10 TV Shows NOBODY Expected To Get Cancelled
5. Yellowstone
As Yellowstone was a huge surprise ratings hit for Paramount, it seemed entirely plausible that they'd milk the mainline Western drama series for every last drop.
And so, with viewing figures rising substantially season upon season, it was quite the shock when the network announced that Yellowstone would be wrapping up with season five, in large part due to star Kevin Costner's desire to quit the series to focus on his Horizon Western movie saga.
But that wasn't all for Yellowstone, of course - with the cancellation, Paramount confirmed that a sequel series, later revealed to be The Madison, was already in development, with Michelle Pfeiffer set to star.
Given this and the success of recent spin-offs 1883 and 1923, as well as two other spin-offs currently in development, it's safe to say that the Yellowstone empire will survive Costner's departure just fine, even if it remains surprising that the main series didn't end up chugging along for a dozen-or-so seasons.