I feel like I have a big picture of the kind of heroes that he writes, and John Dutton really fits into that pantheon of heroes. And of Taylor Sheridan's work - Hell or High Water, Sicario, and Wind River are all the films that I love and am familiar with. Piper Perabo: Yeah, I was a big fan of Yellowstone before I was ever on the show, so I feel like I really know it.
What can you say about developing that dynamic, as almost equals coming from opposite sides? Screen Rant: Your introduction last episode was a bold one, and I love the banter between Summer and John.
Perabo spoke to Screen Rant about the surreal experience of joining the series after being a fan, and shared who Summer's biggest opponent might be this season. Related: Cole Hauser Interview: Yellowstone Season 4 Though their ideologies seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum, they have more in common than Summer originally believes and may even be able to forge an interesting friendship. That person is none other than Summer Higgins (Piper Perabo, The Big Leap), a spunky - albeit reckless - activist and protester who gets arrested and subsequently bailed out by John. Good thing last week's episode, "Under a Blanket of Red", introduced someone who might get him moving.
But while his kids scatter in different directions as a response to their trauma, patriarch John (Kevin Costner, Let Him Go) has been surprisingly inert when one might expect him to go in guns blazing. Yellowstone's fourth season explored various avenues in the wake of the assassination attempt on the Dutton family.