In a stunning piece of news, Paramount’s golden boy, Taylor Sheridan, is leaving the studio for another one after signing a new, massive deal. Sheridan has been with Paramount for years and has headed up a ton of hit shows on their streaming service, including Yellowstone and its prequels, Landman, Mayor of Kingstown, Lioness and The Tulsa King. There will even be three new spin-offs of Yellowstone still on their way, with Beth & Rip, The Madison, which will stream on Paramount+, and Y: Marshals, which is set for the CBS network.
According to Deadline, Sheridan has signed a large, five-year film and television deal at NBCUniversal, which begins on January 1, 2029, after his contract with Paramount ends in 2028. Sheridan’s trusty collaborating and producing partner, David Glasser, will also be emigrating with him, along with 101 Studios. Glasser’s transition will take place before Sheridan’s, as his company’s contract at Paramount will be fulfilled in early 2026, and then he will make the trek over to NBCUniversal.
This talent shakeup underscores Paramount Global’s new era of compiling talent after Skydance acquired the company this past summer and wooed the high-profile Duffer Brothers away from Netflix to join their studio. Sheridan has been Paramount’s go-to guy for new shows for as long as their competing streaming service existed and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison called him “a singular genius with a perfect track record.”
UPDATE: It is now being reported by The Wrap that Sheridan’s deal with NBCUniversal is for a whopping $1 billion+.
This comes as Sheridan’s Mayor of Kingstown premieres with season 4 and our Steve Seigh glowed about it in his review, saying, “While Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 is the show’s best offering yet, a handful of plotlines do wrap with a nice red bow, which left me questioning the lawlessness of the town. Still, rather than look at this as a negative, it speaks to the corruption of Kingstown and how its law enforcement and gangs run rampant in a wonderland of crime, bigotry, and territorial pissings. Should the series continue, I look forward to more, just as much as you can look forward to being stressed out for 10 episodes of bleak storytelling and bloodshed.”
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