Director Christina Voros dives into the highly anticipated return of the hit Paramount Network series to reveal how they kept John Dutton's fate a secret (there were code words), how it propels everything forward and how the cast "shouldered the weight of [Costner's] absence in such a bold and beautiful way.

The return of 'Yellowstone' on Sunday delivered the show's biggest premiere night audience ever, Paramount said on Tuesday.

After Kevin Costner's character John Dutton was killed off in the Western drama, the show's ratings shockingly increased as their first episode without the star was met with record-breaking viewership