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Yellowstoneis back with a banging teaser. The show, a staple for audiences since 2018, is all set to take over the screens with Season 5 Part 2. What’s also interesting in the snippet is the presence of Kevin Costner. Although the actor is no longer part of the show, it seems Taylor Sheridan has used past stills to wrap up the trailer.
This also solidifies that Sheridan is indeed not afraid of Costner and his suing threats from the past.
Taylor Sheridan’s Bold Move Shows He’s Not Afraid of Kevin Costner’s Threats
After a long hiatus,Yellowstonefans are thrilled by the new teaser for the upcoming Season 5, Part 2. While this will be the final season,Taylor Sheridanhas several other spin-offs up his sleeve to further expand theYellowstoneuniverse. In the meantime, the recently released teaser has given fans something to talk about.
Although it is well known that Kevin Costner, who was the leading man since the inception of the series in 2018, is no longer part of the project. But Sheridan using Costner’s old images and stills from previous seasons in the new teaser has raised some eyebrows.
Adding to the discussion, when the officialYellowstoneaccount dropped the trailer on X, several users rushed to the comments section to express their opinions and sentiments.
Stop using Costner in your promos. We all know he’s not coming back.
I thought Kevin wasn’t in this season?
How is this going to be successful without Kevin Costner?!
This isn’t going to be the same without Kevin Costner, I’m sorry it’s just not. And it’s been so long it’s lost its luster for me but of course I’m going to finish what I started 🥴😬🤷🏻♀️
It’s been off air for so long. And with KC not returning…I don’t know
The trailer starts with John Dutton’s iconic dialogue from previous seasons:“Legacy – you build something worth having and someone is going to try and take it.”The comments themselves show how both the audience and Costner’s fans are shocked to see the actor in the trailer.
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While Sheridan may be able to pull this off without any legal objections, many interpret this move as a deliberate attempt to rub Costner’s exit in his face. This also comes after Kevin Costner threatened to sue the show’s producers over salary issues.
Kevin Costner Grills Yellowstone Producers Over Owed Salary
After months of speculation and scrutiny,Kevin Costnerbroke his silence for the first time following his not-so-subtleYellowstoneexit in 2023. The actor threatened the show’s producers over unpaid salary, which heclaimedhe was still owed.
The entire ordeal took place during a child support hearing in a Santa Barbara courtroom, part of hisdivorce proceedingswith ex-wife Christine Baumgartner.
The actor’s exit from the well-acclaimed show was reported back in February 2023, with the reason cited as a conflict in his shooting schedule. However, Costner argued that he had adjusted his schedule to film the first part of Season 5, even though it conflicted with his own movie franchise,Horizon: An American Saga.
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The actor also added that, with no script currently penned for Part 2, his“pay or play”contract should ensure he still receives $12 million for those episodes, just as he did for the first part.
YellowstoneSeason 5 Part 2 is set to premiere on Paramount Network on June 04, 2025.
Sakshi Singh
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Sakshi Singh has written over 1,300 entertainment articles, mostly about Netflix shows and reality TV. She’s spent the last two years covering everything from surprise engagements to shocking eliminations and previously wrote for Essentially Sports in their Netflix Junkie division. A self-proclaimed reality TV addict, Sakshi has watched all 48 seasons of Survivor and never misses a new dating or competition series. She loves watching how strangers meet, fall in love, team up, or betray each other - it’s the mix of strategy and drama that keeps her hooked. When she’s not glued to a reality show, she’s usually watching a crime thriller or tracking the next big streaming hit.
