The hit series chronicles the Dutton family, who control the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Kevin Costner played the family patriarch, John Dutton III, before announcing in June he would not return for the second half of Season 5.

"They're pretty smart people. Maybe it's a red herring. Who knows? They're very good. And they'll figure that out," he shared of his character John Dutton's fate

Kevin Costner is weighing in on John Dutton being killed off in the first moments of the return of Yellowstone . The former star of the Paramount Network hit drama was on The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM when he was asked his reaction to showrunner Taylor Sheridan finishing off the Dutton family patriarch.