Yellowstone star Luke Grimes says Kevin Costner’s exit made it the “easiest season we’ve ever filmed.”

Yellowstone star Luke Grimes isn’t “pointing fingers,” but filming the final episodes of season five without Kevin Costner was a breath of fresh air.

During a sit-down with Esquire, Grimes addressed Costner’s notable absence during the final episode of the hit western.

“Hopefully everyone can see that it was time,” Grimes said, referring to Costner’s departure.

Luke Grimes (left) said the final Yellowstone episodes were “the easiest to film”. Kevin Costner was not included in the final part of the fifth season. (Getty Images)

“To be honest, there was a part of Kevin leaving that meant some of the conflict was gone. Obviously it wasn’t much fun to be here. I’m not pointing fingers, but it was actually the easiest season we had.” “I was filming,” he continued.

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“I don’t want to point fingers, but it was actually the easiest season we’ve ever filmed.”

–Luke Grimes

The series finale of “Yellowstone” airs on December 15th. According to Grimes, it was “good timing” that the show came to an end after seven years on the air.

“Seven years is a long time to do anything and I’ve never played a character for more than a few months. sees that there is a finality,” he said.

Kevin Costner portrayed John Dutton on the Paramount network show “Yellowstone.” (Paramount Network)

Luke Grimes hoped fans would realize it was “time” for Kevin Costner’s character to leave the series. (Paramount Network)

Grimes, who plays Kayce Dutton on the series, spoke about the possibility of a future spin-off.

“There are always talks about spin-offs. I would do it (but) I just don’t understand how it would work when the story is over,” Grimes said. “Kayce wants to be a cowboy and be happy with his family.

“He doesn’t want to kill people anymore. He doesn’t want the weight of a huge mega ranch, which isn’t sustainable in this day and age. He wants his little piece of heaven. It’s that simple.”

Luke Grimes played Kayce Dutton on Paramount Network’s Yellowstone for five seasons. (Paramount Network)

From the beginning, series creator Taylor Sheridan intentionally hid the ending from Grimes.

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“Taylor told me from the beginning, ‘I know how the show ends, but I don’t want you to know how it ends,'” he said. “‘I think you would just play things differently (if you knew the ending), and I don’t want you to know anything.'”

“So I kept that in mind and wanted to wait until we shot the very last episode to read it. But it had been so long since we shot and I felt like I just couldn’t remember what we’d done. I did.” I don’t remember how to play Kayce.

Luke Grimes (left) and Kevin Costner starred alongside each other in Yellowstone. (Primary)

“I thought, ‘If I just read the last one, it would definitely help.’ “So I read it and it made me feel completely connected to the story again, and I couldn’t imagine it ending any other way,” Grimes said.

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During the interview with Esquire, Grimes explained that he’s not the biggest “Yellowstone” fan right now.

Luke Grimes played Kayce Dutton, John Dutton’s son. John was played by Kevin Costner, right. (Paramount Network)

“I want to like the show, and I bet one day I will, but it was pretty difficult because I was still on it,” Grimes said. “I want to give it a few years just to cleanse the palette. Then I’ll go through everything.”

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The final “Yellowstone” episode airs on Paramount+ on December 15th.