War in the West

Hollywood star Kevin Costner is known for his love of Westerns.

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As well as winning an Oscar in 1991 for directing Dances with Wolves, he’s also starred in movies Wyatt Earp and Open Range, as well as the 2012 Channel 5 series Hatfields & McCoys.

Now he’s back in the saddle playing widowed rancher John Dutton in Paramount’s nine-part modern-day Western Yellowstone, set in the wilds of Montana. Monday’s first episode begins in dramatic style with a fatal car crash and the shooting of an injured horse – which Costner says sets the tone for the whole series.