Despite exiting the series, Kevin Costner has managed to find his way into the first look at Yellowstone’s upcoming (potential!) final season.
The short clip forYellowstone Season 5 Part 2boldly features Kevin Costner, who left the series following a very public dispute to work on his own western, themaligned Horizon: An American Saga.
To promote the upcoming season but still keep its most notable star, the trailer uses footage of Costner as John Dutton from all the way back in Yellowstone Season 2.
“Legacy. You build something worth havin’. Someone’s gonna try to take it.” Costner’s Dutton says, perhaps eerily alluding toreports that Yellowstone might continueafter his exit after all.
That continuation is slated to include Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler and Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton, both of whom are back for the short trailer Paramount released.
There’s also footage of Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton, frantically trying to destroy paperwork as an FBI raid seemingly looms over him.
There’s no sign of a funeral or a grand farewell in the trailer, so we don’t yet know exactly howCostner’s John Dutton will be written outof the show. However, reports have indicatedCostner was not on setfor the filming of Season 5 Part 2.
The actor himself confirmed his absence in a June 20 social media post, saying he would not be able to continue on Yellowstone.
“It was something that really changed me. I loved it,”Costner saidof Yellowstone. “And I know you loved it. And I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be returning and I love the relationship we’ve been able to develop and I’ll see you at the movies.”
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Christopher Baggett was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team and a comics expert, across DC Comics and Marvel. He also has bylines at ComicsBeat, Comic Book Resources, and The HomeWorld.
