When “Yellowstone” first premiered in 2018, it looked like a long shot.
And at the Emmys, it still is. The Television Academy on Tuesday once again snubbed the drama about the wealthy owner of a Montana ranch and his troubled family, leaving it out of the drama series category and star Kevin Costner out of the lead actor race.
The culmination of discussions between Costner and executive producer Taylor Sheridan about collaborating on a project in the spirit of classic Western shows they’d had both watched growing up, “Yellowstone’s” prospects seemed risky at the start.
