Curious to find out if John Dutton is alive or dead after the shocking events of Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2? As the heart of the Dutton family saga, John’s apparent death has stunned fans. Wild theories and heated debates continue over whether his character is truly gone or part of a bigger twist.

Kevin Costner isn’t shaking in his boots about the backlash over his “Yellowstone” character being killed off. The 69-year-old actor played John Dutton on the Paramount Network show, last appearing in part one of Season 5 in 2022.

Kevin Costner continues to be surprisingly active around "Yellowstone" despite the fact that the show's season 5, part 2 confirms John Dutton's death. The Paramount Network series' longtime star has already reacted to John's "Yellowstone" fate by wondering why his face is all over the advertising for a batch of episodes he's not actually in.