Yellowstone's New John Dutton Has Been In The Works Since Kevin Costner's Era

While the Yellowstone franchise’s John Dutton replacement was set up years ago, that doesn’t make it any less sad to see the series wind its way toward this seemingly inevitable conclusion. Taylor Sheridan’s screenplays for Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River marked the screenwriter out as one to watch back in the late 2010s. However, it was the ratings juggernaut Yellowstone that cemented him as one of the biggest names on television.