Yellowstone Season Delayed: Costner’s Exit and Production Issues Push Back Premiere”?

The second half of season five of Yellowstone was projected to return in the summer of 2023 but has seen delays with production and Costner’s exit1.

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There is no official confirmation on whether Kevin Costner is leaving Yellowstone or not2.

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Some rumors alleged that he wanted to leave because of the filming location change due to the pandemic, but these are not verified2.

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He will return as John Dutton in season 52.

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Costner is now working on the post-production of Horizon3.

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This has caused chaos on the Paramount set3.

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As season 5 underwent a variety of production delays and behind-the-scenes conflicts,

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Costner shockingly exited Yellowstone to direct a four-movie Western epic, resulting in the mainline show ending after its current season while other projects were put into development 4

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