Taylor Sheridan Knows His Nine-Show TV Slate Is ‘Excessive’: ‘This Volume of Work Is Not Sustainable’
variety.comJoe Otterson TV ReporterTaylor Sheridan is the first to admit that the number of series he is fielding for various Paramount platforms is “excessive.”“This volume of work is not sustainable for a long period of time,” the “Yellowstone” co-creator says. “But it’s an opportunity to tell stories the way I want to tell them with a creative freedom that just doesn’t exist in this space.
And so I kind of have to take advantage of it…I don’t necessarily want to be doing this when I’m 70. I don’t know that I want to be doing it when I’m 60.
So I’d rather work real hard to do it now.”Sheridan has nine shows on the air or in the works, including a project that marks Sylvester Stallone’s first regular series role. *“Yellowstone” — The mothership that started it all in 2018*“1883” — “Yellowstone” prequel about the Dutton family’s origins*“1932” — An “1883” sequel, with the Duttons enduring Prohibition and the Great Depression*“6666” — A present-day “Yellowstone” spinoff set at the titular ranch*“Mayor of Kingstown” — A non-“Yellowstone” drama starring Jeremy Renner as the head of a powerful family in a town kept afloat by the local prison*“Tulsa King” — A mob drama starring Sylvester Stallone as a lifelong Mafioso banished to Oklahoma*“Lioness” — An espionage thriller starring Zoe Saldaña, with Nicole Kidman executive producing, about women who are trained to infiltrate terrorist and criminal networks*“Bass Reeves” — David Oyelowo stars in the true story of the first Black U.S.
marshal to work west of the Mississippi.*“Land Man” — A contemporary tale revolving around Billy Bob Thornton as an oil company crisis manager in West TexasThe backstory of “Tulsa King” underscores Sheridan’s pull in the creative community.
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