They’re almost all about the cast members and their real-life passions and roles. John’s kids? Beth’s accent? Rainwater’s guitar playing? Tate’s spoilers? It’s all part of this list of 22 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Yellowstone.

‘Yellowstone’ Fact No. 34: Who Has the Most Kills?
Heading into Season 5, Part 2 of Yellowstone, Rip Wheeler has the most kills with nine. Kayce Dutton has five, followed by the Beck Brothers (three by proxy) and Agent Steve Hendon (three).

Granted, it’s impossible to tell who killed who during certain scenes. For example, the Season 2 finale is chaos and many people get killed in a hail of gun fire at the start of Season 4. This information is confirmed kills after re-watching and with help from this Yellowstone Wiki page.

‘Yellowstone’ Fact No. 33: These Two Got Married
Walker and Laramie were a sexy on-screen couple during Season 4 and Season 5 of Yellowstone, and that chemistry spilled over. The got married in October 2023.

‘Yellowstone’ Fact No. 32: Why Sam Elliott Said ‘No’
Sam Elliott was terrific on Taylor Sheridan’s 1883, but during that run he admitted to Marc Maron that he said “No” to Yellowstone.

The reason? He doesn’t like the show. Honestly, he blasted it as a soap opera that was too much like “f—ing” Dallas.

‘Yellowstone’ Fact No. 31: What Lainey Wilson Stole
Lainey Wilson appeared as Abby during Season 5 of Yellowstone, and after filming, she admitted a theft to Taste of Country.

One day, she arrived having not showered or shaved, so she took prop deodorant and razors from the bunk house and made do. Kinda curious to know if she put ’em back.

‘Yellowstone’ Fact No. 30: The Truth About Zach Bryan’s First Appearance
Yellowstone really wanted to feature Zach Bryan’s song “Condemned,” but his original was recorded in an AirBNB. So the show paid for him to re-cut it with Chris Stapleton’s producer Dave Cobb in Nashville. It happened in November 2019 and produced a two-song EP called Studio A Recordings. The next year he’d appear on Yellowstone, and his career took off soon after.

‘Yellowstone’ Fact No. 29: John Dutton May Not Be Getting Rich But Kevin Costner Is
In July 2022, Variety reported that Costner was set to earn $1.3 million per episode of Yellowstone, up from $500,000 an ep. in Season 1. That includes some production credits and other responsibilities.
To be continued..