According to Deadline, viewership rates for season two have been higher than the previous season since its February release. Paramount Global reports a 56% increase in viewership since its premiere. 

Deadline reported that the season two premiere has 17 million viewers, which is 41% higher than its season one counterpart. 5.4 million viewers tuned in when the first day the episode released, which is 146% more than the season one premiere. 

Deadline layed out the plot of the newest season. In Season 2, the Dutton family faces relentless challenges as a harsh winter and unresolved conflicts threaten their legacy. While Jacob (Harrison Ford, Shrinking, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Cara (Helen Mirren, Red, Prime Suspect ) struggle to protect the ranch from mounting dangers, Spencer (Brandon Sklenar, It Ends With Us, Drop ) races against time on a dangerous journey back to Montana to save his family. Meanwhile, Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer, The Politician, Yellowstone:1923) braves her own perilous trans-Atlantic voyage, determined to reunite with Spencer and restore their love.

 The series also stars Darren Mann (Giant Little Ones, Embattled) , Jerome Flynn (Soldier Soldier, Ripper Street), Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker, Big Sky), Michelle Randolph (Landman, A Snow White Christmas), Aminah Nieves (Blueberry,Volition), Sebastian Roché (Queen of Tears, Wer), Jamie McShane (Bloodline, Wednesday), Timothy Dalton (License to Kill, Hot Fuzz)  and Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter: New Blood, The Exorcism of Emily Rose).

Executive producers of the show include  David C. Glasser (Narc, Nothing But The Truth), Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, Landman), John Linson (Yellowstone, The Outsider), Art Linson (Where The Buffalo Roam, The Wild Life), Ron Burkle (Airplane Mode, Safe Haven), Bob Yari (Mindgames, Haven),  David Hutkin (The Illusionist, Monster), Ben Richardson (Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas), Michael Friedman (Landman, The Madison) and Keith Cox (Hot in Cleveland, Lioness).

New episodes are released every Sunday on Paramount+.