Yellowstone Season 5 Ending Tease Adds Fresh Evidence To John Dutton Dying Theories
Speculation is rife Kevin Costner's John Dutton will die at the end of Yellowstone season 5, and a new interview again points to an unhappy ending.
- Kelly Reilly’s recent tease about the ending of Yellowstone suggests that John Dutton’s death is highly likely.
- Kevin Costner’s exit from Yellowstone has raised questions about the future of the show, but spinoffs and a potential sequel series will continue the expanding universe.
- The ending of Yellowstone season 5 seems to be in limbo, with no confirmed filming dates or commitment from Costner to return, making Dutton’s death even more probable.
A new tease from Yellowstone star Kelly Reilly about the show’s ending makes John Dutton’s death all the more likely. Yellowstone has become an unparalleled success, with the modern-day Western from creator Taylor Sheridan having run for five seasons and produced many spinoffs. It certainly helped Yellowstone in its early years that it had a genuine movie icon in Kevin Costner, who plays Dutton family patriarch John. Despite the show’s success, behind-the-scenes issues between Sheridan and Costner and the latter’s focus on directing his multi-part film project Horizon led him to announce his exit from Yellowstone.
Hence, the upcoming Yellowstone season 5 part 2 will be the end of the main series, though a sequel series (which may or may not star Matthew McConaughey) is in the works. In truth, thanks to Yellowstone’s many spinoffs, the universe has grown much bigger than Costner, and it will continue to expand after he leaves. The second part of Yellowstone season 5 appears to be in limbo, as no filming dates have been confirmed and there’s no commitment from Costner that he’ll even return to film new scenes.