Yellowstone CANCELED Amid Kevin Costner Drama; Are More Spinoffs on the Way?

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Amid reports that Yellowstone has been canceled, fans are funny astir the off-screen play involving the show’s biggest star.

In lawsuit you weren’t aware, this appears to beryllium a unsmooth clip successful Kevin Costner’s idiosyncratic life.

Last year, helium was served with divorcement papers by Christine Baumgartner, his woman of 18 years.

Shortly thereafter, it was confirmed that the seasoned prima was going done a divided successful his nonrecreational life, arsenic well.

Kevin Costner attends the Premiere Party For Paramount Network's "Yellowstone" Season 2 astatine Lombardi House connected May 30, 2019 successful Los Angeles, California.

In May of 2023, Paramount announced that Yellowstone would extremity its five-year run.

Now, with the show’s (allegedly) last slate of episodes little than a week away, fans person a batch of questions.

Is the bid inactive coming to an end, arsenic planned? Are the reports of Costner’s diva-like behaviour accurate?

The Costner Factor

At 1 point, Yellowstone was the astir fashionable amusement connected television. And yet galore reports claimed that Costner had been clashing with creator Taylor Sheridan implicit conscionable however galore days helium wanted to work.

A rep for Costner denied that his lawsuit was refusing to stay connected acceptable for much than a week astatine a time, attempting to sprout down the speculation arsenic follows:

“The thought that Kevin was lone consenting to enactment 1 week connected the 2nd fractional of play 5 of Yellowstone is an implicit lie,” this connection read.

“It’s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t beryllium believed for 1 second.

“As everyone who knows thing astir Kevin is good aware, helium is incredibly passionate astir the amusement and has ever gone mode supra and beyond to guarantee its success.”

Kevin Costner attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Honoring Julie Greenwald & Craig Kallman astatine The Beverly Hilton connected February 04, 2023 successful Beverly Hills, California.

We don’t cognize for definite if the Costner contention led to the cancelation of Yellowstone, but Chris McCarthy, president and CEO Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, said astatine the time:

“Yellowstone has been the cornerstone connected which we person launched an full beingness of planetary hits — from 1883 to Tulsa King.

“I americium assured our Yellowstone sequel volition beryllium different large hit, acknowledgment to the superb originative caput of Taylor Sheridan and our unthinkable casts who bring these shows to life.”

Kevin Costner attends Paramount Network's "Yellowstone" Season 2 Premiere Party astatine Lombardi House connected May 30, 2019 successful Los Angeles, California.

The Spinoff Speculation

Previously, we had heard that a forthcoming Yellowstone sequel volition diagnostic Matthew McConaughy successful the pb role.

But that task appears to beryllium dormant successful the water.

However, different Yellowstone spinoff — The Madison, starring Michelle Pfeiffer — is present successful production.

It’s expected to premiere sometime successful precocious 2025.

Michelle Pfeiffer attends The 2023 Fragrance Foundation Awards connected June 15, 2023 successful New York City.

Costner has starred arsenic patriarch John Dutton III since Yellowstone debuted successful June 2018.

Now, however, it looks arsenic though Costner volition not look successful Yellowstone Season 5B, which premieres connected Sunday.

Yellowstone already has a slew of prequel and spinoff series, including 1883, 1923, and the aforementioned The Madison.

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It’s been rumored that Paramount mightiness “uncancel” Yellowstone and bring the amusement backmost for a sixth play … without Costner.

But that has yet to beryllium confirmed.

The archetypal play tells the communicative of the Dutton family, who person owned and operated America’s largest ranch for six generations.

Viewers person been shown however turmoil and section enemies endanger the ranch’s success. Moreover, the idiosyncratic lives of the Dutton brood person besides been explored astatine length.

And these days, the play off-camera is capable to rival thing that happens connected the ranch.

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