Just maybe don’t count Kevin Costner among those fans. Costner, of course, was the high-profile lead that helped turn Yellowstone from a cable oddity into the most-watched scripted project. But scheduling conflicts and behind-the-scenes disagreements between the Oscar winner and Sheridan led to his official exit,

Costner’s remarks come on the heels of Grimes revealing that the pair haven’t spoken since Costner’s abrupt exit from the show midway through production on the fifth and final season of “Yellowstone,” spurring the rumors of a rift.

Yellowstone subsequently ended later that year with Costner’s character getting killed off. Costner has yet to see how John’s story wrapped up but the finale paved the way for his former costars Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly to continue to tell stories in the Yellowstone universe.

Kevin Costner recently told the Daily Mail that he hasn’t given the “Yellowstone” series finale “any thoughts” since it aired on Dec. 15. Costner, whose “Yellowstone” character John Dutton was killed off in the Season 5 Part 2 premiere,

Luke Grimes claimed that Kevin Costner's absence on 'Yellowstone' allowed for 'some of the conflict' to be 'gone' from set

Season five part two of Yellowstone saw the return of Kevin Costner as John Dutton, ahead of his exit from the show. Costner announced he was leaving the series back in June, telling fans on Instagram: "I just realised that I'm not going to be able to continue season 5B or into the future.

"Yellowstone" fans finally got their wish. After months of silence, Kevin Costner has commented on his decision to leave the show before its final season came to an end. Costner was undoubtedly the star of "Yellowstone.