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Seasons(5) / Episodes(53)
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Yellowstone revolves around the Dutton family, led by John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who controls the largest ranch in the U.S. that is under constant attack by those it borders: land developers, an Indian reservation and America’s first National Park. This is a world where land grabs make developers billions, and politicians are bought and sold by one of the world’s largest oil and lumber corporations. It is the best and worst of America seen through the eyes of a family that represents both. (Paramount Home Entertainment)
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Yellowstone (2018)
If it wasn’t for a visit from a relative who is a Costner fan, I never would have watched this, since I don’t usually watch TV series. And that would have been a shame. It’s not a Western in the true sense of the word; it just takes place on a contemporary ranch where horses are ridden and everyone wears hats. The high quality of the screenwriting becomes apparent already in the excellent, intriguingly open-ended pilot, and subsequent episodes are then divided into those where politics and large-scale machinations are addressed (three stars from me) and those dealing with the residents of the ranch – why they are what they are and why their relationships with each other look the way they look (four stars from me). Each character is perfectly written, cast and portrayed and fits into the complex collective constellation, facing one tragic blow of fate after another. And the theme song is pure perfection. Even the music motif from Eastwood’s Unforgiven, which kicks off the sixth episode of the first season, has its place here. Yellowstone is anything but a romantic tale set in a beautiful landscape with Costner. The people here murder, f*ck, steal and cheat. In short, everything the audience craves.
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