Since its premiere in 2018, Yellowstone has been a hit show for the Paramount Network and is one of the most popular shows on TV.

Taylor Sheridan's modern Western also revived the career of Kevin Costner, who played the head of the Dutton family,

The fifth season of Yellowstone is set to premiere in 2023, but the future of the series and the franchise is in question then.

4. Paramount Network has already ordered a sequel series that will continue without Costner's involvement. Here's everything you need to know..

Somewhat, but not labeled Yellowstone Season 6. The remaining six episodes of Yellowstone are also technically part of the fifth season, or Season 5.

6. At the same time that Paramount confirmed the end of Yellowstone, the studio also announced a contemporary spin-off was on the way.

Additionally, Matthew McConaughey is reportedly being eyed as the main character in the new series, which will continue the Dutton family story in exchange for a sixth season.

Those comments were confirmed by Costner himself, who has spent the past three months talking about his desire to return to Yellowstone in some form and on his own terms