


Which I kind of think that’s why the show has had the success it’s had is that it’s really built like a core family.” Hauser said of “Yellowstone” and its recent popularity. “Initially it was more of a grassroots kind of feel, you know. Now that the show has been on for four seasons and has massively increased in popularity, the cast has certainly taken notice of the attention however, to Hauser, the show was always deserving of the fandom. He’s got obviously a pretty insane intensity to him and, you know, the things he does.” He’s a throwback character, which I don’t think we’ve seen in a very long time. This is the guy.’ There’s something really loyal and beautiful about him. “As I was reading the script, this character of Rip kept popping up. “I think, initially, the idea was to maybe play one of Kevin’s sons.” Hauser shared. On today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our podcast devoted to all things television and streaming, Cole Hauser, who plays Rip Wheeler on the show -the adopted prodigal son of the Dutton dynasty and heavy violent enforcer when he needs to be - stops by to discuss what drew him to the part of Rip, rather that one of Costner’s sons.
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READ MORE: ‘Yellowstone’ Season 4 Premiere Recap: Taylor Sheridan’s Ranchers Stay On The Throne In A Blaze Of Revenge & Paybackįor the uninitiated, the highly popular series follows John Dutton ( Kevin Costner), a powerful rancher in Montana as he struggles to keep his ranch and family together by any means necessary - all while being besieged by land developers, surrounding native tribes, and American’s first national park.
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Oh, and did we mention, that the show is shattering network TV records with each passing season and spin-off. The coasts are beginning to clue in on the rich mix of family legacy, melodrama, crime, and corruption stories- we’ve described it as “ The Godfather” in Montana and award shows are beginning to recognize the series too. That’s right, after years of being relegated to underground middle American word-of-mouth, Taylor Sheridan’s modern western Paramount series is finally getting its due. Like it or not, city-folk, “ Yellowstone” has officially gone mainstream.
