After 10 years at Paramount Television, Taylor Sheridan is poised to make NBCUniversal his home for television and film production under a lucrative long-term deal starting in three years.
Sheridan has emerged as a prolific series creator and busy showrunner, delivering a string of series for Paramount and its platforms, including “Yellowstone” and its spinoffs, “The Tulsa King,” “The Lioness,” “The Landman,” and “The Mayor of Kingstown.”
News that Sheridan had signed a mega-bucks deal with NBCUniversal after courting entertainment chief Donna Langley was first reported by Pack on Sunday. NBC Universal also declined to comment, as did Paramount. The film portion of the deal is thought to take effect next year. The television component is expected to follow after Sheridan’s contractual obligations to Paramount are fulfilled in 2028.
It was no secret that Sheridan’s representatives at CAA were working on a new overall contract arrangement with producers. Sheridan has carved out a unique path in the streaming era with a fast-paced production process driven by a strong hand. He has also invested in two ranches in Texas for filming locations and other production assets used on the show.
Sheridan found a niche at Paramount Television with the success of the “Dallas”-style western drama “Yellowstone.” The show debuted as a linear series on Paramount Network cable television stations in 2018. Most of Sheridan’s major work has been in the streaming realm, and the series’ protocols fit into his writerly work habits. Sheridan has a high-profile drama series, “Y: Marshalls,” adjacent to “Yellowstone,” set to air on CBS next spring.
Paramount has undergone a major transformation since August, when the studio was acquired by David Ellison’s Skydance Media. Most of the core executive team that supported Sheridan’s rise has left the company.
Sheridan and Paramount have a long runway of TV shows he’s amassed, with more in the works for 2026 and beyond.
