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Yellowstone Season 6 Reports & Spinoff Rumors Addressed By Original Star

Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for Yellowstone season 5, part B!

As the hit show nears its end, Luke Grimes is weighing in on his Kevin Costner's John, request amid his increasing Governor responsibilities, only to then be thrown for a loop when John is found dead from an apparent suicide.

During a recent interview with TVLine, Grimes was asked for any insight he could share into the Yellowstone series finale. In addition to reiterating that he held off on reading the script for the finale as long as he could, and that it left him "a mess", the star said the finale is "the end-end" for the show, seemingly indicating there is no future for Kayce in other spinoffs. See what Grimes said below:

I mean, it’s the end — the end-end. I had no idea how the show was going to [wrap up], and I wanted to save reading that episode for the very last second. I was a mess. It’s beautiful. It’s profound. It’s heartbreaking. [Fans] won’t feel like they’ve wasted their time for the past six years.

What This Means For Grimes' Yellowstone Future

Kayce May Not See The End Of Beth & Jamie's War

Though it may not be a direct confirmation of what's to come for his character, Grimes' indication that Kayce may not have a future in the Yellowstone future may come as something of a surprise to fans of the show. Reports have swirled that a Yellowstone season 6 is in talks, with Kelly Reilly and Cole Ha eyed to lead as Beth and Rip, though the former has been very cautious in addressing these reports. Considering Kayce has been the leader of the ranch in the wake of John's exit and death, his return seemed all but guaranteed.

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However, if Grimes' comments do point to his story coming to an end with Yellowstone season 5 part B, it may indicate that Kayce doesn't make it out alive from Beth and Jamie's war. Since Beth indicated to him that Jamie had a hand in their father's death, he's been on a heated path to get the truth and justice for John's death, including confirmation from the medical examiner that he was murdered. With Dawn Oliveri's Sarah also murdered in Yellowstone season 5 episode 11 by assassins with yet-unknown ties, Kayce's drive could become too deadly for him and Jamie.

Our Take On Kayce's Yellowstone Future

Grimes' Character Is Better Off Leaving His Family Drama Behind

Regardless of whether Grimes' "the end-end" comment actually gives any kind of indication of what Kayce's future may hold in the Yellowstone universe, I personally feel like he's better off moving on from his family's drama. Episode 10 already indicated that Beth and Rip could make a future for themselves in Texas, and as such it would be nice to not only see Kayce take the reins for good on the ranch, but even use his and Monica's connections with the Broken Rock Indian Reservation to open up some of the land to them.

New episodes of Yellowstone season 5 part B air Sundays on Paramount Network.

Source: TVLine

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Yellowstone
Release Date
2018 - 2024-00-00
Network
Paramount
Showrunner
Taylor Sheridan

WHERE TO WATCH

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Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner and centers on his character John Dutton. Dutton and his family live on a cattle ranch just a few hours away from Yellowstone National Park. The series chronicles the family’s struggle to defend their home from an Indian reservation and land developers. As if their life wasn’t complicated enough, the Duttons also have medical issues, political aspirations, and family secrets stacked against them.

Writers
Taylor Sheridan, John Linson
Franchise(s)
Yellowstone
Seasons
5
Streaming Service(s)
Peacock
Creator(s)
Taylor Sheridan, John Linson