Yellowstone star career latest since series finale ahead of spin-off filming

Yellowstone's Cole Hauser, who played the much-loved character Rip Wheeler, appears to have taken a significant career detour following recent behind-the-scenes drama and reports he is to lead a new spin-off series.

The hit Western show, penned by Taylor Sheridan, wrapped up its fifth season last year, but it's far from the end of tales within this universe, with four spin-offs either in the works or confirmed, and even more expected.

Fans are keen to follow the next ventures for the show's stars, including what other films or TV shows they can see the actors who portrayed the Dutton family in. For instance, Kelly Reilly, known for her role as Beth Dutton, is set to appear in an upcoming crime drama.

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The London-born actress will play a former detective turned teacher living in a fictional Welsh town rocked by the death of a young boy, in a show titled Under Salt Marsh. On the other hand, Hauser seems to be taking a different path post-Yellowstone.

His recent social media posts suggest he's taking some time out to globe-trot and enjoy new experiences before returning to the screen. A recent post indicates he's been spending time in New Zealand. However, it doesn't seem to be for filming purposes, as his IMDB page lists no forthcoming projects in production involving him, reports .

Last week, the he shared a grateful post: "Thank you New Zealand! Time to cruise that way. The people and places I've seen on this adventure will never be forgotten."

Previously, Hauser dropped another snapshot from his travels, noting: "So long Botswana! What a magical place and people." His tag on Free Rein Coffee's page hints at potential business motives behind his latest journey.

Meanwhile, there's buzz about Hauser possibly bringing his Yellowstone persona back to screen with Reilly. They're tipped to headline a new series that continues where Yellowstone halted, with shoots rumoured to start this summer. Details are scarce, but whispers suggest the title '6666', derived from the ranch set to star in the narrative.

Chatting with People, the actor mused: "I think America has spoken. They still love the show. We will see what happens over the next year or so and we'll see what's next. Hopefully, we can continue to get into people's living rooms and entertain them the way we have over the last seven years."

All these developments trail a bit of behind-the-scenes turmoil, involving Kevin Costner's exit strategy, which precipitated the original series' finale.

Costner expressed his frustration to Deadline about being unable to pursue his own creative projects due to contractual obligations. Initially, he had no desire to break the contract, but when the show was put on hold for over a year, leaving him unable to work on anything else, his frustration grew.

He told Deadline: "I had a contract to do [seasons] 5, 6 and 7. I was contracted to do that. There's nothing I could have done to get out of that, nor was I trying to just figure out how, when we started. When we finished, I wanted to do Horizon.

"It all happened because they shut down one whole season, didn't tell anybody, and I didn't work for 14 months. They were silent and that bothered me in the of how you do things. Why don't you stick up for me? I went and sold this thing for you. I was going to only do one season. I made it for three. I fulfilled three. So, I went from one to three, then I did a fourth one for them, and they wanted to do three more. So, I made the contract to do that. They imploded."

Yellowstone is streaming on Netflix.