Kevin Costner isn’t on Yellowstone anymore, but he still has some thoughts about the direction the show took his character, John Dutton, following his exit. The Oscar winner confirmed his departure from the Paramount Network drama in June 2024 following months of speculation about whether he would appear in the final episodes of season 5.

Kevin Costner isn’t shaking in his boots about the backlash over his “Yellowstone” character being killed off. The 69-year-old actor played John Dutton on the Paramount Network show, last appearing in part one of Season 5 in 2022.

Kevin Costner continues to be surprisingly active around "Yellowstone" despite the fact that the show's season 5, part 2 confirms John Dutton's death. The Paramount Network series' longtime star has already reacted to John's "Yellowstone" fate by wondering why his face is all over the advertising for a batch of episodes he's not actually in.