has been in the works for years, with little to no updates on its progress. However, now that Yellowstone is (potentially) over, Sheridan might finally get the ball rolling regarding 6666 and add Teeter to its list of characters. She is currently working for Travis at Bosque Ranch, but Teeter and Jimmy could easily transfer to the Four Sixes Ranch to make their involvement in the spinoff possible.

4 Kayce’s East Camp Spinoff

Kayce, Monica, & Tate Start A New Ranch

Instead of going ahead with Yellowstone season 6, Taylor Sheridan could simply create a new series following Kayce’s next journey at East Camp in Paradise Valley. As a part of Kayce’s deal with Chief Rainwater, he and his family are permitted to keep their home on the Yellowstone’s property, where they will seemingly start their own ranch. Kayce, Monica, and Tate are making a name for themselves, and it would be interesting to see how their upcoming venture plays out.

Of course, since Kayce and his family still technically live on the Yellowstone’s property, Paramount might just greenlight season 6, featuring the return of Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille. It would make sense within the story’s context. However, if Sheridan and Paramount are truly ready to move on from Yellowstone (the show) but don’t want to say goodbye to Kayce, they could develop a spinoff focusing on him and his family.

3 Broken Rock Reservation Spinoff

Chief Rainwater Buys The Yellowstone At The End Of Season 5

In a similar vein to Kayce’s potential spinoff, Paramount and Taylor Sheridan could go ahead with Yellowstone season 6 and focus on the new owners of the ranch — Chief Rainwater and the Broken Rock Reservation. However, with them as the focus, it would be a completely different TV show. Consequently, it might be a better idea to order a spinoff chronicling what comes next for Chief Rainwater and his people now that they have taken back their ancestors’ land.

The ending of Yellowstone could be just that; an ending. Sheridan’s neo-Western drama has always been about the Duttons, and if the family is no longer at the forefront of the story, it’s not Yellowstone anymore. However, a spinoff centering around the Broken Rock Reservation would be more than welcome, especially because Chief Rainwater and the tribe members had little screen time in Yellowstone season 5, part 2.

2 Ryan & Abby Spinoff

Ryan Reunites With Abby After Leaving The Ranch

The ranch hands go their separate ways by the end of the Yellowstone season 5 finale, with some seeking work and others returning to what makes them happy. For Ryan, that’s Abby. As some may remember, Ryan and Abby met during the season 5 premiere. Unfortunately, the couple split when Ryan chose to return to his life at the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch and Abby resumed her life as a musician on the road. The good news, though, is that Ryan finds Abby on tour and convinces her to take him back after one of her concerts during the show’s ending.

Ryan chooses not to find other cowboy work after leaving the Yellowstone. Instead, he follows his heart, which leads him to Abby, and the two Yellowstone season 5 characters ride off into the sunset together in episode 14. However, maybe this isn’t the final chapter of their story. Ryan and Abby’s reunion could result in a spinoff revolving around her music career and their relationship. Lainey Wilson, who plays Abby, is obviously very busy being a real country music star, but one can dream of seeing Ryan and Abby back on the small screen.

1 Laramie’s Rodeo Career Spinoff

Walker Will Accompany Laramie After Leaving The Yellowstone

One of the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments of Yellowstone season 5, episode 14, is Walker and Laramie’s next steps after leaving the ranch. Laramie plans on returning to rodeo life, and Walker will be by his girlfriend’s side. The couple didn’t have much of a role in Yellowstone season 5, part 2, and Taylor Sheridan could make up for their glaring absences by giving Walker and Laramie their very own spinoff. Laramie working on her rodeo career and Walker supporting her could make for some good TV. However, given their lack of screen time, their spinoff is least likely to happen.

A spinoff following Walker and Laramie could be easily obtained, though — at least, regarding the actors’ schedules. The Yellowstone season 5, part 2 cast members who play Walker and Laramie, Ryan Bingham and Hassie Harrison, are married in real life. Whatever the case, even if Walker and Laramie don’t get their own Yellowstone spinoff, the couple could briefly pop up in other shows, like Beth and Rip’s, to update the audience on their lives after leaving the ranch.

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Yellowstone

Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner and centers on his character John Dutton. Dutton and his family live on a cattle ranch just a few hours away from Yellowstone National Park. The series chronicles the family’s struggle to defend their home from an Indian reservation and land developers. As if their life wasn’t complicated enough, the Duttons also have medical issues, political aspirations, and family secrets stacked against them.

Release Date

June 20, 2018

Cast

Kevin Costner , Finn Little , Brecken Merrill , Gil Birmingham , Denim Richards , Ian Bohen , Danny Huston , Kelly Reilly , Forrie J. Smith , Cole Hauser , Kelsey Asbille , Wes Bentley , Jefferson White , Luke Grimes , Ryan Bingham

Creator(s)

Taylor Sheridan , John Linson

Seasons

5

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Sources: Deadline, PEOPLE