The “Yellowstone” creator has signed a massive five-year overall deal for film, TV, and streaming.

Taylor Sheridan is leaving Paramount for NBCUniversal: What this means for his shows

The "Yellowstone" creator has signed a massive five-year overall deal for film, TV, and streaming.

By Mekishana Pierre

Mekishana Pierre

Mekishana Pierre is a news writer at **. She has been working at EW since 2025. Her work has previously appeared on *Entertainment Tonight* and Popsugar.

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October 27, 2025 5:53 p.m. ET

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Longtime Paramount producer Taylor Sheridan is getting ready to bring his cowboy agenda to NBCUniversal after securing a massive five-year overall deal for film, TV, and streaming, ** has learned.

The biggest question that comes with the news of Sheridan's move is, of course, what will happen to the franchises he has created for Paramount?**

Well, fans who bought the streamer to keep up with the Sheridan Universe can rest easy; the showrunner's projects will remain on Paramount+, and will likely continue to air on the streamer for years to come given the long time frame before Sheridan joins NBCU for TV projects.**

Taylor Sheridan attends the 2023 Texas Medal of Arts Awards on Feb. 22, 2023.

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Sheridan is set to deliver more seasons of his ongoing hits and has three upcoming *Yellowstone* spinoffs,* Dutton Ranch* and *The Madison*, for Paramount+, as well as *Y: Marshals* and music reality series *The Road*, both for CBS.**

When Sheridan does finally head to NBCUniversal, he will have to create wholly new IP.

The man behind *Yellowstone*, *1923*, and pretty much everything on Paramount+ won't be making the full leap to the new network until Jan. 1, 2029, after his TV deal with Paramount is up at the end of 2028, but the film deal is ready to launch into effect next year.

Per Deadline, Sheridan's close collaborator and producing partner David Glasser is also making the jump to NBCUniversal with his 101 Studios. Glasser signed a first-look film and TV deal with the studio that will begin early next year, after his company fulfills its current obligations to Paramount.

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The news of Sheridan's departure comes two months after the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media, which the FCC approved on July 24. Skydance officially acquired Paramount Global in August under CEO David Ellison (son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison), who raved about Sheridan's work for the network, calling him "a singular genius with a perfect track record."

The praise is not surprising given that Sheridan has launched a slew of series under Paramount since the debut of *Yellowstone* in 2018, including *Mayor of Kingstown, Landman, Special Ops: Lioness, *and *Tulsa King*.

Sheridan, who went from an obscure actor to one of the most prolific television creators in about a decade, has been candid about taking matters into his own hands to make his projects happen — including investing in two ranches in Texas for filming locations and other production assets that are used in his shows.

Taylor Sheridan on 'Yellowstone'.

"I spent the first 37 years of my life compromising," Sheridan told *The Hollywood Reporter* in a 2023 profile. "When I quit acting, I decided that I am going to tell my stories my way, period. If you don't want me to tell them, fine. Give them back and I'll find someone who does — or I won't, and then I'll read them in some freaking dinner theater. But I won't compromise. There is no compromising."

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Sheridan's departure was first reported by Puck. Reps for Sheridan did not immediately respond when EW reached out for comment.

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