The action-packed “Yellowstone” Season 2 finale, “Sins of the Father,” ends on a touching and somber note with a dedication to Melanie Olmstead, a transportation professional whose IMDb credits include “John Carter,” “Hereditary,” and the 2015 “Point Break” remake. The “Yellowstone” tribute reveals that Olmstead was born in 1968 and passed away in 2019, but the cause of death remains unknown to the wider public at this time.
Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western series includes dedications to other industry personnel who’ve passed away — some of whom contributed to the best episodes of “Yellowstone” – but whether Olmstead worked directly on the show or was more of an indirect influence has not been widely reported.
Did Melanie Olmstead work on Yellowstone?
It doesn’t appear that Melanie Olmstead had any immediate connection to “Yellowstone,” or any other Taylor Sheridan series for that matter. If she did, the information has yet to be confirmed. Be that as it may, Olmstead could have worked on “Yellowstone” in some capacity and simply not been credited.
That said, it’s possible that Sheridan knew Olmstead from his cinematic endeavors. Olmstead was reportedly Jeremy Renner’s driver on “Wind River,” the 2017 thriller Sheridan wrote and directed. “Wind River” was primarily shot in Utah, a state Olmstead was familiar with, having worked on numerous projects filmed in Utah throughout her career.
Olmstead’s social media posts reveal that she had a lifelong passion for horses — not unlike the characters on “Yellowstone” — so, overall, the dedication is more than fitting.