WARNING: This post contains Yellowstone season five spoilers!!
Yellowstone finally made it’s long-awaited return on Sunday night (November 10)!
The Paramount Network television show kicked off the second half of season five, minus original star Kevin Costner, who departed the project midway through filming.
When the show returned, we finally learned how Kevin’s patriarch character John Dutton was written off.
Keep reading to find out more…
Spoilers below!
In the episode titled, “Desire Is All You Need,” after an event rattles the state of Montana, nothing will ever be the same.
At the start of the episode, it was revealed that Kevin‘s character John Dutton was found with a fatal gunshot wound in the bathroom of the Montana governor’s mansion.
After arriving at the house, Beth and Kayce rush inside to find out what happened. While you see a man’s body on the floor, his face is not shown, while a forensic worker swabs the hand.
Even though he does not make an appearance, Kevin was still the first cast member listed in the opening credits sequence, and he is listed as an executive producer in the end credits.
If you missed it, Luke Grimes recently revealed what it was like filming the second half of the season without Kevin Costner.