Kevin Costner's character in Yellowstone, John Dutton, dies in the season finale, setting stage for a spinoff.

Yellowstone concluded its fifth season with the death of Kevin Costner's character, John Dutton, due to Costner's departure from the show. Creator Taylor Sheridan always planned for John's death but had to alter the storyline. John's death was initially staged as a suicide but was later revealed to be murder orchestrated by Sarah Atwood. In the finale, his daughter Beth avenged his death. Despite Costner's exit, a spinoff focusing on his children Rip and Beth is in development. Costner has been quiet about his exit, focusing instead on his own project, Horizon.

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