Paramount Movie Network Put On Ice As ViacomCBS Nixes Rebrand Plans For ‘Yellowstone’ Network

Naman Ramachandran Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen has wrapped shooting of his first Mainland Chinese feature “The Breaking Ice.”Hailed as one of Asia’s brightest young directors, Chen competed in the shorts competition at Cannes in 2007 with “Grandma” and won the Camera d’Or with his debut feature “Ilo Ilo” in 2013. His sophomore feature “Wet Season” premiered in competition at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The popular Paramount Network series Yellowstone has been renewed for a fifth season and it has been confirmed that many cast members will return for the upcoming episodes.

became TV’s most watched series of 2018. The show premiered Dec. 19, 2021.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Cole Hauser has no idea why “Yellowstone” has finally become the sexy hot thing on TV. Along with most of heartland America, he has known that the grizzly and gamy cowboy show has been a good watch since its debut on Paramount Network in 2018.The pandemic may have something to do with it. With sprawling Montana (and Utah) landscapes, outlandish outlaw behavior, pretty ponies, and perpetually-handsome Kevin Costner as its lead, “Yellowstone” has all the ingredients of a hit escapist show.

this — this insipid, hackneyed, laughable joke of a motion picture — is actually really cool. And the weirdest part of all is, they’re kind of right.

Yellowstone has been renewed at Paramount Network!

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Yeehaw! Paramount has greenlit a fifth season of its neo-western, ratings-wrangling hit “Yellowstone.”The highly-acclaimed SAG and PGA-nominated series from MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios is set to begin production in May 2022 with the ensemble cast, as well as Jen Landon and Kathryn Kelly, who have been upped to series regulars.“Yellowstone,” created by Taylor Sheridan and fronted by grizzled rancher gazillionaire Kevin Costner, stars Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, Gil Birmingham, Wes Bentley, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Forrie Smith, Denim Richards, Ian Bohen, Finn Little and Ryan Birmingham, all of whom will return for Season 5.“Yellowstone’s record-breaking performance proves we’ve tapped a cultural nerve and unleashed a passionate audience from the center of the country to each of the coasts,” Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of ViacomCBS Media Networks, said in a statement. “We are honored to be able to bring audiences another season of Yellowstone.

The Dutton family will be back – obviously.

Yellowstone has become a huge ratings performer for Paramount Network – the crown jewel in ViacomCBS’ scripted arsenal.

Today, at the winter TCA event, Paramount+ revealed much about their new slate and a renewal for season two of Taylor Sheridan’s “Mayor Of Kingstown” series starring Jeremy Renner, among other updates. But that’s not all.

It’s Taylor Sheridan’s world, and you’re just living in it if you’re on Paramount+. The writer/director/showrunner’s empire keeps continuing to grow.

Yes, “Yellowstone” Season 4 has come to an end, but The Yellowstoners, Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez, have returned to discuss episodes 4, 5, & 6 of the hit Paramount+ prequel spin-off series, “1883.” LISTEN: Tim McGraw Talks ‘1883,’ Roping In Tom Hanks & Acting Opposite His Wife [Yellowstoners Podcast] The hosts discuss all the spoiler-y details, that major episode 5 death scene, more big cameos, and their predictions and hopes for the rest of the season, and, afterward, LaMonica Garrett stops by to talk about playing Thomas on “1883,” the rarity of finding positive representation for Black characters in Westerns, working with Sam Elliott, and his new show “The Terminal List” that’s coming to Amazon Prime Video later this year also starring Chris Pratt.

The David Boreanaz-led SEAL Team will be back for another go-round on Paramount+: the ViacomCBS streamer has renewed the military drama series for a 10-episode sixth season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Mayor of Kingstown” has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount Plus.The first season of the drama series debuted in November, with the season finale airing on Jan. 9. The first two episodes of the series also aired on Paramount Network immediately after “Yellowstone.” The series premiere drew 2.6 million viewers on the linear network, with the second episode drawing 2.1 million.The series follows the McLusky family – power brokers in Kingstown, Mich., where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry.

First came the ratings records. Then came awards recognition for Paramount Network’s Yellowstone and Netflix’s Squid Game.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLongtime film distribution executive Melvin “Duffy” Stanley Maron died Jan. 13 in Atlanta.

EXCLUSIVE: Ivory Aquino (When They See Us, Tales of the City) has joined the cast of Batgirl, the upcoming superhero film that Bad Boys for Life‘s Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are directing for HBO Max.

Ethan Shanfeld Paramount Network will remain Paramount Network — at least for now — as the cabler nixes plans to rebrand as the Paramount Movie Network.According to insiders, the rebrand plans have been put on ice partly due to COVID-19, which has had an immense impact on production, as well as the success of “Yellowstone,” which has grown into a tremendous hit for Paramount Network and is now the No. 1 entertainment program on cable.The initial plan, first announced in September 2020, was for the ViacomCBS subsidiary to focus on television movies and cancel its unscripted programming.