With just a few months left until Yellowstone ’s final episodes hit the 2024 TV schedule , everybody behind the scenes is busting their butts to make sure the back half of Season 5 is primed and proper for viewers who waited two full years for the experience. One face that hasn’t been seen in Montana during filming belongs to former star Kevin Costner , who apparently isn’t overly confident that the western drama will work without the involvement of his “genius.” Costner’s impassioned work on his multi-part frontier epic Horizon: An American Saga was the impetus behind his decision to walk away after Yellowstone ’s return to production was delayed several times.
And while he’d spoken about potentially wanting to return if he was welcomed back, no such request ever happened, and now it appears as if the Field of Dreams vet is betting against the mothership sticking the landing ahead of future spinoffs without him around. According to OK Magazine , Kevin Costner’s allegedly fractured relationship with series co-creator Taylor Sheridan has inspired a bit of schadenfreude, with an insider claiming the actor wouldn’t exactly be upset if the Paramount Network hit bungled things up as it hits the final lap. In their words: It would give him a lot of quiet satisfaction seeing those guys fall flat on their faces for even attempting to breathe fresh life into the show he sees very much as his baby — not theirs.
It’s not entirely clear what kind of “fresh life�.