After leaving Yellowstone, actor Kevin Costner is returning to the small display in a brand-new TV challenge. The Taylor Sheridan-created Yellowstone debuted in 2018 and have become an enormous hit for the Paramount Community, and the present’s reputation was additional amplified when it started streaming on Peacock. Yellowstone‘s solid was led by Costner, who performed John Dutton III, however he departed partway by means of the present’s remaining season.
Now, Costner is returning to TV in a brand new vacation particular referred to as Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas, which can air Tuesday, December 9 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. The 2-hour present will inform the story of Mary, Joseph and the beginning of Jesus, with Costner as host.
The particular was introduced alongside the remainder of ABC’s vacation schedule, which incorporates Prep & Touchdown, Prep & Touchdown: Naughty vs. Good, Prep & Touchdown: The Snowball Protocol, Olaf’s Frozen Journey, and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to City airing on November 30.
The Great World of Disney: Vacation Spectacular airs on the primary day of December, adopted by a Dancing with the Stars vacation particular, CMA Nation Christmas and a What Would You Do? vacation particular the subsequent evening.
A number of different ABC reveals may also air holiday-themed episodes, together with Superstar Household Feud (December 4); America’s Funniest House Movies (December 7); Shifting Gears, Abbott Elementary, Shark Tank (December 10); and Superstar Wheel of Fortune (December 11).
The Nice Christmas Mild Battle returns for its thirteenth season on December 4, with the finale scheduled for December 18. iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025 airs on December 17, and the annual Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade is ready for Christmas morning.
Mary Poppins, The Santa Clause, The Sound of Music and House Alone will air all through the vacation season, like in previous years.
Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas is a brand new particular that ABC is airing alongside its typical vacation programming. Costner left Yellowstone in 2024 over scheduling conflicts, amongst different causes, and hasn’t returned to TV—till now.
His character, John Dutton III, was killed off when Yellowstone season 5 returned for the again half of the season. The collection finale aired in December 2024.
Sheridan created a complete franchise out of Yellowstone, which incorporates 1883 and 1923. Spinoffs Y: Marshals and The Madison are at the moment in manufacturing.
As for Costner, he has starred in two films since Yellowstone: Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 and Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, though the latter’s theatrical launch has been indefinitely delayed after the primary installment’s disappointing field workplace efficiency.
- Launch Date
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2018 – 2024
- Community
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Paramount Community
- Showrunner
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Taylor Sheridan
- Administrators
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Stephen Kay, Taylor Sheridan, Christina Alexandra Voros, Man Ferland, John Dahl
- Writers
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John Coveny, Ian McCulloch