So far, Yellowstone has scored sky-high viewership as a western soap opera. Costner's departure just adds to the drama

Costner drama, here’s a rundown of the full story, or at least everything we know about where things stand with the Dutton family’s patriarch. Yellowstone is famously written by one lone man named Taylor Sheridan who will not accept help.

Wondering why Kevin Costner left Yellowstone? Here are the scheduling conflicts and career aspirations that went into the move.