Well, it’s official folks. Academy Award-winning actor and Texas native, Mathew McConaughey is indeed lined up for a “Yellowstone” spin-off, according to Paramount Media Networks head Chris McCarthy. The show titled ‘6666’ will surround the Four Sixes Ranch in West Texas, where Fort Worth Magazine had a chance to interview the show creator Taylor Sheridan last November.
McCarthy confirmed this rumor in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter late last March. In this interview, McCarthy revealed that the spin-off will be moving forward regardless of whether Kevin Costner, returns as “Yellowstone’s” lead character John Dutton.
Originally, when speculation of McConaughey's involvement in the Yellowstone-verse started, it was suggested that he could be coming onto the flagship show as a replacement for Costner, who, rumor has it, has been unsatisfied with the show's shooting schedule.
Paramount originally stated in February that they had no news to report when the rumors of McConaughey’s involvement first surfaced. "Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner.”
Now that the cat is out of the bag, what we can verify about his new series is that Sheridan himself is the executive producer. Plus, the show will be filmed on location at the real Four Sixes Ranch. The series is set to follow the lives of cowboys living and working on the historic 6666 Ranch in West Texas. There is no official release date for 6666, however, fans should expect it in late 2023 or early 2024.
In the meantime, “Yellowstone” fans and aficionados will have to wait and see if Costner will in fact be leaving this widely popular franchise’s flagship show. When asked about Costner’s possible exit from the show, McCarthy responded that “Yellowstone” wouldn’t be what is today without Costner and that Paramount hopes that he stays for a long time to come.
