Paramount Network has handed out an early season 3 renewal to the Kevin Costner-led, Yellowstone. The news comes on the heels of the series’ season 2 premiere tonight.
Yellowstone follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton (Oscar winner Costner), who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant attack by those it borders – land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.
The other big Yellowstone news is that former Lost co-star, Josh Holloway, is joining the cast for the third season. The actor will play a significant part in a major recurring role on the show. Holloway is set as Roarke Carter, a handsome, charming, shaggy-haired hedge fund manager with ambitious plans in Montana.
The first season of Yellowstone averaged 5.1 million total viewers per episode, making it 2018’s most-watched new cable series and ranking second across all cable TV series for the year. Yellowstone also has become a brand-defining series for Paramount Network, setting the creative direction for the newly launched network.
