Preview — Yellowstone Season 1 Episode 1: Daybreak
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist.
Yellowstone is airing all of its previous episodes on CBS, allowing new viewers to fall in love with the series. CBS airs Yellowstone Season 1 Episode 1, “Daybreak,” on Sunday, September 16th.
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This episode of Yellowstone originally aired June 20th, 2018 on Paramount Network.
Episode description: Academy Award winner Kevin Costner stars as John Dutton, patriarch of a Montana ranching family and owner of the largest ranch in the U.S. It’s the story of Dutton’s fight to defend his land and his family from the modern-day forces that threaten his way of life, as the critically acclaimed Paramount Network series YELLOWSTONE kicks off its broadcast run, Sunday, Sept. 17 (8:30 – 10:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and will stream live on Paramount+ with Showtime.
Written by: Taylor Sheridan
Directed by: Taylor Sheridan
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About Yellowstone:
Yellowstone chronicles the Dutton family, led by John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds and hard-earned respect, the ranch is in constant conflict with properties it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation and America’s first national park.
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Yellowstone is airing previous episodes Sundays at 8:30/7:30c on CBS.
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Ashley Bissette Sumerel
Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.