
While Yellowstone fans are still desperate to know if Kevin Costner truly isn’t returning as John Dutton for Season 5’s final episodes, recent updates about the show’s future have been largely positive. The long-delayed remaining eps are debuting in November 2024, with two more spinoffs officially joining the lineup of upcoming Yellowstone projects, next year and beyond. So there’s lots to look forward to, but now we have an alleged inkling of what the flagship western’s story would have brought to the narrative had Season 6 come to fruition: the introduction of a long-lost Dutton sibling, as portrayed by a country star.
That’s right, this wild update came straight from Christian music star Cory Asbury, who first teased back in July that he was asked to be part of Yellowstone’s sixth season. The Grammy-nominated singer then shared the bombshell details behind the role during an Instagram Live Q&A with Taste of Country, saying it went as far as him having conversations with his wife and kids about temporarily shifting locations for filming purposes. In his words: