Six years later, “Yellowstone” is set to air its final episodes, but without the show's favorite land magnate, John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner. His last appearance on the show was during the first part of Season 5, which was released in 2022.

How did the show handle Kevin Costner’s exit? Did it send John off on a trip? Did it kill him? Did it find a different way to write around the Costner-shaped hole in the story?

Director Christina Voros dives into the highly anticipated return of the hit Paramount Network series to reveal how they kept John Dutton's fate a secret (there were code words), how it propels everything forward and how the cast "shouldered the weight of [Costner's] absence in such a bold and beautiful way.