We expected that John Dutton, the character played by Kevin Costner, would meet his maker following a prolonged and very public skirmish between the star and series creator Taylor Sheridan, which involved contract obligations and Costner's own western epic "Horizon.

Yellowstone finally returned for season 5B after a nearly two-year break — and at long last fans learned the fate of Kevin Costner’s character, John Dutton. Spoilers for Yellowstone ahead. In the Yellowstone season 5B premiere on Sunday0,

Kevin Costner has responded to his character John Dutton’s death in Yellowstone Season 5B. The Field of Dreams star portrayed the Dutton family patriarch in the first four seasons and the first part of Season 5,