Ian Bohen Says The Production Crew Members Are Yellowstone’s True Usung Heroes – Looper

“The true unsung heroes of ‘Yellowstone’ are the production designers, wardrobe stylists, and all the animal wranglers,” Ian Bohen says, adding the team working behind the scenes of the show is largely responsible for its authenticity. Denim Richards quickly backs that sentiment up, noting Taylor Sheridan and the “Yellowstone” production team go to extensive measures to ensure the series’ Western-tinged world is depicted as realistically as possible, noting specifically, “I think that’s why this show resonates so deeply with fans.”

Those gracious words serve as an intro to clips and interviews covering all it takes to bring the world of “Yellowstone” to life. That journey naturally begins with series mastermind Taylor Sheridan, who claims one of his mission statements for “Yellowstone” was that, “It will be accurate and it will be authentic.” That sentiment is echoed by several key crew members, including Stephen Kay (director and executive producer), Carla Curry (set decorator), and special effects supervisor Garry Elmendorf, who notes of the entire production crew that, “We’re trying to hold it at a certain level. So that it’s as real as possible.”

If you count yourself among the legions of “Yellowstone” fandom, you know that even when the series’ narrative occasionally spins off in a fit of melodramatic fancy, the world within never feels anything less than genuine. While actors and writers still get much of the credit for bringing the action to life, it’s nice to see stars like Bohen and Richards acknowledge they’re all but small parts in a much bigger production picture.