Kevin Costner Confirms , He Is Leaving ‘Yellowstone’.<br />Hours after Paramount announced the premiere date for part two of the show's fifth and final season, Costner took to social media with the news. .<br />Hours after Paramount announced the premiere date for part two of the show's fifth and final season, Costner took to social media with the news. .<br />He said that he is currently directing his focus toward working on his Western film series, 'Horizon: An American Saga.'.<br />I just want to reach out and let you <br />know that after this long year and a <br />half of working on 'Horizon' and doing <br />all the things that that’s required, Kevin Costner, via Instagram.<br />Thinking about 'Yellowstone,' that <br />beloved series that I love, that I know <br />you love. I just realized that I’m not <br />going to be able to continue, <br />season five or into the future, Kevin Costner, via Instagram.<br />Costner went on to say that the show <br />"was something that really changed" him.<br />I loved it and I know you loved it. <br />I just wanted to let you know <br />that I won’t be returning, Kevin Costner, via Instagram.<br />I love the relationships that <br />I’ve been able to develop. <br />And I’ll see you at the movies, Kevin Costner, via Instagram.<br />'Yellowstone' creator Taylor Sheridan previously said that if Costner left the <br />show, he'd be "disappointed.".<br />It truncates the closure <br />of his character. It doesn’t <br />alter it, but it truncates it, Taylor Sheridan, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Costner maintains that he did everything he could to try to make it work, even signing a contract to appear in more seasons.<br />I couldn’t help them any more. <br />We tried to negotiate, they <br />offered me less money than <br />previous seasons [and] there <br />were issues with the creative, Kevin Costner, via Deadline.<br />The last six episodes of <br />'Yellowstone' will air on Nov. 10
