"There was a part of Kevin being gone that meant some of the conflict was gone," one of the actor's former costars said in a recent interviewThe final epsiodes of Yellowstone were easier to film following Kevin Costner’s exit,

Luke Grimes plays Kayce Dutton, John's youngest son. In real life Grimes auditioned for the main role in the Twilight series of films and landed the role as Elliott Grey, Christian Grey's brother, in the 50 Shades of Grey series.

Luke Grimes wasn’t too sad when Kevin Costner left “Yellowstone.” The 40-year-old actor who plays Kayce Dutton in the hit series got candid with Esquire about Costner’s

To see the final episode of Yellowstone (sans Kevin Costner), you can catch it live on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on the Paramount Network. If you are looking to go back and watch Costner, Grimes and co. working together, you can stream the first four and a half seasons of the modern Western with a Peacock subscription.

With Yellowstone coming to a close on Sunday, Dec. 15, some of the stars are speaking out about the experience and what they’ll miss. While speaking with Esquire, Luke Grimes revealed a little behind-the-scenes tidbit about Kevin Costner’s exit from the series.

With the Kevin Costner tension behind them and John Dutton killed off on the show, the Yellowstone cast had the “easiest” time as they filmed the latest episodes of the Paramount Network drama, according to Luke Grimes.

"It was a beautiful thing. This is an Oscar wining legend… it gave everyone this extra level of confidence that there's no hierarchy.”

Luke Grimes, who plays Kayce Dutton on the hit Paramount drama series, says that there was less 'conflict' after Kevin Costner's character was killed off in the final season