The infinite expansion of the Yellowstone universe continues

Much like the actual universe, the Yellowstone universe continues to expand in seemingly infinite directions. Yellowstone is the past, Yellowstone is the present, Yellowstone is the future, until the future becomes the past again. It may not make sense now, but it will soon; because everything the light touches belongs to the Duttons, and everything the Duttons touch is Good. To make matters simple: Yellowstone is ending, to be immediately followed by more Yellowstone. Got it?

Of course we already knew that Yellowstone, the version with star and present-day Dutton patriarch Kevin Costner, was coming to an end in the final episodes of its fifth season. We also knew that Paramount was plotting to keep the series alive in some form. Now the studio has made it official with the announcement of a spinoff called 2024. Per Variety, 2024 is billed as a contemporary spin-off of the main show, which will air its final episodes in November 2024. 2024 doesn’t have a release date as yet, but presumably, it’ll air after the Yellowstone finale, so that means 2024 would likely air in 2025. That means the contemporary show will quickly become a period piece. But Yellowstone is eternal, and as rumored spin-off star Matthew McConaughey once said, time is a flat circle.

Speaking of eternal Yellowstone, 2024 is not the only spin-off announced at Paramount+ on Thursday. Joining the Dutton historical archives that include 1883 and 1923, there will now be a new chapter set in 1944. You can look forward to some new big-name stars as the central Dutton couple (so far we’ve had Tim McGraw and Faith Hill as well as Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren), probably dealing with the fallout of the Great Depression and the specter of World War II.

“On the heels of 1883 and 1923’s success, our new planned spinoffs, 1944 and 2024 will take audiences on a thrilling, new and unexpected journey with the complex and compelling storytelling that has become a hallmark of the franchise and has helped turn it into a worldwide cultural phenomenon—thanks to the creative mastermind of Taylor Sheridan,” said Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios. Translation: more Yellowstone now and always, so long as Sheridan is cranking ’em out.