Following a very public disagreement between the lead of the show, Kevin Costner, and creator, Taylor Sheridan, over how writing and production on the show was being handled, Costner chose to forgo returning to "Yellowstone,

It’s been nearly two years since the finale of Part 1 of Season 5 of “Yellowstone” - the massive Taylor Sheridan-created show’s most recent episode - debuted on Paramount Network on New Year’s Day 2023.

The "Yellowstone" cast weigh in on Kevin Costner's exit. "Things change so much…at a certain point, you’ve just got to show up and do your job, because there's so many people that are making other decisions that are outside of our scope.