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Taylor Sheridan Burning Questions and Smoking Guns

My recent reveal of the ‘Yellowstone’ creator’s jump from Paramount to NBCUniversal unleashed a torrent of questions, most of which can be answered here.

Taylor Sheridan
Sheridan’s deal includes very clear and specific productivity requirements, meaning he’s got to deliver scripts and producing services on existing shows, as well as create new ones. Photo: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
October 31, 2025

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In Sunday’s issue, I tried to explain all the angles of Taylor Sheridan’s shocking decision to leave Paramount for NBCUniversal after his film and TV deals expire—in March and when the ball drops on 2029, respectively. Yet all week people have bombarded me with questions, and while the torrent of follow-up media coverage has surfaced some odd details (more about David Zaslav and the James Dean boots, below), it hasn’t really illuminated how this will all work going forward. So let’s do that tonight. I’ve tried to break out the big questions, starting with…