yellowstone lead kevin costner is reportedly leaving the hit paramount series after the fifth seasonaccording to et costner who has played the patriarch of the dutton family throughout the shows entire run wont be returningthe news comes amid previous reports via deadline and the new york post of tension between cocreator taylor sheridan and his lead including that costner only wanted to film for a week on the second part of yellowstone season 5 something denied by his representativesthe idea that kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of season 5 of yellowstone is an absolute lie costners attorney marty singer told puck news its ridiculous and anyone suggesting it shouldnt be believed for one secondits unclear how yellowstone and the duttons will proceed from here a matthew mcconaugheyled show was mooted back in february while prequel series 1883 and 1923 have launched to great acclaim attracting alist talent such as helen mirren and harrison ford in its lead roles more spinoffs including bass reeves 1944 and the presentday series 6666 are also in developmentyellowstone season 5 meanwhile will return for six more episodes though ets sources suggest there has been no update on when the cast and crew will be back to film the remaining entries its thus far proven a ratings success with over 9 million people tuning in to watch the premiere back in novemberdiscover what else is coming to our screens very soon with our guide to new tv shows