Costner starred in the series as John Dutton, but stepped away from the final season to film Horizon: An American Saga. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Luke Grimes plays Kayce Dutton, John's youngest son. In real life Grimes auditioned for the main role in the Twilight series of films and landed the role as Elliott Grey, Christian Grey's brother, in the 50 Shades of Grey series.

"There was a part of Kevin being gone that meant some of the conflict was gone," one of the actor's former costars said in a recent interview

Luke Grimes wasn’t too sad when Kevin Costner left “Yellowstone.” The 40-year-old actor who plays Kayce Dutton in the hit series got candid with Esquire about Costner’s

To see the final episode of Yellowstone (sans Kevin Costner), you can catch it live on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on the Paramount Network. If you are looking to go back and watch Costner, Grimes and co. working together, you can stream the first four and a half seasons of the modern Western with a Peacock subscription.

With the Kevin Costner tension behind them and John Dutton killed off on the show, the Yellowstone cast had the “easiest” time as they filmed the latest episodes of the Paramount Network drama, according to Luke Grimes.

One of the reasons Costner left the show was scheduling conflicts with his movie Horizon. One of the actors said him departing the show made it easier to film

Luke Grimes, who plays Kayce Dutton on the hit Paramount drama series, says that there was less 'conflict' after Kevin Costner's character was killed off in the final season

The final episodes of Yellowstone were notably smoother to film following Kevin Costner's exit, according to cast member Luke Grimes. In a recent interview with Esquire, Grimes shared his perspective on the dynamics on set after Costner,