Taylor Sheridan, the firebrand showrunner who pumps out an incredible amount of TV shows, all of which have been big hits, has long been the crown jewel of the Paramount family. He broke onto the scene with Yellowstone, which was a cultural phenomenon that gathered the most viewers in America when it was on, and now is being spun off into several different TV shows. Since then, he's debuted Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, Landman, Lioness, and that doesn't even count all the movies he's both written and directed. It's safe to say Sheridan is the MVP of Paramount, and also probably the sole creator keeping the Paramount+ app afloat, since most of the viewers are watching his shows on there. Well, after Paramount's merger with Skydance, Sheridan has decided to take his talents elsewhere, securing a deal with Donna Langley to go to Universal. So, with Paramount seemingly starting anew, why did it let him go? Taylor Sheridan Heads to Universal With a bunch of big hitters getting Paramount deals, like South Park's Matt Stone and Trey Parker and The Duffers, it seemed like Sheridan would be next. But word from Puck News is that the execs Sheridan liked got laid off in the merger, and despite him being the obvious bellcow over there, he saw an opportunity to both get paid and to continue to build worlds he believes in within a studio setting that might need him even more. See, Sheridan's shows are notoriously expensive, and while they...
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