Kevin Costner has weighed in on the death of John Dutton. The Oscar winner, 69, broke his silence after his “Yellowstone” character was killed off in the Season 5 Part 2 premiere that aired Sunday night.

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.