The very intense clip mixed brief glimpses of show footage with the actors and crew talking about the making of the long-awaited second half of the fifth season, which is set to d

Yellowstone will perhaps never be the same - not after Kevin Costner announced his exit from the hit show. Shortly after announcing his movie Horizon, Yellowstone fans began speculating about Costner's exit.

From upping the ante on Jamie and Beth’s feud to amplifying Rip’s role on the ranch to forcing Kayce to reckon with his internal battle of picking his family or the ranch, writing John off makes a lot of sense when it comes to intensifying his kids' stories.

The cast of 'Yellowstone' talked about the 'blacked out' scripts for season 5B of the series without Kevin Costner

Protecting the narrative, Voros says, is “a huge testament to the intrepidness of the crew because you’ve learned how to do something a certain way for seven years, and all of a sudden to have a new set of challenges that come from protecting the story for the sake of the audience.”

Costner has confirmed that he’s not returning to the show — but footage of him appears in the trailer for the final episodes. There’s also voiceover of him saying, “Legacy. You build something worth having, someone is gonna try and take it.”

While the star has confirmed he's not returning for the upcoming season, he recently revealed, "I think that story is not finished.”

Yellowstone' is gearing up for their big return with the second part of season 5, and this time the storyline is more guarded than ever. The cast reveals new episodes have been shot with redacted scripts,