‘Yellowstone’: What’s Accurate About the Show, and What Isn’t? A Real-Life Rancher Tells All
variety.comWilliam Earl SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses general themes from the first five seasons of “Yellowstone.” The heart of “Yellowstone” is the Dutton family’s work protecting, preserving and making money from their namesake ranch.
With the current impasse in producing scripted shows because of the ongoing writers and actors strikes, CBS is bolstering its fall schedule by rerunning “Yellowstone,” the Taylor Sheridan-created saga that’s been a massive hit on Paramount Network since its 2018 premiere.
To commemorate the show’s broadcast network premiere on Sept. 17, Variety spoke with Jessie Jarvis, a third-generation Idaho rancher who documents her Western lifestyle on her blog and Instagram, in order to get her view of what’s realistic in the show, and what’s over the top.
Jarvis lives and works alongside her husband, parents and one other employee, raising and selling cattle on a remote ranch 75 miles north of the Nevada border.
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