Kevin Costner officially not returning to ‘Yellowstone’ after Season 5: report

Social Security Administration, the “fastest rising” boys’ names heading into 2023 were “Dutton” and “Kayce” — inspired by the Paramount Network series “Yellowstone.”In the show, Dutton is the surname of the fictional family who owns the Yellowstone ranch in Montana. The blockbuster series depicts the generations of Duttons living on the land since the 1800s and their battles to keep the ranch.Kevin Costner plays John Dutton, the patriarch of the family and the sixth generation to run the ranch, and Luke Grimes plays his son, Kayce Dutton.It’s not uncommon for pop culture to influence popular baby names, with parenting website Nameberry predicting the top 23 baby names of 2023 would be influenced by celebrities like Billie Eilish, Dolly Parton and Scarlett Johansson.The SSA has been compiling baby name lists since 1997.“Just like your name, Social Security is with you from day one.

Kevin Costner’s hit series “Yellowstone” will conclude after season five. The series is one of the most watched programs in America and came to an abrupt end after there were rumors of a rift between Costner and series creator Taylor Sheridan.

hefty price tag he was charging contributed to the show’s end.The blockbuster series that starred Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser is set to wrap with the second half of season 5 this summer after five years on the air.Sheridan, 52, known as one of Hollywood’s preeminent Western storytellers, has been charging the network a whopping $50,000 per week for his own show to film at his two sprawling ranch properties.Employees on the set were puzzled to learn that Paramount was paying a horse wrangler 1,600 miles away, according to the Wall Street Journal.Back in the show’s production offices in Stevensville, Montana, confusing expenses were piling up, including a time card requesting more than $3,000 from a wrangler named Barbara Stuart, the Journal reported on Friday.“I was surprised to see a timecard for a TX wrangler come through last week even though we are now shooting in Montana,” Mary Jasionowski, the show’s production controller, wrote to Ms. Stuart, who was also not known to the head of animal handling on set.“I am Taylor Sheridan’s wrangler,” Ms.

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ans watched the midseason finale on January 1, 2023, but we'll have to hold our horses just a little longer until the new episodes of season 5 air later this year. While the Duttons are taking a break, you can catch up on all the drama from the season's first eight episodes along with old seasons of the most-watched show on cable. Keeping up with has always been a bit tricky — the Paramount Network series, unlike prequels  and, is not available on Paramount+ — but we’ve got all the tips and tricks to make sure you can watch new episodes of in real time.

Kevin Costner reportedly will not commit to returning to film the final season of  until he approves how his role is written off the show.In what it called an «amusing wrinkle,» is reporting that the 68-year-old actor wants to feel «comfortable with how his John Dutton character is written out of the franchise» and that he «wants to prevent what Shonda Rhimes did to Patrick Dempsey, killing off the race car-driving  star in an F-you car accident. So [ creator Taylor] Sheridan may not be able to dispose of his Western-loving leading man via a kick from an angry horse.»It's also being reported that Costner's relationship with producers and network executives have worsened, and  reports that the evidence is in how Paramount handled last week's announcement — that the series would come to an end after season 5 — without giving its leading man a courtesy heads up.After ET reported that Costner, who reportedly earns $1.2 million per episode, was set to leave  after the end of season 5, Paramount Network revealed that the series will end in November, following the release of its remaining episodes.

The end of them. Yellowstone fans are unhappy with the show’s production problems, but an insider exclusively tells Us Weekly that the behind-the-scenes drama also caused tension between Kevin Costner and estranged wife Christine Baumgartner.

comes to an end this fall with the second half of Season 5, a new report has revealed creator Taylor Sheridan’s rip-roaring spending habits on the set of the mega-popular TV show have caused “internal frustration.”  A story in the Wall Street Journal said Paramount and 101 Studios pay Sheridan, 52, tens of thousands of dollars a week on top of what he’s paid to write, direct and produce his series — to use his various companies and services, including a “Cowboy Camp” to train actors. He rents cattle to Paramount at $25 a head, and he charges up to $50,000 a week for the show to film on ranches that he owns. Sheridan also billed the studio $3,000 to pay a wrangler in Texas, 1,600 miles away from set, who was looking after his own horses. Some of his exorbitant costs are a result of personal taste. For instance, he insists on using his preferred farrier to make the drama’s horseshoes, and had the specialist flown out to Montana from Texas for four nights to do the job, flummoxing executives at 101 Studios.“Are you kidding me? We can’t find a local person?” wrote David Glasser, the head of 101 Studios, in an email to staff. According to the Journal, Paramount and 101 are increasingly bothered by the powerful showrunner’s enormous expenses.Episodes of the “Yellowstone” prequel “1923” can cost up to $22 million each to produce, according to the report.

