'Very hard to carry': Yellowstone's Wes Bentley on the struggles of filming the final season following Kevin Costner's exit

The world hasn't stopped talking about Yellowstone, ever since the mid-season premiere kicked off with an almighty bang on Monday.

And on Wednesday, Wes Bentley – who plays the troubled son of John Dutton, Jamie – appeared on Today Extra to speak out on his part in the new season after Kevin Costner's shocking exit in the first few minutes.

The only place you can stream every episode of Yellowstone is on Stan.

Renee Bargh first asked the question every fan has been asking: Is this really the end for the biggest show on TV?

"That's above my pay grade," he laughed. "I don't know for sure, but it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't and it wouldn't surprise me if it was!"

Watch the full interview in the video above.

Bentley was also asked about the fact that Kevin Costner wouldn't be returning to film the final episodes, with his character being written off in the opening scenes of Monday's episode.

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The cast of Yellowstone hit the red carpet for the Season 5, Part 2 premiere in New York

His reply was as cool as ever: "I always lean on the fans to see how they feel about everything, so I look forward to see how they feel about just about anything."

Jamie has had many dark moments over the past five seasons, and now he's suspected of having something to do with his father's untimely death.

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Bentley went on to say that he was happy to bid farewell to his character in some capacity.

"After five seasons of... it wasn't just playing that character for so long. Every time Jamie's on-screen it's some big reveal or some devastating moment or some abusive fight – even after the second season I was having a lot of trouble shaking that," he said.

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"It was permeating my life, and particularly his inability to fight back and stand up for himself. It was very hard to carry that.

"I'm not like that at all, it's a big disparity. Having to let that be in my life was tough."

Watch Wes Bentley's full interview in the video above, and see super fan Karl Stefanovic's reaction to watching John Dutton's demise in the video below.

The only place you can stream every episode of Yellowstone is on Stan.

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