Kevin Costner left "Yellowstone" after being urged to "just stick to acting."

The news that your program is ending or, worse, being canceled, is never good.

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Many shows have captured my heart over the years, and I always find it sad to learn that the curtain is about to come down on their respective runs.

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You'd think I'd be used to being disappointed by now, that I'd be able to shrug it off and look forward to discovering something new, but I'm not.

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I'm sure I'm not the only one who freaked out when rumors about the future of the critically acclaimed Western series Yellowstone began circulating last week. In other words, the future.

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There has been much speculation, and now it looks to be almost confirmed, that the Paramount blockbuster would end after its current fifth season.

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The speculation on the causes of this situation has, needless to say, reached a fever pitch.

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Since Yellowstone is so well-liked, its devoted viewers probably wouldn't mind if the show was renewed for another five years.

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The Daily Mail reports that the show's creator Taylor Sheridan and starring man Kevin Costner are at odds, leading to the show's potential sudden cancellation.

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Tensions between Sheridan and Costner have been rising, according to a source who told the newspaper, "certain people in charge of the production developed a God complex."

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According to reports, Costner's dissatisfaction with the show's overall trajectory lies at the heart of the problems.

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According to the Daily Mail, Costner, an executive producer of Yellowstone, was urged to "stick to acting" when he aired his concerns about the show.

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