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Kevin Costner as John Dutton in Yellowstone.Courtesy Paramount Network  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 23, 2023 8:49 PM UTC As a lengthy gap between the first and second half of [_Yellowstone_](https://time.com/6229017/yellowstone-red-state-fandom/) season 5 stretches ahead, drama surrounding [Kevin Costner’s](https://time.com/5549362/the-highwaymen-true-story-bonnie-clyde/) continued involvement with the show appears to be heating up. In the wake of [reports](https://deadline.com/2023/02/yellowstone-show-end-franchise-continues-matthew-mcconaughey-1235251400/) earlier this month that _Yellowstone_ may end after its fifth season due to Costner’s alleged unwillingness to commit to a sufficient shoot schedule, Costner’s attorney, Marty Singer, has denied claims that the actor, who stars as patriarch John Dutton, was only offering a week of on-location filming availability for the season’s final six episodes. “The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of season 5 of _Yellowstone_ is an absolute lie,” [Singer told Puck](https://puck.news/casualties-of-the-costner-yellowstone-crossfire/) in a story published Tuesday. “It’s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t be believed for one second.” The first half of season 5, which consisted of eight episodes, finished airing on Jan. 1\. Now, Puck is reporting that the back half of the season, which Paramount originally announced would [debut in summer 2023](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time%5Fcontinue=2&v=5b6ZIkcNslA&embeds%5Feuri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tvguide.com%2F&feature=emb%5Flogo), won’t actually arrive until November. _Yellowstone_ is currently the most popular scripted series on television, with its fifth season premiere breaking a ratings record with [12.1 million live-plus-same day viewers](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/yellowstone-season-5-premiere-ratings-1235261644/) in November. The current controversy seems to stem from apparent ongoing tension between Costner and _Yellowstone_‘s cast, crew, and executives, particularly co-creator and showrunner Taylor Sheridan, who helms a multitude of series for Paramount. “This is a relationship that has run its course,” Puck reports. “Sheridan is certainly furious…he can’t finish writing the 5B episodes until the Costner drama is resolved and his star is either in or out.” Earlier in February, [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2023/02/yellowstone-show-end-franchise-continues-matthew-mcconaughey-1235251400/) reported that Paramount was moving to end _Yellowstone_ in its current form following season 5 and, with Costner out, expand the franchise with a Matthew McConaughey-led spinoff that would continue the Dutton family story. “We have no news to report,” a Paramount Network spokesperson told Deadline at the time. “Kevin Costner is a big part of _Yellowstone_ and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner.” Sheridan has already found success with two _Yellowstone_ prequels, limited series _1883_, which starred Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Sam Elliott, and _1923_, a new series starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren that premiered in December 2022 and has been renewed for a second season. He also has a number of other shows either currently on the air or in the works for Paramount, including _Tulsa King_, _Mayor of_ _Kingstown_, _Lioness_, and the forthcoming _Yellowstone_ prequels _1883: The Bass Reeves Story_ and _6666_. Sheridan’s expanding catalogue has been a boon for Paramount’s streaming service, Paramount+, which [added nearly 10 million new subscribers](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-earnings-streaming-subscribers-fourth-quarter-2022-1235326232/) in the fourth quarter of 2022—[more than any other streamer](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2023/02/16/yellowstone-effect-paramount-adds-an-industry-best-99-million/?sh=32e3c8154bd9)—to hit 56 million subscribers worldwide. Whether Costner continues to play a role or not, it seems safe to say the _Yellowstone_ universe is not going anywhere anytime soon. 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