He’s not coming back to Yellowstone.

Earlier Thursday, Paramount revealed that the second half of the fifth and final season of Taylor Sheridan’s series will premiere on Sunday, November 10 at 8pm ET/PT. The announcement did not say whether or not Costner’s John Dutton would appear in those final episodes. Instead, fans had to look up recent interviews with Costner to find out whether or not he would reveal the matter anything About returning to the show that helped revive his career six years ago.

And boy, was Costner saying a lot. In a recent interview with People magazine, the actor expressed his disappointment that none of his former colleagues came to his defense when the original narrative surrounding his absence was solely blamed on his inflexible filming schedule. Horizon: An American Epic.

“I read all the stories,” he said. “I was disappointed that no one on their side stepped in to defend what I had already done for them. There came a moment when I thought: Wow, when is someone going to say something about what I did versus what I didn’t do?”

Costner also said he would be open to returning to finish the job Yellowstone Epic, but it must be under certain conditions.

“I’ve always felt that… it might be an interesting moment to go back and continue the mythology of this contemporary family,” he said. “And if that happens, I will get involved in it if you agree on how to do it.”

on June 17, Costner said today He did not close the door when he returned to it Yellowstone. “Firstly, I’ve done this for five years, okay, and I want to work more than once a year. We lost a whole year at one point and I thought: ‘Well, this can never happen again’. It was more than a year.”

In May, Costner told Deadline’s Mike Fleming that he was under contract to play Dutton for seasons five, six and seven. He promised to stay.

He said at the time: “After negotiations that lasted two or three months, they reached another contract. “They wanted to bring that back, and instead of seasons six and seven, it was 5A and 5B, and maybe we’ll do six. They weren’t able to make those. Horizon It is set in the middle, however Yellowstone It was first place. If only he [Horizon] In the gaps. They kept moving their gaps.

Costner went on to say that he adheres to “the truth of the contract.” He said he never filmed the second half of season five because “there was no script.” “And then things exploded.”

This collapse occurred around February of 2023, when the deadline was interrupted as Sheridan’s top-rated drama was looking to end in spectacular fashion. The plan was to end the Paramount franchise in its current form and plan an extension of the franchise starring Matthew McConaughey.

Disagreements over Costner’s film schedule led to the shock announcement, although Paramount at the time attempted to remove the impact of the film’s reveal by saying “Kevin Costner is a big part of the film.” Yellowstone We hope that this will be the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we’re always expanding the franchise to this amazing world he’s built. “Matthew McConaughey is an exceptional talent and we would love to partner with him.”

Paramount has yet to reveal any other details about the spinoff. He also did not say how many episodes fans can expect for the series finale Yellowstone.

Related video deadline: