Costner drama, here’s a rundown of the full story, or at least everything we know about where things stand with the Dutton family’s patriarch. Yellowstone is famously written by one lone man named Taylor Sheridan who will not accept help.

This story contains spoilers for Season 5 Episode 9, which aired on Paramount Network on Nov. 10. "Yellowstone" killed off John Dutton on Sunday night's premiere of Season 5 Part 2, but Kevin Costner hasn't yet seen the episode.

The first episode of Yellowstone since Kevin Costner ‘s exit from the hit drama delivered the highest premiere audience ever for the series. Paramount Network has revealed there was a three percent increase from the Season 5 Part 1 premiere in November 2022.