I think it's hard to grasp just how big of a hit Yellowstone became over the last six or seven years. The show, often the punchline for many people on the coasts, has become part of a cultural swing, and, despite being passed on by every network except for Paramount, is now the most popular franchise on TV.There's a new report out of Bloomberg that tracks how the show became such a megahit. Let's dig into it. The Journey of Yellowstone Taylor Sheridan was an actor sick of not getting the roles he wanted. And he had a vision for a set of movies and TV shows more reflective of the life he knew resonated with many Americans. He used his connections as an actor to get his scripts read and broke in writing acclaimed films like Sicario and Hell or High Water. In the back of his mind the whole time was a movie he kept telling people about. It was a sprawling, cinematic saga about the modern American West, focusing on the conflicts surrounding land ownership, family loyalty, and the clash between traditional ranching life, land developers, and Native American reservations. Sheridan pitched it as "The Godfather in Montana" and eventually reworked it as a TV series. It was called Yellowstone, and every network was passing on it. Eventually, The Paramount Network bought in and made it their first TV series. It was something they all needed to work. And it did. Taylor Sheridan became a singular voice...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 29 April