Kevin Costner has acted alongside many leading ladies throughout his 40-plus years in the business. Some of Costner's most memorable roles are with actors playing his romantic partners in movies like "Tin Cup," "The Bodyguard," "Dances with Wolves" and "Field of Dreams." After five seasons, several spinoffs and endless drama, "Yellowstone," led by Costner, is officially coming to an end.

Charna Flam As Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone” comes to a close, fans will be able to catch the prequel Paramount+ series, “1883” on the network this June. Paramount Network will air the full season of the Paramount+ limited series beginning Sunday, June 18 at 8 p.m., with subsequent episodes dropping weekly thereafter. In addition to airing all 10 episodes, the network’s special broadcast will include extended featurettes at the end of each episode.

has gone through quite a revolving door of cast exits — and character deaths — over the years.The biggest one, of course, is the impending departure of Kevin Costner, who has played patriarch John Dutton III since the series' 2018 launch. ET broke the news earlier this week that Costner would not be returning to the popular drama after season 5 amid alleged tension with co-creator Taylor Sheridan over filming commitments for the remaining episodes of the season.While details remain unclear on how Costner's exit will be incorporated into , there continues to be uncertainty over when filming will resume in Montana to finish out season 5, which was originally slated for a summer return on Paramount Network.The update on Costner's involvement comes months after it was first reported that the series may be ending in its current form.

The end of Kevin Costner's 18-year marriage to estranged wife Christine Baumgartner marks an unpredictable turn in the Academy Award winner's public resurgence after finding on-screen success yet again with "Yellowstone." In documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Christine first filed for divorce from the "Field of Dreams" actor on May 1, citing "irreconcilable differences." The date of separation was listed as April 11, 2023.  Costner's response to the dissolution of marriage, filed on May 2, noted that the former couple signed a premarital agreement. Costner and Christine both filed for joint custody of their three children: Cayden, 15, Hayes, 14 and Grace, 12. A hearing is set for July 5 in the civil case.

Kevin Costner’s divorce from his wife of 18 years was reportedly not his idea.

Kevin Costner is not returning to Yellowstone after Season 5!

Kevin Costner is not returning to “Yellowstone” after season 5, sources close to the production tell ET. The news comes after reports of alleged drama between the star of the Paramount Network series and co-creator Taylor Sheridan over the actor’s filming commitments to the remaining episodes of the current season.

Calling it quits. Kevin Costner was married to wife Christine Baumgartner for nearly 19 years before she filed for divorce in May 2023.

Kevin Costner is not returning to after season 5, sources close to the production tell ET. The news comes after reports of alleged drama between the star of the Paramount Network series and co-creator Taylor Sheridan over the actor's filming commitments to the remaining episodes of the current season. Additional sources also tell ET that there is still no update on when the cast and crew are going to return to Montana, where the series is filmed on location, to finish shooting season 5's remaining episodes.

Kevin Costner has split with his wife, Christine Costner.

already caught up in ongoing drama on his Paramount Network show – confirmed to The Post.“We ask that his, Christine’s and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time,” the rep added.The couple shares three kids: Cayden Wyatt, 15; Hayes Logan, 14; and Grace Avery, 12.Baumgartner, 49, is asking for joint custody of the kids, according to a TMZ report. Costner allegedly filed his response Tuesday, in which he also asked for joint custody.Baumgartner is not asking for spousal support, according to TMZ, though Costner’s response, filed by divorce attorney Laura Wasser, reportedly states there was a prenup: “Spousal support to be payable to petitioner pursuant to the terms of the parties’ Premarital Agreement.”The Post also contacted Wasser for comment.

Calling it quits. Kevin Costner’s wife, Christine Costner, has filed for divorce.