Yellowstone Kevin Costner

For weeks now, rumors have circulated that Kevin Costner, who leads the cast as the Dutton family patriarch, John, could be exiting the series in the second ...

In February, speculation had surfaced that McConaughey could be joining the Yellowstone cast as a replacement for Costner if the star left the show, but now McCarthy has clarified that the spin-off will be moving forward regardless of whether Costner returns to the flagship show or not. He added, "Kevin is very much a big part of the show and hopefully will continue to be for a very long time." "What I can say is our star, the face of our show and the executive producer, are very confident he's going to continue with our show," he said at the event.

An epic drama that could jeopardize the whole series, apparently! Attendees of the popular TV fan convention PaleyFest met with a disappointing twist over the ...

Keith Cox, Paramount’s president of development and production, told fans he was “very confident” that Costner — “the face of our show” — would be continuing to film. Would the mighty house that Sheridan built be able to stand on prima donna legs? [Deadline reported](https://deadline.com/2023/02/yellowstone-show-end-franchise-continues-matthew-mcconaughey-1235251400/) in February that Costner could be leaving the show thanks to conflicts over his shortened film schedule. That illusion only lasts, however, as long as viewers believe in the conceit the show is selling. The fact that neither actor had specifics at this late date could suggest a cast kept in the dark about the details, or details that have yet to be hashed out. Yellowstone’s chief appeal has always been a kind of brazen commitment to rugged individualism at all costs, even if it requires destroying members of your own family (when you’re not allying with them in uneasy truces that last until you need to destroy each other again). [reportedly](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/yellowstone-cast-skip-paleyfest-kevin-costner-taylor-sheridan-1235570919/) due to scheduling conflicts — the same vague excuse, incidentally, that has been masking lots of on-set turmoil for months. His posture of rugged individualism and heart for the heartland has made him a kind of “red state whisperer” for the industry. And while Costner’s lawyer vehemently denied the accusation, the production delays are real: [initial expectations](https://www.etonline.com/how-to-watch-yellowstone-season-5-online-before-the-hit-western-drama-returns-this-summer-194072) of a summer air date have now been pushed back to November, per Belloni, and it’s not clear that the season will be ready then — especially since they haven’t started filming it. Considering what a huge hit Yellowstone is, the stakes are high for both men, even when tension seems to be at a breaking point. Sheridan has so many Yellowstone spinoff shows in development — known as “the Sheridanverse,” all steered by Sheridan himself — that he’s drawn Until now, the rest of the show’s large ensemble cast had been on the sidelines.