[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 premiere.] The fate of Kevin Costner ‘s John Dutton was revealed in Yellowstone ‘s return on Sunday, November 10 on Paramount Network , nearly two years after its last new episode. The Dutton family patriarch was taken to the train station (so to speak, not literally), descending the family into a civil war that’s no doubt going to be brutal.
There are just six episodes total in Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2, which until confirmed otherwise is believed to be the Western drama’s final season (there have been reports of a sixth season ). TV Insider had spoiler-free conversations with Wes Bentley , Luke Grimes , and Kelsey Asbille about the upcoming final episode, and they say it’s a “perfect ending” for the show, an ending that Asbille says wasn’t drastically changed by Costner’s exit. Part 2 opened with tragedy.
John died by a gunshot wound to the head in an upstairs bathroom of the governor’s mansion in the middle of the night. Kayce (Grimes) and Beth ( Kelly Reilly ) both saw his body for themselves, but it was only partially shown to viewers (his face wasn’t shown — no surprise considering Costner’s exit). Beth quickly blamed Jamie, whose first scene of the episode showed him sitting alone in a meeting room receiving a phone call from someone saying that John’s death was believed to be a “10-56,” aka a suicide.
Jamie announced it as such in a press conference ev.
