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Yellowstone is known for its over-the-top storylines and complicated family drama, but the show’s cast and crew have also been involved in plenty of off-screen controversies over the years.
Since the premiere of the Paramount Network series in June 2018, the cast along with the co-creator Taylor Sheridan they fended off criticism that the show was written with a conservative audience in mind. “They refer to it as the ‘conservative show’ or the ‘Republican show’ or the ‘red state.’ game of thrones” said the Oscar nominee Atlantic in November 2022. “And I just sit and laugh. I’m like, ‘Really?'”
The Sons of Anarchy the alum claimed it the family drama dealt with a lot of controversial topics over the years without resorting to cliche. “The show talks about Native American displacement and the way Native American women were treated and corporate greed and gentrification of the Westand land grabbing,” Sheridan said. “Is that a red state show?”
Yellowstone the main actor Kevin Costnermeanwhile, he faced criticism from conservative viewers for his personal political views. After wearing a shirt supporting the former congresswoman Liz Cheney‘s 2022 re-election bid, clapped back at fans who they claimed they would stop watching the show because he took a stand on the campaign. Cheney, who lost her primary Harriet Hagemanwas an outspoken critic of the former president Donald Trump.
“It was clear to me that he was unlikely to win his election. But I wanted to let her know, as a citizen, how much I appreciate her brave and clear stance,” said the Oscar winner. USA today in November 2022. “I didn’t really care how the cookie crumbled, that people who used to like me didn’t like me now. That’s okay.”
Cheney is a Republican, but so is Costner showed support for Democratic candidates. In December 2019, Dances with Wolves the director supported Pete Buttigieg for the 2020 presidential nomination. “When Pete talks about unity, it’s the kind of unity I’ve been waiting and hoping to hear about,” Costner said of the transportation secretary at the time. “The power he describes is not one that limits compassion in the name of America.
Although some viewers do he threatened to stop watching Yellowstone for one reason or otherwise, the series remains one of the most popular shows currently on the air. The season 5 premieres in November 2022 attracted 12.1 million viewers, making it the most popular series of the 2022–2023 television season. “We were able to create a show that didn’t start out popular, but did it on its own terms,” Costner said of the show’s massive success at the time in an interview with Associated Press.
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